Housing is stupidly expensive in the UK, would it be cheaper to build my own? I did a couple of google searches, and nothing really exciting came up, except this.
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SNOBs, a pseudo disintermediation page
For ex-students of St. Nicholas Grammar School, Northwood, its coeducational twin, St. Mary’s and their successor Haydon Comprehensive, I have found the following four reunion resources;
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Buying a Flat 2013
I am buying a flat in London. Some things have changed. There is a property shortage and so seller’s behaviour is less desperate, although I was buying during the property boom of the early ’80s when a failed offer wasn’t a problem but some things have changed. Most annoyingly a number of vendors wish to…
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Sharing my Reading List
I used to use books.livingsocial.com but they’ve gone away. I revisited this page in January 2014, and added that WordPress have at least one plugin, here is one called Currently Reading Book and this link, How to get an RSS feed out of an Amazon wish list, does what it says which may help on…
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Red Wine
I can’t do the “I’m getting gooseberries & strawberry and fruits of the forest” stuff, it all tastes of Grape to me! But like a an art moron, “I know what I like”. I copied this page across on the 19th July. It seemed a shame to let it disappear since it’s part of my…
Read moreProvident Mutual Endowment Policies
I am doing some research on my endowment provider. I bought policies with the Provident Mutual in the 1980’s. google search: norwich union buys provident mutual This Yahoo Answers page documents demutualisation route for the Provident Mutual, it went to General Accident and then to Norwich Union. “Provident Mutual Life Assurance Association demutualised in January…
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Gardening
I keep a gardening log, it’s been going since 2009. Here are my notes/log.
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Greenwich
On the 23rd May 2009, the Guardian published an article in their “Let’s move to” series, this inspired this page as it seems a good idea. View My Saved Places in a larger map Things to do The Cutty Sark National Maritime Museum Greenwich Park, they have deer. Greenwich Market The Sail Loft Honest Burger…
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Getting a Passport
Was it really this hard? How to get a passport, my notes, this site may have been simpler. …
Read moreTeaching
Becoming a Teacher The Guardian on the 29th March published a letter and reply in its Dr Woek column about becoming a teacher. The reply referenced http://www.lifelonglearninguk.org/ which is the body responsible for qualifications in teaching.
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Word of Iron
The outlaw Josey Wales A quote from the film Ten Bears: These things you say we will have, we already have. Josey Wales: That’s true. I ain’t promising you nothing extra. I’m just giving you life and you’re giving me life. And I’m saying that men can live together without butchering one another. Ten Bears:…
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World Cup 2006
Quarter Final Dates Berlin, Hamburg June 30th, Friday Geisenkirchen & Frankfurt, July 1st, Saturday
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Education, Teacher Assessments 2006
Reporting Teacher Assessments This was created in 2006. It’s thus probably completely wrong now and many of the links will be broken. ooOOOoo
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About Wills and Probate
This is for executing a will, under English law and does not talk about managing a funeral, my experience was with a Co-Op bond, so the funeral was handled outside the estate. This is also assuming the estate requires property sale. It was originally written in 2004/2005. It will be wrong by now.
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