We went for a little walk in the Peak District national park's northern bit, which is just south of the M62. As we approached Soldiers Lump (the name on the map made it my destination du jour) and the trig point we spied this chap just off the path and had to have a chat. Anne of course was much chattier than me but she is trained in that sort of thing.

Me: Hello there. What on earth are you doing here?
Strange-but-genial-summit-chap:Fishing
Me: For?
SbGSC: It's ham radio. Today's a summit day where we have people on nearly every summit in the South Pennines.
Anne: Is it short wave?
SbGSC: Yes and this one's FM.
Anne: So why are you up here?
SbGSC: It's called Summits on Air....
...[additional chat I can't remember]
...
Anne: Can I take your photo?
SbGSC: What publication are you from?
Anne: None. But I'll put it on flickr
SbGSC: Oh good... we have a group.

Turns out there's a web site


Questions I later wish I had asked:

But what do you actually say to each other... ?
Are you just a little miffed now we have Skype and IM?  ¶ 2:46 PM 1 comments

  Pac-man, donkey Kong, 1943, Kung fu and many more in a free online version.

1980 games - Old online video and arcade games for free - Juegos en flash

Of course... I need to see Robotron and defender before you can call this a complete collection.  ¶ 5:42 PM 0 comments

 


James, giant of a man... or had the talk of 'little people' had an unforeseen effect?












Martin demonstrates the correct technique for stepping stones.








James points out Martin's drowned remains to an unsurprised Noel
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  This is a great summary of Argentine cuisine, the only reason I wouldn't call it tongue in cheek is that there isn't enough room in this guy's mouth what with all the meat in there...

Argentina On Two Steaks A Day  ¶ 2:58 PM 0 comments

  Seeing as I am currently doing very little that deserves bloggage (a bit of writing, a bit of photo taking, a bit of looking for temporary work (aka a bit of work)) I thought I'd just link to one or two articles I've seen....

Today, someone with even more time on his hands than me asks What is the Daily Express for?

The ten things most likely to be on The Daily Express front page  ¶ 9:16 AM 0 comments