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Impressions of Paris
October 23rd, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I have just returned from a long weekend in Paris, We have been there several times before, but we went with two special young Chinese friends, Hua and Zhihao, who have not seen the city before and they were delightful company We took the Eurostar train from London to Paris which was very […]
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Paris in the Autumn
October 20th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I are off today for a long weekend in Paris. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve visited this wonderful city. However, we’re going there this time with some young Chinese friends in their early 30s who have never seen Paris. It will be great fun to enjoy the city with Zhihao […]
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Keeping tabs on collections and deliveries
October 9th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
The consumer watchdog Postwatch today issued the results of a survey of tabs – the metal plates on most pillar boxes that indicates whether the last collection of the day has been made from that box. A nationwide survey undertaken in mid September by Postwatch has revealed that one in every four post boxes fails […]
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Would you be willing to donate your organs?
October 4th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
I’ve registed here and would encourage you to do so.
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I’m just back …
September 30th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
… from a week’s holiday in Uzbekistan, so normal daily postings to NightHawk will now resume.
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Don’t go away
September 23rd, 2006 by Roger Darlington
NightHawk will be static for a week as I go on holiday to Uzbekistan. Perhaps, in the meantime, you could take the opportunity to look around some of the 100 or so sections of my web site. Normal service will be resumed shortly, so please don’t go away.
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Boys and their toys
August 23rd, 2006 by Roger Darlington
I’m on an O2 contract so I can up-grade my mobile every 12 months. I’ve had a Sony Ericcson K750i for just over a year and my Czech mate who’s staying with me fancied it, so I up-graded and gave it to him. My new mobile is a Nokia N80. Boasting a 3 megapixel digital […]
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PiP and me (3)
August 21st, 2006 by Roger Darlington
When I was the independent Chair of the Internet Watch Foundation, I often did a couple of media interviews on the same day and once did four on the same subject. However, today I set a new personal record. In my new capacity as a member of the Council of Postwatch, I’ve been speaking to […]
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Honey’s hideaway
August 19th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
It’s the weekend, so let’s have a lighter story than some of the other NightHawk postings this week. For the last 10 years, we’ve had a cat called Honey. To learn how she came into our lives and acquired her name, click here. Now, Honey wears a fur coat all year round, so she found […]
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Pip and me (2)
August 15th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
In an earlier posting, I explained how, as Chairman of the Greater London region of Postwatch, I spoke to BBC Radio London and Capital Radio about a new pricing system for our mail called Pricing in Proportion or PiP which comes into effect on 21 August. This morning at 7.10 am, I did another radio […]
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