Comments for Mabblog http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com Being the miscellaneous thoughts of Andy Mabbett, Esquire Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:54:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Winterval – the truth by links for 2009-11-03 « News, Software and All you need http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/winterval-the-truth/#comment-396 links for 2009-11-03 « News, Software and All you need Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:54:56 +0000 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-396 [...] Winterval – the truth « Mabblog Mike Chubb: "After a great deal of thought i shall be undertaking a winterval uk project in the uk in 2009. any interested parties/sponsors should contact me. Let us create another urban myth festival to which all are accommodated and let us see the press/media turn in their ire whilst normal folks get great value for money". (tags: winterval christmas wintervaldoesnotequalbanningchristmas) [...] [...] Winterval – the truth « Mabblog Mike Chubb: "After a great deal of thought i shall be undertaking a winterval uk project in the uk in 2009. any interested parties/sponsors should contact me. Let us create another urban myth festival to which all are accommodated and let us see the press/media turn in their ire whilst normal folks get great value for money". (tags: winterval christmas wintervaldoesnotequalbanningchristmas) [...]

]]> Comment on Winterval – the truth by Dan Slee (danslee) « Winterval – the truth « Mabblog « Chat Catcher http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/winterval-the-truth/#comment-393 Dan Slee (danslee) « Winterval – the truth « Mabblog « Chat Catcher Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:32:52 +0000 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-393 [...] 2009-11-03T01:33:03  Winterval was a PC council re-brand of Christmas. Or was it? Interesting blog by @pigsonthewing [link to post] [...] [...] 2009-11-03T01:33:03  Winterval was a PC council re-brand of Christmas. Or was it? Interesting blog by @pigsonthewing [link to post] [...]

]]> Comment on Free music, courtesy of your library by Rachel Gillies (RachelGillies) « Free music, courtesy of your library « Mabblog « Chat Catcher http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/free-music-courtesy-of-your-library/#comment-386 Rachel Gillies (RachelGillies) « Free music, courtesy of your library « Mabblog « Chat Catcher Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:56:39 +0000 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/free-music-courtesy-of-your-library/#comment-386 [...] Thanks to @pigsonthewing's blog [link to post] (via @podnosh) more FREE MUSIC! Erin McKeown here - [...] [...] Thanks to @pigsonthewing's blog [link to post] (via @podnosh) more FREE MUSIC! Erin McKeown here – [...]

]]> Comment on Free music, courtesy of your library by Nick Booth (podnosh) « Free music, courtesy of your library « Mabblog « Chat Catcher http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/free-music-courtesy-of-your-library/#comment-385 Nick Booth (podnosh) « Free music, courtesy of your library « Mabblog « Chat Catcher Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:55:31 +0000 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/free-music-courtesy-of-your-library/#comment-385 [...] Birmingham libraries stream classics for you [link to post] via [...] [...] Birmingham libraries stream classics for you [link to post] via [...]

]]> Comment on 25 things about Andy Mabbett by trav28 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/25-things-about-andy-mabbett/#comment-384 trav28 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:47:23 +0000 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-384 Thanks Andy. Apols for the late reply. Yes, you're correct about the minority of cases. It is handy to have those skills though! Hope your cousin has now gotten over the toe treading incident! Thanks Andy. Apols for the late reply. Yes, you’re correct about the minority of cases. It is handy to have those skills though!

Hope your cousin has now gotten over the toe treading incident!

]]> Comment on Wine REPugnant by pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/wine-repugnant/#comment-293 pigsonthewing Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:45:59 +0000 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-293 Thank you, Graeme, but the structure is surely still owned by the Rep, even if the franchise to run the service has been sold on? The Rep must have agreed to the installation of these devices; and it's the Rep's reputation which is being harmed by them. Thank you, Graeme, but the structure is surely still owned by the Rep, even if the franchise to run the service has been sold on?

The Rep must have agreed to the installation of these devices; and it’s the Rep’s reputation which is being harmed by them.

]]> Comment on Wine REPugnant by Graeme Braidwood http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/wine-repugnant/#comment-289 Graeme Braidwood Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:16:52 +0000 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-289 The REPupblic wine bar is not owned by the Rep management but by the NEC group. They bought the rights to run the FOH restaurant and bar when the Rep was struggling financially several years back. The REPupblic wine bar is not owned by the Rep management but by the NEC group. They bought the rights to run the FOH restaurant and bar when the Rep was struggling financially several years back.

]]> Comment on 25 things about Andy Mabbett by pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/25-things-about-andy-mabbett/#comment-285 pigsonthewing Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:31:13 +0000 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-285 @trav28 I'm sorry to hear about your loss. If it's any consolation (though probably it won't be), CPR only works in a small minority of cases; it may well have made no difference. @trav28 I’m sorry to hear about your loss. If it’s any consolation (though probably it won’t be), CPR only works in a small minority of cases; it may well have made no difference.

]]> Comment on 25 things about Andy Mabbett by trav28 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/25-things-about-andy-mabbett/#comment-284 trav28 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:48:05 +0000 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-284 Good on you for #12. I wish there was someone around with your skills when my dad had his coronary in 2005. Good on you for #12.

I wish there was someone around with your skills when my dad had his coronary in 2005.

]]> Comment on I am not a Twitcher! by Mark http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/not-a-twitcher/#comment-247 Mark Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:29:29 +0000 http://pigsonthewing.wordpress.com/?p=226#comment-247 Spot on birder - could apply to so many things. Finding unpretentious pleasure in detail of apparently mundane stuff is so under-rated and taking time to enjoy the process of the experience and not just the end result can be so rewarding too. But tell me this bird-nerd, and I just can't resist the obvious pun, if you're not a twitcher, are you a tweeter, twitterer or just a t...? Spot on birder – could apply to so many things. Finding unpretentious pleasure in detail of apparently mundane stuff is so under-rated and taking time to enjoy the process of the experience and not just the end result can be so rewarding too. But tell me this bird-nerd, and I just can’t resist the obvious pun, if you’re not a twitcher, are you a tweeter, twitterer or just a t…?

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