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Archive for November, 2005
Allez les Bleus
(I think that's how you spell it!)So we went to Paris this weekend... and LOST! My dad flew halfway around the world to watch his rugby team and the Boks LOST! I haven't seen him for four years and the least the Boks could do was not LOSE!!Yes, I'm a bit of a sore loser!At least we had fun in Paris. We arrived on Friday afternoon after getting [...]
Drive-by shooting!
No, I'm not kidding, we had a shooting in the street outside last night...It was about 7pm. I was lying on my bed, listening to ColdPlay when I heard four small bangs - almost like a firecracker going off! Being South African, I recognised the sound of a firearm straight away. I jumped up and ran to the window.On the road, two floors down and one [...]
On the road again!
Not wanting to become a winter couch potato just yet, I dragged my butt out to Swinley Forest yesterday to ride my mountain bike. What a great day out!It didn't start that way though. Our 1 hour drive turned into two because some dumb-ass driver had had an accident on the freeway during the morning rush hour. But once we had gotten past the women [...]
My needs… apparently
Read this on Kyknoord's blog, so I thought I'd give it a go too!According to Google, these are my needs:1 - substance abuse (!!)2 - your support3 - help in finding evidence to support his existence4 - improvement5 - dialysis6 - parking7 - basic reading courses8 - a steady supply of fresh ideas to stay competitive9 - volunteers10- help to pay [...]
More DIY
Well, as promised, I have some pics for you. The first few are the actual mutilation stage of our work i.e. the removal of the sofa/couchettes.This last photo shows what the pub looks like now with its "Butcher's blocks". What do you think? My regular customers love it!All this DIY in the pub has also inspired me to do some work at home. And guess [...]
Late night DIY
So last night we re-modelled the pub. If you look at the picture on the post below (yes, that's the bar in my pub), you will see some green sofas down the right hand side of the photo. Well, they no longer exist!We were up until 3.30am this morning chopping, cutting and generally demolishing them with saws, crowbars and hammers! It was great fun [...]
