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Oo-oo-oo, we're going to the zoo-oo-oo

Just had a meeting at Port Lympne, at their conference facilities, as we needed a lot of people in the room at the same time. Nice place, good to see the house, I've not been before.Some monkeys were whooping all through the meeting, very distracting...

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Lost!

Not Lost the TV show, I haven't actually thought about that since watching the fairly rubbish end of series four and writing that subject line. No, actually lost, some people I met yesterday who did not know where they were.My walk from work to the s...

Top ten best restaurants in the area

The votes are in, these are the top ten best restaurants in the area as voted by you (so, the ten restaurants with the most loyal net savvy customers and regulars who visit this site then), a few surprises in there:Botolphs Bridge Inn (9.10/10)Bella ...
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An opportunity to learn @ the University Centre Folkestone for free!

Step up to Business is a Short course (18hours) which will provide an enjoyable and lively look at business and enterprise.Learners will learn the basic of business. Ideal for those considering a start-up or just to improve job, and promotion prospec...

everything is json these days

I can remember the day I first heard of it and didn't see the benefit of it at all but now I use it for everything (like the folkestone map), I have a feed of absolutely everything on the site as json... Think I might need to change my neat urls to a...

I must have something more interesting to write about than php?

Um, no, perhaps not.I got a new hard drive at last, after all the problems I had with the ibook and having to send it back, I didn't rush into getting another backup job, but I saw a bargain at Maplin Seagate 500GB FreeAgent, and it seems to be worki...

that's obviously how your mind works

I don't recommend making your escape out of the window, it's ten floors up. There's a 24 hour concierge / porter, you'll have to get past them too. If you need any more tips, give me a shout.

PHP 4 to 5 migration

Bit of an all encompassing thing this, I use PHP for work and for home, I've pretty much abandoned perl since I joined Holiday Extras a year and a half ago. PHP4, widely used everywhere, (including on this blog) is about to die. It's been on it's way...

Stop moaning about sore fingers, call yourself a man?

Shame you're not around here at the mo - be happy to help with your chord learning. Yeah you don't have to play all strings for all chords (and there's nothing wrong with that). Learn the basic shapes and keep practising them until you don't have t...

Useful tips for guitar beginners!

This is what I was after, thank you Neil and Mark:cheat - don't use every finger on every string like the books suggest in strange cramped positions.if you want open chords 90% of songs are D C and G2 bar chord shapes and don't worry about extending ...

The Leas Club closing?

I heard a rumour from two places the last couple of days (perhaps it was in this week's paper?) that the Leas Club is closing, and the site being redeveloped as flats. Can anyone confirm or deny?Do we really need more flats?UPDATE: duh yeah it was th...
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Lone Star Comedy moves to the Tower Theatre

The Lone Star Comedy Club returns at a new venue � The Tower Theatre on North Road at Shorncliffe in Cheriton, near Folkestone � on Saturday May 31st with MITCH BENN, MICHAEL FABBRI, compere MAFF BROWN and a newcomer�s act.Now the home of FHODS, the ...
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Yesterday's house hunt

A trip to Canterbury yesterday, an early start, four houses to see. First one was a bit further out than we first thought, up Whitstable Road, though not an insurmountable distance to Canterbury West. The house is at the end of a cul-de-sac, so you h...

RE: wg111 (wifi) + ubuntu (linux) still not playing nicely

Hi PaulI came across this site as I was searching how to make my new WG111v3 usb adaptor work under mandriva 2008 (I'll try it on my ubuntu machine later) - that has ndiswrapper installed and, like yours, didn't work. Your posting gave me the clue as...

should I post the address too?

haha cheers yes seen the new discount code already, it's doing the rounds... Didn't go there last weekend, maybe we will this Saturday though. There is usually a voucher going around, there's hardly any need to pay full price. there.

House hunt

Two houses today in Canterbury, different parts of town, but with things in common. For starters, both too expensive really at 250k each. If the market really is tumbling we might be able to make a cheeky offer on just about anything we see now thoug...

Ooh, Flickr video

I didn't know about this. 90 second limit for your videos though, usually that's enough for funny little bits I've shot myself that I might want to share, like the nieces on their new bikes or Pauline's kitten, I will give this a try later.Update: An...

popbitch redesign and contest!

See the contest on the homepage, don't enter it though, I want to win! If you really want a Gibson Les Paul, make a video and win a Slash limited edition.Everyone hates the new design. It's not my design, it's not really anyone's any more, bits have ...

RE: Mighty Easter weekender, with The Cure

Shame you didn't like N1LDA. I liked it - nice and simple, nice and upbeat and just what I needed after a long Easter Sunday eating and drinking with the in-laws. I thought it was well cast with beautiful cinematography too. I enjoyed it and am loo...

Great Pot Noodle Ad

Just seen it on www.popbitch.com. Go there and click the ads, they need it right now......

hi hopes dashed!!

On 8th March my girlfriend and I decided to visit Cafe Belge in Canterbury with another couple who had highly recommended the restaurant to us. I must say that none of the four of us have ever received a service as rude and discourteous as we receive...

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Folkestone Harbour reef

Just spotted someone looking for Folkestone Harbour reef on this site, and I managed to rescue this info on surfing in Folkestone from the google cache of a deleted www.bbc.co.uk/kent page:John - die hard localFolkestone harbour beach has been going ...
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Alright, Mr Gordon Brown is listening to me...

Another petition, regarding a tax on plastic bags. With the news that M&S are stopping giving them away, things are rollling in a greener direction. With this, and the recent sunday newspaper story that Brucie probably WILL be getting his knighthood ...

Is my reply button broken?

It's hard to tell, this is fairly quiet for comments at the best of times, and my Dad's away so that's about 50% of my audience at a stroke. Just heard from a friend that it's not working, do me a favour and give it a try...[/neediness]UPDATE: Might ...

RE: now all we need is the date...

Nope, Manics were the only gig I saw there. Rest where all at Canterbury Uni, the Leas and Maidstone. Saw The Chords reunion/final gig at Maidstone working mans club, total 70's retro right down to the big fight at the end, no rockers to fight so the...

now all we need is the date...

did you see any other bands there? I've heard of a few others playing there, it was on the indie circuit, but no-one's sure of actual dates. Suede played there, that's one I do have a date for, as it's in their biography Love and Poison. I hear Faith...

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Another house hunting trip to Canterbury

Saw three places today, first one before lunch was at Forty Acres Road, Canterbury and was a three bedroom (just about) but with plenty of room downstairs. Good sized lounge, downstairs bathroom, and a nice kitchen that was open to a big conservatory...

Weather report part two

Ferocious rain woke us both up in the night, a proper downpour again. Clare got the fear that the weather might have resulted in our pilot light going out (it happened before), which would mean waking up to cold showers, so I got up to check on it. W...

Lost: bit annoying

Watched the new episode, hope you enjoy it if you watch it tonight. I'm convinced the story's still being made up as it goes along, and that there won't be any actual answers by the end of the show. Some new ideas introduced, I'll probably stick with...

Also, HURRAH!

All the people who ever answer my needy blog posts, answering my needy blog post! I'm just waiting for my Dad's response, and I'll have the full set!