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  26.    <p>Another nice fathers day surprise, power tripped out. It&#39;s done it before, I suspect one socket in the lounge, it&#39;s directly below the en-suite shower AND coincidentally did it again when the shower was in use. There&#39;s a <a href="/wiki/#plumber">leak</a>, we need a new shower...</p>
  27. <p>Unplugging stuff and not using the shower will buy me a few days.</p>
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  55.    <p>I got some presents and a cup of tea in bed today, lovely. Dad I have an actual present for you here too!</p>
  56. <p>I got a &quot;guide to <a href="/wiki/#glastonbury">Glastonbury</a>&quot; and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Examiner-Janice-Hallett/dp/1800810474?tag=clarkeology-21">The Examiner by Janice Hallett</a>&nbsp;<sup><abbr title="As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. In theory…">1</abbr></sup>. I really enjoyed her other books. The guide to <a href="/wiki/#glastonbury">Glastonbury</a> brings into focus that it&#39;s not long to go, in fact it&#39;ll be the final day of it two weeks from now. And I&#39;m not packed yet! This guide has its own packing list, but the guy who wrote it suggests bringing three hats and premixed spirits. They&#39;re not on my list.</p>
  57. <p>I&#39;d better get on with it.</p>
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  88.    <time datetime="2025-06-15T10:04:52.000Z">Sun Jun 15</time>
  89.    <p>Trying to book the last parts of our <a href="/wiki/#holiday">holiday</a>, and the last <a href="/wiki/#train">train</a> fare is looking tricky. If we were doing this journey now it would be an hour and twenty-five minutes, but on the day we need it it&#39;s three and a half hours. We only have the one day in this final destination so ideally need to get there! So instead we&#39;ve booked a fast <a href="/wiki/#train">train</a> to the next big town, then a <a href="/wiki/#bus">bus</a>! And <a href="/wiki/#bus">the bus</a> station is still a taxi ride away from where we want to be. It is an adventure. This trip is quite hard work. Not long now though.</p>
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  125.    <time datetime="2025-06-14T18:57:16.000Z">Sat Jun 14</time>
  126.    <p><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/336000898637?&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&amp;siteid=3&amp;campid=5335822550&amp;customid=&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1">Habitat Radius chest of drawers just sold for £280</a>, I was tempted by this one as a) we need one and b) it was a driveable collection. I really want <a href="/wiki/#habitat/radius">the Habitat Radius</a> Tallboy, but there&#39;s not one to be had, so now I&#39;m thinking get one of these, swap with one of the boys, I get the tallboy and they have this.</p>
  127. <p>Such a busy week with <a href="/wiki/#work">work</a> and so on, and then such a busy day today with fun, will report separately..</p>
  128. <p><em>A clear sky and a moderate breeze, 11 - 20℃.</em></p>
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  183.    <time datetime="2025-06-11T06:53:16.000Z">Wed Jun 11</time>
  184.    <p>Hmm <a href="/2025/05/12/i-just-found-another-pension/">I suddenly rediscovered an old pension the other day</a>, not terribly old, just from the job before this one. I just got an illustration for it by email and there&#39;s more in there than I thought! Still not enough to retire on any time soon, but it&#39;s all good when these numbers go up instead of down. My main one will still be the current <a href="/wiki/#pension">pension</a>. Even though I&#39;ve only been paying in five years I&#39;m paying in a lot more than I ever did previously. So even if it doesn&#39;t grow much through clever management it will keep growing while I keep paying in.</p>
  185. <p>Took Clare to the station this morning, so I keep the car in case T1 has any <a href="/wiki/#bus">bus</a> problems getting to <a href="/wiki/#school">school</a> for today&#39;s maths exam. Probably the last maths GCSE exam? Then I&#39;ll pick him up at lunchtime and hopefully he&#39;ll come home and <a href="/wiki/#study">study</a>. Only two more left after this I think. T2 went off to <a href="/wiki/#school">school</a> in a right moody because I made him too much breakfast and then took his books away from him so a) we could tidy up a bit before the cleaners get here and b) so he&#39;d eat something instead of grazy old Minecraft books...</p>
  186. <p>Bloke from <a href="https://share.octopus.energy/cute-elm-487">Octopus Energy</a>&nbsp;<sup><abbr title="Join Octopus Energy here and we both earn money.">1</abbr></sup> is going to be talking at <a href="/wiki/#glastonbury">Glastonbury</a> again. Last time he had Idris Elba on stage with him apparently. I said already I will go to more talks this year and fewer bands.</p>
  187. <p>Should be a nice day, warm, though if it&#39;s like yesterday it will be warm enought but still a bit breezy and grey. Think they said on <a href="/wiki/#radio/4">Radio 4</a> it will get up to thirty degrees by Friday and that could be too hot! Bring it on.</p>
  188. <p>On the trains again, a friend is also <a href="/wiki/#commuting">commuting</a> in today (I&#39;m going on in tomorrow), they said they&#39;d heard from <a href="/wiki/#coffee">the coffee</a> man things are much quieter these days, fewer customers, less <a href="/wiki/#coffee">coffee</a> sold. Speaking of which time for me to make one now. I actually look forward to the start of a new <a href="/wiki/#work">working</a> day as it means it&#39;s time for more <a href="/wiki/#coffee">coffee</a> from my <a href="/wiki/#coffee">coffee</a> machine! And I think I have parcels arriving today, new sunglasses. Life is pretty good!</p>
  189. <p><em>Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze, 12 - 20℃.</em></p>
  190.  
  191. <p><em>Guessing 2534 cups of <a href="/wiki/#coffee">coffee</a> from <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sage-Appliances-SES878BSS-Barista-Stainless/dp/B07NPDSPKV?tag=clarkeology-21">my espresso machine</a>&nbsp;<sup><abbr title="As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. In theory…">2</abbr></sup> probably comes to £0.92 a cup (including 3+ years of <a href="/wiki/#coffee">coffee</a> beans <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07D58X7BC?tag=clarkeology-21">and now servicing</a>&nbsp;<sup><abbr title="As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. In theory…">2</abbr></sup> but not the 'leccy).</em></p>
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  235.    <time datetime="2025-06-09T12:35:23.000Z">Mon Jun 9</time>
  236.    <p>Not quite sure how <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/LucMatton-Halloween-Steampunk-Renaissance-Victorian/dp/B09WK64R8S?tag=clarkeology-21">this came up in my recommendations</a>&nbsp;<sup><abbr title="As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. In theory…">1</abbr></sup>, I definitely wasn&#39;t search for plague era cos play. I&#39;m sure I was only looking at bucket hats. But there you go, it came up and now I&#39;m thinking I like it.</p>
  237. <p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/LucMatton-Halloween-Steampunk-R?tag=clarkeology-21    enaissance-Victorian/dp/B09WK64R8S"><img width="480" height="620" alt="A weird lace up mediaevel shirt" src="/img/2025/06/_bw-2025-06-09-is-this-a-good-look-for-me--71fO8g5nHoL._AC_SY879_.jpg" style="max-width: 100%"></a></p>
  238. <p>It is probably that the ai knows me better than I know myself. &quot;Oh yes, he thinks he&#39;s browsing sun hats for his <a href="/wiki/#holiday">holiday</a>, but deep down I know he&#39;s daydreaming about being in a <a href="/wiki/#dogs/d/amour">Dogs D&#39;Amour</a> video&quot;..</p>
  239. <p>I have collected T1 from <a href="/wiki/#school">school</a>, this morning&#39;s biology exam went well.</p>
  240. <p><a href="https://www.sportpursuit.com">https://www.sportpursuit.com</a> looks to have been a good tip from Richy for clothes. I was originally looking for sunglasses, and have ordered some from there, and a <a href="/wiki/#hoodie">hoodie</a> too. Now I&#39;m looking at new trousers and pants and socks and everything. It seems to be a bit like a tkmaxx for outdoor type stuff, like it&#39;s all end of line discounts maybe. I am trying to tell the boys they need some new stuff for <a href="/wiki/#holiday">holidays</a>.</p>
  241. <p><em>Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze, 11 - 17℃.</em></p>
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  278.    <time datetime="2025-06-09T07:58:26.000Z">Mon Jun 9</time>
  279.    <p>It&#39;s happening... ticket should be here in the next couple of days.</p>
  280. <p>I found someone new I&#39;d like to see while I&#39;m there. Well not new, the very opposite of new. John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival is playing on the main stage.</p>
  281.    <p>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2025/06/09/reduced-train-tickets-for-the-next-three-weeks/">Reduced train tickets for the next three weeks</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2025/06/09/run-stats/">Exercise stats 9/6/25</a> ➡️</p>
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  283.  <div><p>Paul Clarkeʼs blog - I live in Hythe in Kent. Wed  + father to two, I am a full-stack web engineer, + I do javascript / nodejs, some ruby, other languages ect ect. I like pubbing, running, eating, home automation + other diy stuff, history, tree stuff, TV, squirrels, pirates, lego, + TIME TRAVEL.</p></div><div><p>🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#glastonbury">glastonbury</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#festival">festival</a> </p></div><p>Yep, <a href="/2023/10/22/thinking-of-shaking-this-site-up-a-bit/">deliberately unstyled</a>.</p>
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  307.    <time datetime="2025-06-09T06:50:09.000Z">Mon Jun 9</time>
  308.    <p>Just sorted out Clare&#39;s <a href="/wiki/#commuting">commuting</a> ticket for <a href="/wiki/#glastonbury">Glastonbury</a> week. She normally buys the four week carnet ticket as she travels regularly and it works out best. But <a href="/wiki/#glastonbury">Glastonbury</a> week it does not as she&#39;s taking a couple of <a href="/wiki/#day/off">days off</a> so only in one day that week so better to buy odd tickets and then get back on the carnet again. These odd tickets worked out cheaper per day than the regular carnet, as there are some good advanced deals. So I got on it as well and have got tickets for the next three weeks for £36.20 for a peak return, instead of £88. One of those is <a href="/wiki/#glastonbury">Glastonbury</a> week, where I do not have to go into <a href="/wiki/#work">work</a>, but I do still need to get to <a href="/wiki/#stratford">Stratford</a> to get my coach.</p>
  309. <p>I took Clare in today so as to keep the car in case any hold ups with <a href="/wiki/#school">school</a>. They don&#39;t generally want a lift, unless there is a <a href="/wiki/#bus">bus</a> fail. T1 has a biology exam this morning, only four left now including this one. He&#39;s going to come home after that and stay on study leave from now on. It was not official <a href="/wiki/#school">school</a> policy but everyone else was doing it. T2 has his <a href="/wiki/#guitar">guitar</a> with him today but he&#39;s happier getting <a href="/wiki/#bus">the bus</a>.</p>
  310. <p>T1 had to buy his first adult <a href="/wiki/#train">train</a> ticket yesterday to go to <a href="/wiki/#ashford">Ashford</a>. His was £10, his mate&#39;s was £1 because he is a few weeks younger, so still a child travelling with an adult!</p>
  311. <p><em>Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze, 11 - 17℃.</em></p>
  312.    <p>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2025/06/08/glastonbury-patchwork-secret-act-exclusively-revealed/">Glastonbury Patchwork secret act exclusively revealed</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2025/06/09/glastonbury-ticket-has-been-dispatched/">Glastonbury ticket has been dispatched</a> ➡️</p>
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  338.    <time datetime="2025-06-08T13:24:36.000Z">Sun Jun 8</time>
  339.    <p>Patchwork are the secret act playing under a fake name at <a href="/wiki/#glastonbury">Glastonbury 2025</a>, and I have worked out who it is. What is Patchwork but a way of making clothes quickly... TAILORing SWIFTly in other words! Boom, got it!</p>
  340. <p>Actually I still think it&#39;s going to be <a href="/wiki/#pulp">Pulp</a>.</p>
  341.    <p>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2025/06/08/glastonbury-tent-hack/">Glastonbury tent hack</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2025/06/09/reduced-train-tickets-for-the-next-three-weeks/">Reduced train tickets for the next three weeks</a> ➡️</p>
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  372.    <p>I have attached one of my Chipolo tracking tags to the tent. So I can hopefully find my way back to it. I can track its location on a <a href="/wiki/#map">map</a>, and I can make it beep if I&#39;m close to it but can&#39;t find it.</p>
  373. <p><a href="/img/2025/06/_2025-06-08-glastonbury-tent-hack-PXL_20250608_114355138.jpg"><img width="480" height="639" alt="Chipolo tracking tag for my tent" src="/img/2025/06/_bw-2025-06-08-glastonbury-tent-hack-PXL_20250608_114355138.jpg" style="max-width: 100%"></a></p>
  374. <p>Have not tried any of this yet, surely there will be enough other <a href="/wiki/#android">android</a> devices at <a href="/wiki/#glastonbury">Glastonbury</a> to make it work.</p>
  375. <p>I&#39;m not expecting the tent to get up and go for a walk, but if it does that will be handy too. Mostly it will be helpful for finding my way back to the tent in the dark, after a few <a href="/wiki/#cider">ciders</a>.</p>
  376.    <p>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2025/06/08/you-were-probably-wondering-if-my-garden-could-get-any-scruffier.../">You were probably wondering if my garden could get any scruffier...</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2025/06/08/glastonbury-patchwork-secret-act-exclusively-revealed/">Glastonbury Patchwork secret act exclusively revealed</a> ➡️</p>
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  378.  <div><p>Paul Clarkeʼs blog - I live in Hythe in Kent. Wed  + father to two, I am a full-stack web engineer, + I do javascript / nodejs, some ruby, other languages ect ect. I like pubbing, running, eating, home automation + other diy stuff, history, tree stuff, TV, squirrels, pirates, lego, + TIME TRAVEL.</p></div><div><p>🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#glastonbury">glastonbury</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#festival">festival</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#android">android</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#cider">cider</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#hack">hack</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#map">map</a> </p></div><p>Yep, <a href="/2023/10/22/thinking-of-shaking-this-site-up-a-bit/">deliberately unstyled</a>.</p>
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  407.    <p>Don&#39;t worry I&#39;ve got that covered!</p>
  408. <p><a href="/img/2025/06/_2025-06-08-you-were-probably-wondering-if-my-garden-could-get-any-scruffier--PXL_20250608_113447320.MP.jpg"><img width="480" height="639" alt="Tent set up in our front garden" src="/img/2025/06/_bw-2025-06-08-you-were-probably-wondering-if-my-garden-could-get-any-scruffier--PXL_20250608_113447320.MP.jpg" style="max-width: 100%"></a></p>
  409. <p>This is the tent that&#39;s been in <a href="/wiki/#loft">the loft</a> forever. Thought I&#39;d better get it out and set it up before <a href="/wiki/#glastonbury">Glastonbury</a> just in case any bits were missing. Or if indeed it was not really a tent in that bag all along.</p>
  410. <p>It went up fairly smoothly. The elastic in the poles is gone - they&#39;re in sections with a long bit of elastic to hold them together - but I cut and retied that and it&#39;ll do. And it seems to be a three man tent, though it would have been a bit cosy. I could do with one that is about half the size of this then as I&#39;m travelling on my own, but it&#39;s not bad. I can lose a few bits of it, not take the groundsheet for the awning, and don&#39;t need to take all the spare tent pegs and repair kit.</p>
  411. <p>It will be different of course trying to put it up if it&#39;s wet and / or windy but not a lot I can do about that, just hope for the best.</p>
  412. <p>I&#39;m leaving it up while I have lunch, hope it&#39;s not going to rain, then put it down again later. See if it all fits back in the bag. I have used it, as it is a bit dirty, so should all be OK.</p>
  413. <p><em>Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze, 9 - 16℃.</em></p>
  414.    <p>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2025/06/08/artists-of-the-week-commencing-sunday-8th-june/">Artists of the week, commencing Sunday 8th June</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2025/06/08/glastonbury-tent-hack/">Glastonbury tent hack</a> ➡️</p>
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  448.    <p><a href="/wiki/#parkrun">Parkrun</a> cancelled for some event on The Leas. There also wasn&#39;t one on in <a href="/wiki/#dover">Dover</a>. I did think briefly of heading up to <a href="/wiki/#canterbury">Canterbury</a> early and trying to do one there. But did not, so limited <a href="/wiki/#exercise">exercise</a> yesterday. Probably not a lot going on today either.</p>
  449. <p>I have received the shopping, and got a few more jobs to do. Make some lunches and some packed lunches. T1 is now not going in apart from exams. This was not the official line of <a href="/wiki/#school">the school</a> but he says he&#39;s been the only person in his lessons, so we&#39;ve let <a href="/wiki/#school">the school</a> know what is going on. He&#39;s revising pretty hard and we&#39;re very proud of him. I hope he&#39;ll use his new birthday <a href="/wiki/#game">gaming</a> laptop for revision also...</p>
  450.    <p>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2025/06/08/happy-birthday-t1/">Happy birthday T1</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2025/06/08/artists-of-the-week-commencing-sunday-8th-june/">Artists of the week, commencing Sunday 8th June</a> ➡️</p>
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