You will have seen the longest gap so far - I think - in this blog over this week. That's not lack of interest, but rather a lack of time and energy after everything else.
On Monday, as a member of the Melksham SCOB (see
http://www.melkshamcampus-scob.org.uk/) I went to Chippenham's Riverside Centre to look and learn in the morning, followed by a trip beyond Radstock in the afternoon talking about PHP training and a long evening getting in touch with people in the final week of the rail franchise consultation. And that really set the tone for the week, with a three day course to present, Chamber of Commerce, SCOB at Canberra, and my University course on the following three evenings - got back at a quarter to midnight last night from London.
It may sound like I'm moaning, but I love being busy!.
The response to the Great Western Franchise consultation - that's the important one that's got the potential to influence the next 15 years of train services in these parts - is due in by the end of the month. That's closing day tomorrow, or indeed that's just closed for "office types" who finish at 5 on Friday and don't start again until 9 on Monday. So it was monumentally poor timing for the bidders short list, and the railway usage figures, station by station for the UK, to be published just yesterday. Gave people just 24 hours to read, digest, update submissions (if need be) ...
Well House Manor / Well House Consultants response has now gone, and I can take an evening off. Our response is at
[here]. So much written on the subject - by so many people - that I won't add long quotes here.
A lovely evening .... I'm off to walk the dogs ...
(written 2012-03-30, updated 2012-03-31)
Associated topics are indexed as below, or enter http://melksh.am/nnnn for individual articles
Z203 - Cat and Dog [62] Technical Open House - (2004-09-25)
[96] Variable Scope - (2004-10-22)
[547] Taking the dog for a walk - (2005-12-29)
[744] We can offer a room, but we can't operate on a dog - (2006-06-05)
[771] From cat breeder to Cobol to Perl - (2006-06-21)
[2029] Also for the eyes of the cat - (2009-02-07)
[2132] Learning about Lurchers - (2009-04-18)
[2138] Ski bore ... train bore ... dog bore - (2009-04-24)
[2140] Beware - giving copyright away when you upload a picture - Dogs Trust - (2009-04-25)
[2167] Watching the tele - (2009-05-10)
[2252] Leaping dog, Leaping horse, copyright of old masters - (2009-06-20)
[2271] Dogs Trust, Dog Show, Newbury - (2009-07-06)
[2295] The dog is not in trouble - (2009-07-17)
[2450] Family Gathering at 404, The Spa - (2009-10-11)
[2451] Gypsy says - (2009-10-12)
[2456] Bright Eyes - (2009-10-16)
[2496] A better design of mouth - (2009-11-07)
[2499] ourdog is Greyhound, Staffie and Ginger Cake - (2009-11-09)
[2555] Bookkeeping - (2009-12-29)
[2689] Can my dog eat potatoes? Doggie Dietary Research, and political sleaze! - (2010-03-23)
[2787] Sleeping in on Sunday - (2010-05-30)
[2897] The Land of the Black Labrador - (2010-08-01)
[3096] Contrast in pictures - (2010-12-20)
[3324] Rabbit Shelter - (2011-06-12)
[3338] Return trip - Dogs Trust, Newbury - (2011-06-27)
[3530] A typical weekend?? - (2011-11-28)
[3533] No message - just doggy pictures of the new doggy - (2011-11-30)
[3537] Letting the foster parents know ... too little or too much? - (2011-12-04)
[3541] I loves Melksham - (2011-12-06)
[3553] Changes to morning routines - (2011-12-16)
[3561] Happy Christmas ... a Christmas morning walk in Melksham - (2011-12-25)
[3606] Gypsy and Billy enjoy the snow - (2012-02-10)
[3625] An update on Billy the Greyhound and Gypsy the Lurcher - (2012-02-25)
[3675] Spring 2012 - (2012-03-30)
[3737] Postcards from Barmouth - (2012-05-20)
[3906] Taking the lead, not the dog, for a walk. - (2012-10-28)
[3908] Black dogs at Halloween - (2012-10-31)
[3920] Challenge for a photographer - (2012-11-10)
[3936] Lisa is home today ... - (2012-11-26)
[3943] With us for a year already! - (2012-12-03)
[4016] Red, yellow, green or pink dog? Yellow Dog Project - (2013-02-23)
[4130] Soft furnishings up a Welsh Mountain - (2013-07-03)
[4180] Exceptionally, I sign a petition - on a life and death issue for Irish dogs - (2013-09-20)
[4189] Who are we - Lisa, Graham, Gypsy and Billy - (2013-10-07)
[4316] Too many Staffies, too many lurchers - (2014-11-16)
[4333] Misty Melksham Morning - (2014-11-30)
[4417] Crisp morning, fast run - (2015-02-06)
[4433] Different views of a Welsh Valley - but headed home - (2015-02-20)
[4507] In favour of adoption rather than puppy purchase - dogs! - (2015-06-07)
[4517] Black dog day - and Bobby still seeks his new home - (2015-09-26)
[4526] Day trip to Lancaster - (2015-10-10)
[4666] Spring at Well House Manor - (2016-03-27)
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