Day 204 – 27 November 2014 Twelve years a local government officer. Well, it’s not quite twelve years really, it’s more like eleven but you were not to know. Anyway, I have been a senior officer in local government for over eleven years now and managed to avoid an Audit Committee. That is until today. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 204
A year of work in progress – day 203
Day 203 – 26 November 2014 If you want a coffee in Morpeth there are plenty of places to choose from. Tea is also available. If you want to do business at the same time however there are really only two choices. There is Costa on Bridge Street and Central Bean in the Sanderson Arcade. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 203
A year of work in progress – day 202
Day 202 – 25 November 2014 Beware the quiet day. It is never going to last. It’s like the elastic band theory where every piece of good luck stretches it and stretches it until it eventually snaps and the busy / quiet balance is restored. Sure enough today was full on with six meetings one … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 202
A year of work in progress – day 201
Day 201 – 24 November 2014 Recognition at last. I’ve joined the ranks of the most influential people in the North East according to the Journal. OK, I was on page fifty five of a sixty six page pull out and I was only in it because I Tweet a lot but it’s a start. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 201
A year of work in progress – day 200
Day 200 – 21 November 2014 To a young boy some forty odd years ago, living in Shincliffe, Trimdon seemed an exotic place. I would see its name on the front of the buses that passed along the Bowburn road at the end of our street. It was a far away and unattainable place and came … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 200
A year of work in progress – day 199
Day 199 – 20 November 2014 I’d never been to Abbey Leisure Centre. I’ve driven past it many times on my way through Pity Me but never needed to stop. Anyone who knows me (or has seen me) will know that leisure centres are not really my thing – too much sweat and Jeyes Fluid. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 199
A year of work in progress – day 198
Day 198 – 19 November 2014 Last night’s Dynamo board was really interesting. The drive there wasn’t. Getting across the Tyne these days is a nightmare. South to North or North to South, it makes no difference. All the roads have been dug up. Getting from Tanfield across Newcastle to get to Hoult’s Yard by … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 198
A year of work in progress – day 197
Day 197 – 18 November 2014 If it is possible to love a machine then for me our folding and inserting machine is it. Why? Because it has taken a job that nobody thinks about, that everyone does but is no one’s responsibility and has turned it into cash. I’m telling you this because today … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 197
A year of work in progress – day 196
Day 196 – 13 November 2014 Philae is resting on Comet 67P. After a couple of bounces and some bitten nails it’s talking away happily to mission control in Germany. Apparently it has the equivalent weight of a butterfly on Earth. We can put a probe on a comet but we can’t sort the traffic … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 196
A year of work in progress – day 195
Day 195 – 12 November 2014 Here we are beavering away in a small corner of Northern England, on a sphere of rock and iron, flying through space and time in an endless universe. Meanwhile our species is attempting to land a washing machine sized satellite on a comet three hundred million miles away. The … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 195
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 