Back in the pool again
Published on 26 August 2020 in Life, covid-19, Stockport, swimming
For the first time in five months, I've been back in a swimming pool. It's different, but oh so very much needed.
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A last day at nursery school
Published on 23 July 2020 in Life, childhood, covid-19, school
In another universe, today is my daughter's final day at nursery school before she heads to primary school in September.
Now that we’re not finding we have more time on our hands
Published on 1 June 2020 in Life, Work, covid-19
It’s been a common assumption that lockdown has meant that suddenly everyone has time to do all those things they’ve been wanting to do for years. And it's not true at all for many people.
How COV-19 will change the world of offices and homeworking (possibly)
Published on 2 April 2020 in Work, covid-19, offices, work
All this homeworking that's suddenly happening has been deemed to be a game-changer by many. Jobs that managers once insisted could only be done in a building, are now being done in peoples kitchens, bedrooms, living rooms, or even gardens. These are my predictions of what will happen when all this is over.
Cloned Beer Reviews: Black Sheep Ale
Published on 29 February 2020 in Homebrew, beer, Cloned Beer Reviews
The first in an occasional series, comparing a homebrew clone of a beer you can buy in the shops.
The variation of bus fares in Greater Manchester
Published on 28 January 2020 in Uncategorized
Recently I had to decide what the best single ticket was to buy in order to use four buses. But if I had paid for each of those four buses individually, what would that have cost me? And what was the cost per mile?
Navigating the craziness of day tickets in Manchester’s public transport network
Published on 15 January 2020 in Transport, bus deregulation, buses, Greater Manchester
A common complaint about rail fares is how complex they are. That trying to work out the cheapest fare often requires a great deal of research and knowledge. Given how many times friends and family have asked me what the best ticket to buy for whatever scenario, there has to be some truth in this. But it's not a problem isolated to trains. It's true of buses as well. And other modes of travel like trams too.
Greater Manchester’s ten brand names for council leisure centres
Published on 8 January 2020 in Life, brand names, branding
Greater Manchester consists of ten different councils. Each has their own different operator used for their council owned leisure centres. Let's look at how they brand them. Because the world has been waiting for this level of analysis.
All the swimming pools I’ve been in since April 2015 REVIEWED! – the rest of the UK
Published on 7 January 2020 in Life, All The Swimming Pools, Lake District, leisure centres, Scotland, swimming, Wales
Wales! England! Scotland! Swimming pools!
2010-2019: a decade that was
Published on 31 December 2019 in Life
Ten years have happened. This means we need to do a 'thing'.