The Bicycle, the hill and the rain
This is a true story. It happened one wet July Morning in the mid 1950’s in a not very nice area of Glasgow called Maryhill.…
Author: waylander
The Mad Tram Driver
Trams. Our American members will know them as Cable cars I think. All the rails and overhead wires were torn down in Glasgow, where I…
WILDLIFE AID/OLYMPIC CYCLING
Does anybody in the UK watch the programme “Wildlife S.O.S.”? About the animal rescue/hospital known as Wildlife Aid run by Simon Cowell ? (no not…
Aberations
Did you know that you can send yourself a private message? Just go to your avatar in the “who’s online” section scroll across your name…
THE MAKING OF A KATANA
Samurai Swords (more properly called “Katana” or Long Sword) are traditionally made by the master swordsmiths from the iron produced in one smelting of iron…
HAZARDS
Today a pallet turned up at the place I work. It was addressed to us, but no sender address or name of the sender was…
The Thoughts of Chairman Waylander
Groups I don’t join much. Forums I have little interest in and the Blogs seem to be being policed for correctness and appropriateness of the…