Public spirit

After the exploits of igfest (which I still need to blog about), I decided to go climbing to stretch out the muscles. I was not looking forward to it as I thought it would be a rubbish session, in the end though got up a fair bit and felt alot better for it. When I finally came around to catching the bus home I saw the ticket stuck on the window of the bus stop.

I already had a day to go so couldn't use it, but it did get me thinking about this and whether it is a good or bad idea etc. If for example someone developed a system that openly tracked where tickets were people could exchange tickets all the time bringing travel costs down massively. However the reverse of this is that this would in turn increase the original ticket price. There is something to the social idea of it and how people can exchange rather than sell.

ARK LAB games day coming up

A quick plug for something else I am involved in. On October the 2nd ARK LAB is running a mini games festival if you fancy coming along. check out the blog here.

Why do you clean paving stones?

Well the development on the High Street leading into St Mary Street is coming along, it's taken months to get around the corner below where I live but I am finally managing to have a slightly more peaceful nights sleep. That is until a new noise has introduced itself into my life. For the last few months a company has been asked to 'wash' the newly laid paving slabs. It happens from around 11pm and goes on for hours. With the worse and loudest generator powering the whole thing.

For your own health avoid these vans.

- firstly I have to ask why do you need to 'wash' paving stones?

- secondly it's not just water it is soap as well?

- thirdly if you are doing it do you have to repeatedly have to bang into the fencing time and time again just to make sure I am paying attention.

Sounds dangerous I wonder if it melts rubber tyres? also it's not wet because they have just been washing the floor it's just rained which seems to have done a pretty good job of washing and cleaning?

Lovely film about my passion

Although an obvious advert for Pod Sacs love the feel of this video, and makes me feel how I feel climbing should be.

Podsacs North Wales Bouldering from Podsacs on Vimeo.

Filming in the Bay

really made it easy for me...

just seemed amazingly simple packaging that really worked. The only hurdle for me was the cost, and the lack of knowledge what I would get out of the pack.

all for six dollars and seventy cents

Design story: The Decanter from Landor Associates on Vimeo.