The Richie G Website » Work http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk Richie G: established 1986 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:10:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Petroc… http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2009/09/23/petroc/ http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2009/09/23/petroc/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:18:45 +0000 Richie G http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/?p=179 Petroc Logo

Petroc - the new name for East Devon and North Devon Colleges

Edited 25 Sept 09

I have decided to delete this post. There has been a lot of talk around Petroc about the new name and how it may or may not work and not all of it has been positive.

While this post was, in my opinion, fairly positive towards the new name, I’ve decided to delete it as I don’t want any problems from on high.

The new name is growing on me though, shame it doesn’t seem to be for a lot of people.

]]> http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2009/09/23/petroc/feed/ 0 Knightshayes & Grand Western Canal http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2009/03/19/knightshayes-grand-western-canal/ http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2009/03/19/knightshayes-grand-western-canal/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:50:32 +0000 Richie G http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/?p=87 Another Thursday, another day out taking photographs with the AS Photography Students…

This time we went to the nearby National Trust property, Knightshayes Court, followed by a quick jaunt to the Grand Western Canal.  As with the students, I took more photos at Knightshayes than the canal, but more importantly, today was the first day of using my brand new Nikon D60 DSLR camera, which is actually MINE!!! I no longer have to borrow cameras from work (having said that, I’m in London on Saturday and will probably borrow one of the J10 cameras!).  I’ve only been taking photos as a ‘photographer’ (of sorts) for about seven years now…

Anyway – photos.  Here you go.  Enjoy!

Knightshayes & Grand Western Canal 19-03-09

Knightshayes

Knightshayes

 

 
Looking towards Tiverton with Heathcoats factory visible in the distance

Looking towards Tiverton with Heathcoats factory visible in the distance
The National Trust tree? (compare it with the NT logo!)

The National Trust tree? (compare it with the NT logo!)

 

 

 
Pink Flower

Pink Flower
Pink Girl

Pink Girl

 
Seagull - GW Canal

Seagull - GW Canal

 
Jesus takes the photo? (on the water you see...)

Jesus takes the photo? (on the water you see...)
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The minibus was a bit dodgy though, especially as Sharon had problems finding fourth gear on occasions, and any form of gradient steeper than 3% would tend to conk it out.  In fact, on the way back I was messing around with my phone as I was bored and set my Facebook status so it read ‘Richard isn’t sure that the college minibus will make it to the top of this hill’ and sent a couple of people text messages to that effect as well.

Anyway, of the 290-odd photos I took, I’ve managed to whittle it down to about fifty which will appear below for your viewing pleasure.  Enjoy. Photos include stuff which will (eventually) go into the larger ‘Bridges Project’ that was started while I was a student at college and also ‘Photos of People taking Photos’.

Eden Project 12-03-09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
]]> http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2009/03/12/eden-project-trip/feed/ 0 Snow day… maybe http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2009/03/04/snow-day-maybe/ http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2009/03/04/snow-day-maybe/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:29:33 +0000 Richie G http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/?p=58 So when I got out of bed this morning, I was greeted with the horrible sound of my mum attempting to sing ‘Winter Wonderland’. Because it had snowed overnight.

It was still relatively OK though, but quite white outside. That was, until I got into work…

Snow March 09

View from my front door, 7.50am

View from my front door, 7.50am
A361 near Knowstone, around 8.15

A361 near Knowstone, around 8.15
Obliterated Roadwork Signs on A361 near Knowstone, around 8.15am

Obliterated Roadwork Signs on A361 near Knowstone, around 8.15am
Still on the A361 near Knowstone, probably around 8.20am by now!

Still on the A361 near Knowstone, probably around 8.20am by now!
... yet this was the view out of my office when I got in to work, around 9.10am.

... yet this was the view out of my office when I got in to work, around 9.10am.

(all photos taken on my phone, and honestly I was not driving while some of these were taken – there were traffic lights on the A361 which caught me up! Images hosted on Picasa)

Admittedly mainly this afternoon the weather down here has turned a bit so it’s a bit more snowy, but it’s not settling. I don’t think I could cope with another snow-day to be honest as I just get really bored.  I’m just amazed at how different a few miles can make in the weather – although it was a little cold it still looked rather summery down here when I got here this morning!

]]> http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2009/03/04/snow-day-maybe/feed/ 0 Lightbulb Joke #1 http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2007/06/11/lightbulb-joke-1/ http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2007/06/11/lightbulb-joke-1/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:06:27 +0000 Richie G http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/?p=11 How many Morrisons employees does it take to change a lightbulb?

One.  What do you think we are? Stupid?

]]> http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2007/06/11/lightbulb-joke-1/feed/ 0 Fifty Pounds http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2006/11/15/3/ http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/2006/11/15/3/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:05:58 +0000 Richie G http://www.stupidstupidity.co.uk/?p=3 What does £50 get you? For me, it’s a tank of petrol which will last about a week and a half. For others, it’s a week’s shopping money. A 200 pack of cigarettes costs just over that amount. Tearfund say that “£51 a month could teach a whole community about HIV, breaking down fears and stigma and exploring safer cultural practices, while also giving a child in Africa an HIV-free start in life, by testing mothers and providing counselling and crucial information and training a group of churches to prevent HIV, care for orphans and support those affected by AIDS.” Other charities
can help feed families, give clean water, give children a chance of education for about £50 a month.

On a Thursday, I work 5 and a half hours at about £5.10/hr, earning about £28. As I was going to the staff rooms to get my stuff and swipe out, I saw a bin bag, full of unsold items from the bakery department; loaves of bread, bread rolls, doughnuts, cookies, etc. There was a sticker on this bag which told whoever looked at it how much the items inside
were worth all added together. This bag of wasted food was worth just over £50.

This happens day in, day out at the Morrisons in which I work, and probably every other supermarket throughout the country. This doesn’t count some of the other waste that is wasted. And that’s what it is: waste. There are billions of people in this world who are crying out for food, even just clean drinking water, while over here we are just throwing away fifty pounds worth of bread without a moments thought, and it’s not right.

Think about what’s being done, and if you can, set up a standing order from your bank account to one of the many charities that work in these countries that are crying for help. Please.

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