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Writing tagged: ‘driving’

One-way

Close encounters in Hebden Bridge.

Published 24-Aug-2008
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: driving

Call me Neo

My near-miss with a small flock of sheep.

Published 14-Nov-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: commuting, driving, sheep

Yet another step too far

Now drivers face ban on smoking at the wheel.

Published 13-May-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: driving, intolerance, smoking

Brief Encounter

Bizarre encounter on the M62.

Published 04-Feb-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: driving

Oh bugger and ARSE!

In which I get zapped by a chap with a speed camera.

Published 13-Jan-2006
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: driving, superstition

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On the Moor
On the Moor: science, history and nature on a country walk

Carter cleverly weaves in science at every opportunity, whether it’s inspired by direct observations of birds and animals and plants […] or spinning off from a trig point onto the geometric methods of surveying through history all the way up to GPS. […] All in all, this is probably best described as a great ramble on the moor with an expert guide. […] It’s a wuthering wonder.
—Brian Clegg, popular science author and communicator, Popular Science Books

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