Today I had a realisation, something I wish I’d thought to do a long time ago would of come in handy today. Now maybe it’s obvious and I am the odd one out. But just in case I thought I’d start what might become a series of Dan’s top tips
Nearly the end of 2008, and I’ve had a great Christmas.I’ve had some nice times visiting family, playing silly games, and drinking generally too much. And I’ve apparently been a very good boy this year as I’ve been treated to lots of things I really wanted.
This weekend I discovered what I consider to be a massive design flaw in my Mazda3. The problem that lead to this discovery is actually something that has happened a few times, and I believed it to be an electrical fault. I was happier in that belief.
I find that the extent to which I’m becoming a Nokia fan-boy getting worse as the years progress. In the beginning I just found they made the best quality mobile phones hands down.
The more I turn, the more I notice I have two modes of operation for producing items. The first mode is the considered approach I know I should take. I sketch some designs in my makers notebook, think about my plan, consider the order to do things in. Then I go to the garage and…
Some time ago I started a project…, OK quite a long time ago…, alright – I’m slightly embarrassed to admit it was over 2 years ago. My bedroom is pretty big so I decided it could stand to lose a couple of feet to have a decent size built-in wardrobe.
For this month’s HWA meeting my challenge had been set as a candle snuffer. I had already made one, exactly as it had been shown in the instructions I was given. But the second candle snuffer I made, I decide to make articulated.
Why do I still bother with real, physical shopping trips??For some reason part of my brain thinks it will be good, that I’ll be able to get what I want, and have it now, not in a few days waiting for delivery.
