Tag Archives: Nicktor Night

Climate lag

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Gary

Well, wasn’t that a horrible trip home. All I can hope is that my luggage has a better trip. Mind you, I reckon 22 hours in a cargo hold is infinitely better than the seats in the Etihad plane I … Continue reading →

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End of days

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Gary

I’m presently reading The Portable Atheist, an anthology of atheist writings collected together by the brilliant Christopher Hitchens. They date back to the ancient Greeks and end up in the here and now. They are all wonderful but one I’ve … Continue reading →

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More bulbs

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Gary

Nicktor has decided to get as many Nicktor Nights in before December 7 as is humanly possible. He missed last week because of something unimportant (school career advice for the kids) but was determined to make tonight, even though he … Continue reading →

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How to celebrate a birthday

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Gary

Yesterday I just missed (by 10 minutes) a delivery from Amazon and the appalling DPD Couriers. They thrust a rather obtuse card through the letter box which, on one hand, was saying I didn’t have to do anything for the … Continue reading →

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Oh, the (mutant) horror

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Gary

We had another Nicktor Night this week. At first, Nicktor claimed there was an away match on this week and we were to travel somewhere to watch, the recently not so good, Aldershot but he was wrong. So it was … Continue reading →

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Replaced by fog

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Gary

I stepped off the train in Farnham at around midday, having been very lucky in my connections from St Pancras, into a world of white. Not the nice white of Paris but the slightly off-white of foggy Farnham. According to … Continue reading →

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Worst builder in history

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Gary

According to the electrician, the builder who worked on our house (before we owned it) was the worst he’s ever come across. Yesterday was bad and the examples of ineptitude continued today. The electrician reckons the builder maybe wasn’t paid … Continue reading →

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Bright & Glossy

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Gary

Today I painted the top of the desk with the type of thick white gloss that only requires one coat. And it taught me a valuable lesson. I will never believe a can of paint again. One coat, my arse. … Continue reading →

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Varnish, varnish, varnish

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Gary

This morning I barely had time to wake up before I was out in the office, applying the first of three coats of varnish to the floor. It took me an hour and involved quite a bit of shooing the … Continue reading →

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Being a football fan

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Gary

Tonight was the perfect Nicktor Night. I was saying to Mirinda on the weekend that to be perfect, a Nicktor Night should include dinner at a pub over a few pints, a trip to the Rec to see Aldershot play, … Continue reading →

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