Bad roads

The roads in Wales are getting bad, the pot holes are reaching epidemic proportion and getting bigger, before long smart cars will be falling in the holes.

2010 - 2011

Happy new year everybody !

2010 has been an interesting year for me, I have made new friends and lost some old ones, I have had many happy days and a some sad ones, but the year has left me many memories which will live with me as long as I last.
I have explored many new places and had a lot of fun doing it, some were a bit dangerous others just plain fun.
My health has taken a turn for the worst and at the moment I'm hobbling around on a walking stick semi disabled, hopefully in the future I'll get more mobile and able to get out and about.

I wonder what 2011 will bring? More new friends and happiness I hope, and better health.

In the meantime I would like to wish you all, health wealth and happiness for this year, good luck and God bless.
Wayne Jan 01 2011

Winter weather

This year here in Wales UK we have had a more severe than normal December, we had a few inches of snow, now that's early for us, we tend to get it in January or February usually.

The weather however did bring some problems, while the main roads and motorways were kept open well, the side roads were left to their fate. Gritting which had been fairly regular before the snow stopped totally after, for well over a week the roads were packed sheet ice in many of the side streets.
The pavements again were left treacherous.
In the good old days the residents would have cleared their bit of pavement, but not now, you see if you just leave it and somebody slips it's not your problem (an act of God) if you clear the pavement and somebody slips your liable in this stupid blame culture we live in. Result? nobody clears the pavment any more.
My question is where have all the council worked been the last few weeks? why haven't they been out clearing the snow and gritting the side roads.

Merry Christmas

Just to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Wayne

The police again

Yep good old South Wales police are at it again, in the appalling weather, loads of accidents what are our brave boys in blue doing?.... stopping motorists for having... shock horror... SNOW on their car roofs.
My god, these dangerous vicious motorists actually driving with snow on their cars? how dare they! I mean what next, the blighters will be driving with wet cars in the rain soon.

Ok I'll stop the sarcasm but come on, this is taking the p**s really, how the hell are we supposed to get it off? I'm going on 6 foot tall but i can't reach the middle of my car roof, how on earth is some aged granny suppoded to stand and clear it.

All I can say is if this is all the work they can find to do at Christmas maybe theres too many of them, time for some cut-backs and money saving I think.

Photoshop CS5 for nature photographers (book review)

This book by Ellen and Josh Anon is rather curiously one of the better photoshop books I have come across, the book is well laid out and has shed loads of information in it.

The title in some ways is misleading really, while the book is aimed at nature photographers and most of the illustrations are of flower/animals etc, the book is not limited to just that, it covers the whole range of photoshop tools very thoroughly.
It's well laid out has loads of helpful illustrations, and covers pretty well everything I could think of.

Would I buy it. Yes it's gone straight to the top of my list.

The photoshop CS5 pocket guide (book review)

By Brie Gnycild, this small book is surprisingly full of information, it covers most of the basics as a sort of mini reference book, I did find the lack of colour illustrations odd but that maybe only on the electronic version I saw rather than the full printed version.
The book is a bit on the basic side if your reasonably advanced.
Would I buy it, no for me it was too basic but for a less experienced user it might be handy.