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COOL BUT NOT THAT GREEN

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Have been trying for a long time to work out how self professed uber eco dudes Howies are so eco friendly...

Even wrote to them to ask - no reply.

I mean, if they are so eco friendly why do they bring out a fresh bunch of kit every season when there's nothing wrong with the stuff they already produce? Cos I have to admit it is nice stuff.

But think of the huge carbon footprint a new clothing range creates.

The view in this part of Wales (St David's) is tha [...]

Britain's new colony!

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I recently pitched a story idea to the Sunday Telegraph - a travel feature on the Faroe Islands.

Back came a quick response politely declining my offer since they were already doing a piece in which the Faroes featured - 50 Top UK Islands...

Leaving aside the utter tedium of the lists which seem to bedevil every travel section and magazine these days (like readers can really decideon visiting a destination on the basis of a 50 word description and a website address - oh [...]

EVEREST FOR EVERYONE

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Well I've seen it all now. French outdoor gear manufacturers Millet are running a competition with the first prize being the chance to summit Everest.

To be honest there will be requirements of the winner that they do possess the potential to get to the top of the world (one wonders what these may be - getting to the top of your stairs without a tea break, perhaps?) but egad, how the mighty have fallen (by which I mean Everest).

Who could have imagined that one day t [...]

SURFING AND SHOPPING

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SURFING AND SHOPPING AT BOURNEMOUTH REEF

News reaches me of late that Bournemouth reef now has the ‘official' go-ahead (I thought it had had this long ago, but ‘officialdom' moves in exceeding slow and mysterious ways) and we can expect to be surfing pristine south coast waves next October.

Well, well...

Its many moons since I last surfed the Bournemoutharea, with hot local kneeboarder Martin Corr (are you still out there Martin?). I had made [...]

If you want to get ahead...

alf

Enough of the regular (ahem) ACL updates - who cares other than me?

Of far more importance is the recent loss of a new and rather dapper titfer (hat) purchased on the mean streets of London last week. Within 24 hours of said purchase I'd lost the damned thing.

Perhaps the brief spell of time it was off my head led to excess chilling, consequent forgetfullness and the resultantloss of hat...

Either way, it's of no great consequence for a swift perusal of the vari [...]

ACL HELL

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Rather than meaningless rants here's a blog with a reason...

Back in March I blew my ACL skiing in Canada; operation to reconstruct it was in July; and I'm now 15 weeks in to the rehab programme.

So from here on I'll be posting occasional reports on how it's going so that other poor buggers in the same situation can (should they wish) compare and contrast theirown progress.

Today's report will be short as the sun is shining and I'm just about to [...]

Stuff the Aussies!

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It's not as if I know a great deal about rugby but I do know that it's extremely satisfying to see those loud mouthed, up-themselves prats in green and gold made to eat humble pie last weekend.

A tough Aussie battler weeps by the side of the pitch - swing low you sweet chariot and hand him a tissue.

HahahahahahahahahahahahahHA!