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Toilet troubles

Bah, it must be a bank holiday, all our water is off and we had to stay away from home last night :-(Our toilet flush has been getting more and more tricksy, so flushed with the success of doing electrics I bought a new syphon and tried to replace it...

Spot the deliberate missteak in our new cot

No it's not that we've left the cot next to the radiator like that, or that an active baby could probably climb out of that window (the cot will be moved from this spot before we put the baby in it). It's not even that There's a big pile of CD's and ...

Inside the Cheesegrater

Popped along to the opening evening of the Cheesegrater last night (also know as The Quarterhouse), Folkestone's new flagship venue. It's alright! It seems a bit stark inside, but then there were only a few invited guests inside (er, people who had e...

Michael Jackson to play the O2

Sky News says there will be an official announcement and possible press conference tomorrow. I won't be going, just in case we get stuck with duff seats like last time.Body & Soul @ Ruby Lo, Michael Jackson Tribute 10/07/09 RubyLo Michael Jackson Par...

Pictures of the inside of the Cheesegrater!

Here on archdaily.com. CMS Secretary of State Andy Burnham, performs the official opening of our new venue on the 5th of March. Where's my invite? Big ups to Number 11 (not that one), who did invite me to their opening do on Thursday. Sorry I couldn'...

1.5 gigapixel picture of President Obama's inaugural address

Yes that's a 1474 megapixel picture. Needs a new version of flash, mighty impressive though, zoom in and see everything that's going on. If he had been assassinated, we'd know from this exactly who did it!...

RE: Yes I have considered them

So you can get a free DNLA media server from here (versions for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X):www.twonkyvision.comSeems to be a popular one and even incorporated into commerical products....

RE: Yes I have considered them

NO WAY I absolutely HATE iTunes, particularly its user interface. MediaMonkey is better but still not quite right. I only use iTunes when I have to, grrr, stupid Apple and yet more of their crappy proprietary technology. Have you considered gettin...

Yes I have considered them

I think Richy has one doesn't he? I like the idea but it seemed a bit pricey at the time, I was hoping I could cobble something together with even cheaper bits. I really like the itunes interface too so would quite like to keep that. Might well end u...

Another odd looking Bergerac Oak table

Here's another Bergerac Oak dining table with the same odd colouring as the other pieces I've seen on ebay recently... is this maybe an older colour that John Lewis used to do? Our bookcases are the mid coloured "Alsace" range, it's not that, but we ...

Apothecary cabinet went for �395

See it here, wonder if it will reappear on the listings again. Could have been a proper bargain, but that picture looked suss, like someone had revarnished it themselves.Speaking of REVARNISH, well kind of, I keep looking at words and thinking "that'...

Plane crash latest and insider scoop, from your Kent correspondent

Nope, sorry, it's miles away, about as far from us as you can be and still be in Kent. BBC news on the crash here.We were in Canterbury yesterday when we saw this, in a pub of all places. We were due to be heading home at this time but someone got t...

"No daft names to consider, no clever descriptions to confuse"

Well I don't know I approve of the wine thing, the new take on a wine list of (friends of www.popbitch.com The East Room.The Wine Thing � Our wine list is like no other. It is designed to make ordering wine easier, ensure the results are more reliabl...

Bidding's going crazy on the Bergerac Oak sideboard

9 bids so far, up to over 650 quid, looks like being not such a bargain for me when you take into account getting it couriered down from Preston. Still no bids on the bookcase but I expect that'll pick up today or tomorrow too. Interestingly (well, r...

I'll take a photo of the skip outside my house

And if you see anything you want it in, let me know and I'll send it to you.I was thinking of doing this anyway, taking a photo of the skip each day, as every day some things disappear from it and new things are added. Just so you know, the telly has...

I found the sidebar stuff quite tricky actually

I can't remember how I did it right now, I can only suggest looking in the source, it's all integral. I'll try and update my source code with some comments when I get time... Or, having looked at it again, completely rewrite it, it's rubbish... This ...

My sides!

Ho ho, just read this spoof story about Dickens World.A new �62 million theme park is being built in Chatham Maritime in Kent on a Dickensian theme in the hope of attracting foreign visitors in the same way that Fawlty Towers drew tourists into the T...

Clarke family in St Helens, merseyside

My ancestesors came accross to st helens from Ireland in the 1830's as a result of the potatoe famines.

All I know is that the male was a james clarke can you help ?

Nurse, my sides!

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S TRUE !!11!!1!FOLKESTONE EARTHQUAKE APPEALA major hurricane (Hurricane Shazza) and an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Folkestone & Dover in the early hours of Saturday. Its epicentre was in Folkestone. Victims...

The funniest thing to me is how I'm bunched up inside that outfit

It's made for someone about 3 feet shorter than me.I should have worn it this Saturday, the fancy dress winner wore a pink swimming cap and was Sinead O'Connor....

Folkestone is no longer simply a ferry terminal and is poised to become a desirable seaside town

So says The Telegraph, have a look round quite a swanky pad here...

Inside the Metronome

Hmm, is this working..? The Metronome might be gone, take one last look around the inside with these trespassing skaters......

A Seaside Year launches in Folkestone

Folkestone is to see a new creative project arrive in the town this winter with the launch of A Seaside Year bringing twelve months of new performing arts events and activities to the town.Four key scheduled events for Winter, Spring, Summer and Autu...

Resident DJ Psy

This guy is great, the first time i saw him at bar brevet, he blew me away, he should be djing down the night clubs, untill he does me and me mates are staying down da bar!, the drinks are good value, and the music is wicked!

Someone's been inside!

I lived in Folkestone until 1980 and if memory serves, this restaurant is virtually next to the East Kent pub (is that still there?). Anyway, I took my girlfriend there for prawn cocktail, steak and chips and black forest gateau.From My Flickr page f...

It's off to one side I think

It's been launched specifically in the UK (and there are two others in two other territories) so there should be no spoilers if you're watching the UK series.

RE: Restored to full health, and wealth, beside the sea

for some reason i can't see the comments...!

RE: DARKSIDED!!!

My GOD! this woman is Sick! HAHA! Kick her ass!

RE: DARKSIDED!!!

I love it. it's beautiful.

Hillside Social Club

Tofts and The Hillside Social were Completly different clubs. The Hillside Social was on another part of Grace Hill and closed before the end of the sixties. Tofts went on well into the 70's and later became a disco. Tofts when hosting live bands nev...

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Six Nations: France v Italy in Paris

The France National Rugby Union team are a national sporting side, representing France in rugby union. The team is also known as les Bleus or...

Six Nations: France v Ireland in Paris

The France National Rugby Union team are a national sporting side, representing France in rugby union. The team is also known as les Bleus or...

Frank Sidebottom

Blood Brothers in London