tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22528541744434014552024-02-19T05:25:36.225-08:00The Lighthouse KeeperA 360 view from the Lamp RoomThe Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-32577255478050391622014-06-04T04:29:00.001-07:002014-06-04T04:29:18.167-07:00One man's rubbish is.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF08hFOMqTIpisWPqpkBhOgKowWW2LhX_xd3RFcUKKQ_uYRAgoV-2o9PoA9_KdF8hOym9EKDV3Y5C6LmeNRxkPgAp1nBdshlpyTjdEFjqV_Svzl-3Z-fVG7EXQ3dVPJaU5JcqiASC67sh-/s640/blogger-image--640329297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF08hFOMqTIpisWPqpkBhOgKowWW2LhX_xd3RFcUKKQ_uYRAgoV-2o9PoA9_KdF8hOym9EKDV3Y5C6LmeNRxkPgAp1nBdshlpyTjdEFjqV_Svzl-3Z-fVG7EXQ3dVPJaU5JcqiASC67sh-/s640/blogger-image--640329297.jpg"></a></div>The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-75308461546099778432014-03-18T03:40:00.001-07:002014-03-18T03:40:40.245-07:00Arts Disco<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5yG9NWXafVL-EtHyQaeaf4VsU_eMluKfNIqad-4_4AQk1l808uc8tiQWY1RM8s1uACpRJx48FkUKV1J1jwWmDrSwSvVvQI24Fo_A3Vg7BfEeiMslTPxjCRc6eJk9sgrfVTBFVBipZ9ZY/s640/blogger-image--1477345104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5yG9NWXafVL-EtHyQaeaf4VsU_eMluKfNIqad-4_4AQk1l808uc8tiQWY1RM8s1uACpRJx48FkUKV1J1jwWmDrSwSvVvQI24Fo_A3Vg7BfEeiMslTPxjCRc6eJk9sgrfVTBFVBipZ9ZY/s640/blogger-image--1477345104.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Wharf plays host to a prestigious portrait competition. Thousands of paintings delivered from all over the world. A fascinating collection to see processed and judged. A cheerful reminder of how many amazing artists there are out in the wide world trying to make it a more beautiful place. Above is part of the 'no' pile.</div>The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-34102443652381044602013-05-03T06:50:00.001-07:002013-05-03T06:50:48.014-07:00Got a wide on!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-87769348946628818742013-03-26T04:39:00.000-07:002013-03-26T05:00:46.921-07:00Tenant of the day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Thanks to a gift of his most recent release on CD!...</div>
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Dilip makes it as Tenant of the day</div>
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He has a fantastic studio crammed into a small 6 metre container. </div>
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These 'music boxes' suit a modern digital studio just fine. </div>
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Dilip does things a bit more traditionally. I Like</div>
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<br />The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-2002682672586672842013-03-21T05:45:00.000-07:002013-03-21T05:45:13.110-07:00Always check the small print<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A query from the Thames Water billing department generated another visit from the<b> Customer Side Leak Detection Team. </b>I had already realised we had another major leak in the ancient 4" hydrant ring that supplies all the water around the wharf weeks ago and had visits from the same team in the previous week. Jules was not your run of the mill TW flunkie. He had the calm, assured and friendly disposition that you would like in any workman. I showed him round and pointed out all the likely locations I had chalked. He agreed and used a long steel rod with an earpiece on one end to listen to various valves. pipes and drain covers. We both agreed the most likely area to start digging ANOTHER! hole in the ground. </div>
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I asked Jules if he had any fancy equipment that could help us detect the layout of the underground pipes. He went back to his van and came back with a pair of long L-shaped bits of old coat hanger.</div>
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Jules confidently scanned the area with his makeshift divining rods. The rods duly waved about in a very positive and consistent way. I was sure he wasn't twiddling like you might suspect a ouija board operator might. He chalked out the pipe run, bends and even the exact location of the leak. Subsequent digging proved him 100% accurate. He gave me a long handshake when he was done and said 'you look a little de-hydrated yourself '. He was right about that too. Big hangover this morning :)</div>
The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-26341858191600686462013-03-07T04:31:00.000-08:002013-03-07T04:31:13.674-08:00You can't stop here...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just when you think we cant fit any more cars, boats, planes, sculptures and piles of other junk on the wharf, this arrives to stay for a few months to dry out and receive some TLC. It's very handsome and makes me want to hit the road.The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-33711059929984289472012-12-13T02:49:00.000-08:002012-12-13T02:49:46.779-08:00Superfast!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gamma, the wharfs current sparky, prepares to roll out </div>
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superfast fibre-optic cable around the site...</div>
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In a fetching shade of blue.....</div>
The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-89904583956486372832011-05-11T15:14:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:54:51.435-07:00Muppets......<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hAwwQ9wjOC0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-44118500733455458262011-04-17T11:26:00.000-07:002011-04-17T12:08:26.136-07:00Beam me up Scotty<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Technology nearly always fails to live up to my childhood expectations of what things would be like when I was grown up. Every now and then something comes along to remind me I have made it to the future.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Linton, the security and access contractor for the Lighthouse, has recently upgraded the CCTV system and made it available to view and control online and via iphone. It really works. Some screen grabs from my phone.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here are some lost arc</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">hitecture tourists at the front gate. Security asleep.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFb54S-iagui29iuYb99aNT8Ly4Zb3eN3aoi_jHGtLXkliXS05IIYVvw9LDW5yD8KbG_rseGgyVexrkIcpbciie23bTVgbj9eOd2uSdA9IsW95FyDzoqq95ScdyqACrIMb_WG-fl8ozpsw/s400/IMG_0429.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596621891315917346" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A good view of Canary Wharf and the O2 from camera 9 on top of the Lighthouse. Camera 9 can Pan and tilt.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSS14D0yWfF3IDfgaggifYHWorPHNexvsJMV-utMXaTNJnb7-L9YyVyOPkmJ5kyDybMPcqTidOJXobS58cjpHpEe9lcdVd5bOppTipipS9W16FEpmkzk9OqQ7iTw0b8Y_mIz2Dbbtsf6A/s400/IMG_0433.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596623918945633122" /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13.3333px;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8t6tjw5B2ke7Wx9MXyqQakfqd3UBJEDNRD-iHQnT8-hkKPoFJwU6IBNo1yDM0YrN8fHuob_plL_48igZpunZmstZe-3C1DQJjbPSDBOppDXezFi1NwXjCSbEGGnMrkhK0Uze51nwdCqZR/s400/IMG_0432.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596625519754725266" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And zoom</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3tBgzdkD_Rtw-v4rX9zVXR4f3kq402CZWz25cX0t2I-iKzzIpu7AY42yVpnIk5Bg7NExZ5gh4UM_vyacGy8nXlsdSMG8ioyHw5HfjHrqqAofhh34Q0eOI3XpPsR0OCVyiZcaHGB3Gsnb/s400/IMG_0435.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596626705795319762" /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:11.6667px;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVW2n2miyLis9jpi4LipvkX4DMnt-4Z8hmnF1q8XagO7XtrtD3pvFIV4NlHyS90AMCB-6RVZqXWoejrVg14QuSUyN5ubcjQiDfFioUzxqLmKFTDESyMoBdJ-zujKUmWf6x3gYabUthCGZ/s400/IMG_0436.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596627457071800690" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13.3333px;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaCr15sJWv_2S-IVqdQU4xXLHX7FYtidfUvGzuhhkZoObLc9bNFu3NH7OPFP9_UIf65mJp5qQvP78KXdm-T3pTesDetfXm9IxVXM6EGhIlDR6vDiirIhC6qW2XPCRl2PdIDTFLQ-iE1zY/s400/IMG_0437.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596627441234714866" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13.3333px;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz06dyp496sfb0LXggKNhjM8zNHO7HAeXeJSeNEOhPD3_LT6Po3H2WUeF_FfcqBW4qNJyk348wrddxZCRllyXz_3bkJlrcyRwmnwDU21WGn9rzeu7I5zISJ4P8SMlXyt-CZifXZPFcJEEY/s400/IMG_0438.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596627466289376930" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div>The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-15448900872526274892010-12-03T07:33:00.000-08:002011-04-17T12:06:32.407-07:00Christmas stinks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwWbezXHaaxOolk1URQ7vGvUmdEsasXHXL5oK6AS9clW2RAAQy13TQF8LzE4maR0Ql6vSksyUA6boY2WW1PBreKMbi01kGEvU4ZGnx0N1COmYgSJKfxy88hVT3Q7gLui5-qKqwCMWw6Y3/s1600/xcctv.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwWbezXHaaxOolk1URQ7vGvUmdEsasXHXL5oK6AS9clW2RAAQy13TQF8LzE4maR0Ql6vSksyUA6boY2WW1PBreKMbi01kGEvU4ZGnx0N1COmYgSJKfxy88hVT3Q7gLui5-qKqwCMWw6Y3/s400/xcctv.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546481119228030834" /></a><br />This example of christmas cheer really underlines what christmas means to me. More to follow...<div><br /></div>The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-71411556302430835872010-10-27T12:00:00.000-07:002010-10-28T01:49:03.184-07:00Window shopping.....<div style="text-align: center;"> This Ad is still in the window down the road...!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDUVNx0UqmPe7fyZUCyk4oQOXqMmF1vFTATLOIzLhr0Ud6qk6yIgO7t72-SODvlVB8sj6gCuEb5v6K2O4y1a9_8kj5IbozBxxn4hQ6I_QdTN6atuyNYMQxvAxg6pHxS2mPnCRbhrGMwJ4/s1600/IMG_0018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDUVNx0UqmPe7fyZUCyk4oQOXqMmF1vFTATLOIzLhr0Ud6qk6yIgO7t72-SODvlVB8sj6gCuEb5v6K2O4y1a9_8kj5IbozBxxn4hQ6I_QdTN6atuyNYMQxvAxg6pHxS2mPnCRbhrGMwJ4/s400/IMG_0018.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532806445171075634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Poor chap can't of had many replies... </div><div style="text-align: center;">which is odd seeing as he was so clear in his requirements</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and so careful to underline all the salient points..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder what you should expect if you buy one </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the "Bikes" in the ad below....</div>The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-68154759800783007032010-09-24T09:59:00.000-07:002010-10-28T01:48:44.358-07:00IM with Marlon :)Marlon L.Holden<br /><br />Clear Chat History<br />17:45Me<br />woof woof<br />17:45Marlon<br />hey dickie<br />17:45Me<br />wizard sleeve......<br />17:45Marlon<br />gravy ring<br />17:45Me<br />beef curtains<br />17:46Marlon<br />mud pie<br />17:46Me<br />hi Marlon. Everything ok.?<br />17:46Marlon<br />yes sir<br />17:46Me<br />flap map<br />17:47Marlon<br />mud flaps<br />17:47Me<br />skin pillows<br />How's Eduardo.?<br />17:48Marlon<br />meat balloons<br />im eduardo<br />and im fine<br />17:48Me<br />i like that one he he he<br />17:48Marlon<br />just here suking off a guy called romero<br />because im edwardo<br />17:48Me<br />Oh I love Romero, say Hi..<br />17:49Marlon<br />he says<br />hay<br />wats up?<br />with hes camp mexican accent<br />17:49Me<br />I'm still at work<br />zzzzzzzz<br />zzzzzzz<br />Happy to be back to school.?<br />17:50Marlon<br />ye<br />my school is like a um<br />17:51Me<br />Is Tadhg there with you.?<br />17:51Marlon<br />i dont know<br />no<br />im at romeros<br />17:51Me<br />Never mind, I wanted you to give him a chinese burn from me<br />17:51Marlon<br />lol<br />i will<br />next time i see him<br />17:51Me<br />Tell romero he's a slag<br />ok tell him it's from me<br />17:52Marlon<br />romero just got hes feeling hurt<br />he says he cant controll it<br />he needs to go to cock a holic anonymous<br />17:53Me<br />speak soon Marlon. Miss you guys. and Romero too busy for this facebook Malarky<br />17:53Marlon<br />lol<br />ok dickie<br />17:53Me<br />CA<br />17:53Marlon<br />bye bye<br />miss u to<br /><br />17:53Me<br />By bye buddy<br />x<br />17:53You are not online.The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-43295315845438616242010-03-09T23:30:00.000-08:002010-10-28T01:48:14.788-07:00Second post<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">First post was many months ago now. Last year in fact.</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Plans are afoot to produce some more stuff to put up here and hopefully share some of the things that me and others get up to. In the meantime, and as a kind of practice run to test adding photos and video, here is a list of things that have been turning me on and amusing me so far this year......</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Brian McDermott</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 24px;font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0VdaokklS_WfnEHZkpe1bcvOtNReazz3pVKcXm8wJiGUblwE7xE-h-qKV7SB-vNoXMBpoXqq2xAF17ZdNim0hzu6954S2dj-Fq9Ze_yJyvM5wnPZyDibxdkfTLQgrG2l2ohF1l44S36V/s1600-h/mcdermott.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0VdaokklS_WfnEHZkpe1bcvOtNReazz3pVKcXm8wJiGUblwE7xE-h-qKV7SB-vNoXMBpoXqq2xAF17ZdNim0hzu6954S2dj-Fq9Ze_yJyvM5wnPZyDibxdkfTLQgrG2l2ohF1l44S36V/s400/mcdermott.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446958074668572754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 24px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 24px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Reading football clubs newish manager. Scored a few goals for Arsenal in his time and enjoyed a middling career round the world and eventually settled in Reading to become reserve team coach and head scout for the club for the last decade or so. Hurried in as caretaker after the sudden departure of the disasterous Brendan Whatsihisname, the team have miraculously dragged themselves out of certain relegation and shown enough spirit to beat giants Liverpool away in the FA cup quarters. His interview before the ill-fated quarter against Villa just showed how inexperienced he is with all the press attention. He did a hilarious interview in his 'Trophy room' at what looked like some undecorated bedsit in Reading. He spent half the interview talking about his new puppy and the rest pointing at cardboard boxes and random home gym equipment. I have warmed to him and hope he carries on with whatever he does to produce such team spirit. From some angles he is Stuart my brother.!</span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 24px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The Trends</span></b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9L2ImUTwgMjpfamOwWtl20wemcO4aHFpzRvNC5JRuTwHstF7IYVVXB4CeaAa0oJxPDsvaqSlQjRPBX8W2UOs-XDSaOkjKsLzvl7nTHVWHGLiielBkGtbSAHiSHedclG0IQ1UZAZF1sW8/s400/trends.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446996804750874562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 24px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 24px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">My dad and his various friends and old bandmates reformed one of their old bands THE TRENDS, strapline; "Rockin' again after 40 years". Over the last few years they have played over a hundred shows and raised over £50,000 for charity. Good work old fellas.!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1IXYeVbgH-2xBatH7qP6s8jXN4rRBnXZ_PQHUw-6G-JIgfGm6z40haaOi4bep7pLG1QDb5HKbusa_YRBq6EUbHSt2VnrytnJl-AyNPOps24D-LBHB8FbImn7u1B_aIo_xB0RDSEct8rT/s1600-h/trends2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1IXYeVbgH-2xBatH7qP6s8jXN4rRBnXZ_PQHUw-6G-JIgfGm6z40haaOi4bep7pLG1QDb5HKbusa_YRBq6EUbHSt2VnrytnJl-AyNPOps24D-LBHB8FbImn7u1B_aIo_xB0RDSEct8rT/s400/trends2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446996797646323362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; line-height: 24px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1IXYeVbgH-2xBatH7qP6s8jXN4rRBnXZ_PQHUw-6G-JIgfGm6z40haaOi4bep7pLG1QDb5HKbusa_YRBq6EUbHSt2VnrytnJl-AyNPOps24D-LBHB8FbImn7u1B_aIo_xB0RDSEct8rT/s1600-h/trends2.jpg"></a></div><div><div style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 24px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1IXYeVbgH-2xBatH7qP6s8jXN4rRBnXZ_PQHUw-6G-JIgfGm6z40haaOi4bep7pLG1QDb5HKbusa_YRBq6EUbHSt2VnrytnJl-AyNPOps24D-LBHB8FbImn7u1B_aIo_xB0RDSEct8rT/s1600-h/trends2.jpg">I get regularly roped in to drive/hump gear and occasionally sit in. I really do like hanging out with these guys. They have mostly done well and retired and can now all afford vintage equipment and all the new gadgets and gizmos. Amazingly they still behave like a band of teenagers and come out with all the old band cliches. Long may it continue.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PSwwC9I7gElmaXSHB1Ib_N66a_kGaZK3C6pUf7p5OG0UKZd6qFURqVpeX9llqVz4Rw7PIQCcwQ1eD2G6vXyzt_NVopYwmjb_HKKGSreeT0FonRsy6Rg7zT3m7Twy-Pp1nNOcQwzIOYQ8/s400/trends3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446996794714031826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 400px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Big boys toys</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 24px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">We like operating heavy machinery down at the Wharf. Even though it takes up a lot of our time, effort, blood,sweat and tears trying to keep them going and maintained. Actually it's mostly the assistant Lighthouse Keeper that does all that. The video below shows our daddy forklift, a hyster 275,000 a 9 ton forklift and our 20 ton yard crane. We also operate a 3 ton (Mummy) counterbalance truck and a 12m MEWP.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzddp2O9S2zjGZIxY6iT8HQtBKWvbqKyP3qHTbsQJVB46EUQc46U2RdzlQ6C0CsWvDtHGI84zQMaRGPaQ6G' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252854174443401455.post-80580638530262317222009-12-22T10:36:00.000-08:002010-10-28T01:49:24.407-07:00Central Reservation - Bugsby's Reach (unfinished album) Free Download.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKnRFwfGsJYBXqQzW_W8D5kJifBnyB4RdWjE0fYzlywxMcMvzAkAk0pZ2ASHe2xhit6AXyYnw5MYGIjoIlqyuHckch0LlnsXL7-MLrbhdkFCf82G85lO9REDwrLSD8WSs9zuaft-GmbLi/s1600-h/Mway.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKnRFwfGsJYBXqQzW_W8D5kJifBnyB4RdWjE0fYzlywxMcMvzAkAk0pZ2ASHe2xhit6AXyYnw5MYGIjoIlqyuHckch0LlnsXL7-MLrbhdkFCf82G85lO9REDwrLSD8WSs9zuaft-GmbLi/s320/Mway.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418141406458358914" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size:13px;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;">Dickie, Barny, Dino and spent weeks making this record over several years. Maybe they were all too busy or just ran out of steam. Maybe it wasn't turning out as good as they hoped. This project had been languishing for too long. So in order to clear the disk drives and move on to new things, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://files.me.com/richardcripps/dy1wyj"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">here is the link to download</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;"> the unfinished, unmastered rough mixes of the CENTRAL RESERVATION album BUGS</span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;">BYS REACH. Maybe they will finish it one day. Happy holidays............</span></span></span></span></h3><div><br /></div></span>The Lighthouse Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546251086259652974noreply@blogger.com0