Helping setup the shop and refresh the website at Orion Heating. It took about one month to finish building the displays. Carrying in stoves and getting organised with tills, credit card machine and stationary was all done in a few days because customers were walking through the door before we had planned to open. Despite a few teething problems, the large red sign is a great success. It catches peoples attention and looks great against the pargeting.
The website seems to be attracting lots of attention as well, it can't hurt having the web address in two foot high letters. Take a look at 'Latest News - OrionHeating' to see what we are up to.
I think Morsø has me under it's ancient Danish spell. Their stoves are the best looking pieces of cast iron you've ever seen. Taking on their agency was a great move, and I'm really pleased that we are one of only two or three people selling Morsø properly in Essex. The AGAs are a real head turner as well. There is a big black shiny Berrington stood just inside the door. People can't help looking at it and touching the glossy surface. Polishing off fingerprints is a small price to pay if we sell a load. Anyway, that's enough blatant marketing for one post, go here if you're grown hungry for more stove info. .
Perhaps not the most scientifically accurate weather graph on the internets. This contains readings from Elsenham after Christmas, Cambridge until September, then some more Elsenham. But the trends are pretty representative of weather in East Anglia.
While most of the UK had a wet and cool summer, over here in the East it was roasting hot, sunny and very nice. Ha ha. The cold autumn nights are pretty obvious now, the minimum temperature is plummeting, so better keep a close eye on the chillis and peppers. .
Live weather reports from my garden are now available to view in the weather station.
Brilliant Christmas present. Would you believe, it dropped to -5.2 degrees Celsius one night. Historical graphs and charts showing weather for the last few days can be seen here.
Large Painted Egg. Very old. Nautical decoration,
boats, script; "Courteous lady, cease to tempt me-" and 'detailed' image
of a woman. Light scuffing to paint.
Tel. 07005963191, Price: £50, Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.(see classified ads game)
The yellow dot pattern secretly printed onto every one of my documents. Viewed under blue light this dot pattern from an HP colour laser jet appears black. Apparently, each pattern is unique to the machine and encodes it's model and serial number.
I've illuminated this printout using the overpowering blue LED of an Aldi Tevion mini amplified speaker system.
I hope they put all this money to good use. There are so many interesting ways to promote the idea, buses are just the beginning.
"The Atheist Bus Campaign launches today, Tuesday October 21. With your support, we hope to raise £5,500 to run 30 buses across the capital for four weeks with the slogan: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” Donate online now!
Professor Richard Dawkins, bestselling author of The God Delusion, is officially supporting the Atheist Bus Campaign, and has generously agreed to match all donations up to a maximum of £5,500, giving us a total of £11,000 if we reach the full amount – enough for a much bigger campaign. The British Humanist Association have kindly agreed to administer all donations."
From http://www.atheistcampaign.org/
A sad story of greed, bad investment and buying flats off plan at the height of a booming property market.
One flat,
Buy to let.
It's going cheap. [How much?]
Only seven guineas.
That -- or thereabouts.
Small flat...
Rather pale...
From lack of capital,
Feed him gruel dinners,
Stop him getting repossessed.
If I should say it wasn't very greedy...
I could not, I'd be telling you a tale.
One flat,
Buy to let.
Come take a peep.
Have you ever seen as
Nice
A flat
For sale.
If you want to sing along at home, try this nice stage version at Youtubes
"Patients who go for obesity surgery abroad are being exposed to unnecessary risk because of inappropriate surgery." warns the BBC in this exclusive investigation
"One woman, too slim for NHS treatment, was given surgery privately in Belgium.
She developed problems, and, unable to contact her surgeon, turned to the NHS for emergency care. Jilly Trella cannot eat cake, and potatoes, and she has difficulty swallowing doughy foods. That is because she has had obesity surgery. A band has been fitted
around the top of her stomach so she physically can't eat more than a
few mouthfuls at a time."
Hang on, fatties shouldn't be eating cake. A device that stops fatties from eating cake is perfect. What is she complaining about.
"One woman, too slim for NHS treatment, was given surgery privately in Belgium.
