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BHM replacement slings now available from Silvalea

Silvalea slings

Silvalea Ltd have announced that they can now provide BHM replacement slings across a range of products.  Their sales team can be contacted directly on +44 (01626) 331655 or leave a comment to discuss any requirements that you may have and I will be pleased to assist.  Silvalea Ltd also provide a vast range of [...]

Acorn Outdoor Stairlifts

Acorn Outdoor Stairlift

Outdoor Stairlifts are becoming more popular as the means to adapt your property is more readily available, to respond to the market demand Acorn Stairliftshave come up with remarkable piece of engineering. All metallic components are either made in aluminum, or are oil annealed or zinc plated before powder coating. Plastic components are heat and [...]

Dragon Tattoo phase two, inked at Real Art Tattoo

Dragon Tattoo phase two, inked at Real Art Tattoo Syston

Here’s the second phase of my Dragon tattoo which has been worked on now for five hours, Rat at Real Art Tattoo is a real legend, his work is amazing.  There is still quite a bit to do, maybe another four or five hours.  Rat, Matt and Jay, the boys at the shop in Syston [...]

Go fix some potholes!

Go fix some potholes tax disc

I’d heard that more money is being spent on compensating drivers for damage to their cars due to potholes than is spent repairing them which is ludicrous! Here is an extract taken from the Mail Online news section “Potholes are costing taxpayers more in compensation claims than in repair fees.  Ambulance-chasing lawyers squeezed £53million out [...]

Ashby Folville Car Show 2TOTM 14-04-09

The Ashby Folville Car Show has already begun for 2009.  People have been raving about this car show to me for ages, so I got myself down to the field opposite the Carrington Arms Pub in Ashby Folville, Leicestershire.  Essentially there are two fields, one is for showing your car the other is simply for [...]

Spotify Rocks! Free music legally!

www.spotify.com

I first heard of Spotify on this weeks gadget show, very kindly reviewed by Gale Porter who incidentally still looks good without hair!  I quickly looked it up at www.spotify.com signed up for a free account and off I went. What is Spotify I hear you cry, here’s the blurb from their website: “Spotify is a new [...]

The Easter Bunny is cunningly hidden in this photo

Easter Bunny

Just in time for Easter!  I’ve dug this out of the archive.  Bonus points if you can spot the Easter Bunny cunningly hidden in this photo. I especially like the look of innocence on the dog’s face, with that “who, me?” expression, priceless! I knew that Pedigree Chum now had meaty bits, but that takes [...]

Subaru Impreza sti type UK dump valve

Turbosmart Supersonic Dump Valve

Shortly after purchasing my 2002 Subaru Impreza sti type UK one of the first mods I wanted to do was to fit a dump valve or BOV (blow off valve) as its sometimes known.  Having heard other Impreza’s with them fitted I thought this was a must. Having done some research I settled on the Turbosmart supersonic, fitting [...]

Dragon Tattoo phase one, inked at Real Art Tattoo

Dragon Tattoo phase one

Here is the first phase of my latest tattoo, a traditional Japanese dragon design of which Rat at Real Art Tattoo in Syston is some what of a specialist.  Its not my first tattoo by Rat, Ialready have a half sleeve on my left arm with a Koi and Peony design.  You may now have guessed I’m [...]

April Fool – Electric Shock Pen

Electric Shock Pen

On April Fool’s Day there’s nothing better than playing a prank on a work colleague or family member, if you’ve exhausted all your ideas let me give you a hand.  Trick your mates with this comical electric shock pen!  Care should be taken to ensure they are in a safe environment before use as the [...]