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Prescott Hill Climb
- by Mark
Prescott 049, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Wendy’s dream car – an AC Cobra. Sam took this one at Prescott Hill Climb.
Read MoreCould open source replace Google adwords/adsense?
- by Mark
I love Google. The search tool is terrific, and I have yet to see a better one, and I also use Gmail, Google docs, Google Analytics and plenty of other groovy Google stuff. Oh and this blog is published with Blogger so thanks again Google. The problem I have is with Google Adwords and Adsense,…
Read MoreDad helping me put the posters on the trailer
- by Mark
Dad helping me put the posters on the trailer, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass.
Read MoreI’m so conflicted
- by Mark
I want to run my car on pure vegetable oil, which apparently will be OK, but take a look at this…….
Read More2 new sites added to the UsedUk fold
- by Mark
I have added 2 more towns to the UsedUK familywww.UsedCheltenham.co.uk and www.UsedGloucester.co.uk Anyone out there in Gloucestershire with ideas for promoting the sites locally, please get in touch.
Read MoreWolves game 9th Feb 2008 – Balloons
- by Mark
Wolves game 9th Feb 2008 – Balloons, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Nick and his family, with Wendy and Sam helped to hand out 7500 balloons before the Wolves game on Feb 9th. We were a bit nervous about the reception we might get, but it all turned out to be a lot of fun.
Read MoreWe have a fan page for UsedBlackCountry on Facebook
- by Mark
We have a fan page on Facebook and there are 8 fans already. Click the picture to join and send us some love, thanks.
Read MoreDaily Telegraph Jan08
- by Mark
Telegraph Jan08, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. I got a mention on the Telegraph website, business section.
Read MoreUsedWolverhampton.co.uk
- by Mark
UsedWolverhampton.co.uk, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. A car boot sale near Wolverhampton. I parked the trailer near the entrance the public drove past.
Read MoreAngels in Dudley
- by Mark
Here I am handing out flyers in Dudley town centre in the rain. My halo has drooped a bit.A man from the council market which you can see in the background moved us on as he said he had had a complaint !Wendy and I gave away 40 helium filled balloons to little kids too.
Read Morewww.useddudley.co.uk launched
- by Mark
dudley, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. My new website business starts soon. The website has been created and is now being tested. Feel free to have a play with it.www.useddudley.co.ukwww.usedwolverhampton.co.ukwww.usedwalsall.co.ukwww.usedblackcountry.co.uk
Read Morelamb tangled
- by Mark
lamb tangled 001, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. This lamb had been tangled up in this bramble for quite a while and someone knocked on our door to let us know as they were thinking we owned it. (we are renting a house from the farmer) The farmer was away at a sale in Wales, when…
Read MoreSnowshill
- by Mark
Snowshill 005, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Snowshill in the evening sun, having cycled there via Buckland with Dave Malley. Boy oh boy I was knackered getting there. He says my bike is too small for me but he is just jealous because I only paid 84 quid for it on eBay and he paid 500…
Read MoreVillage Fete
- by Mark
So we are back in the UK and living in Willersey in Gloucestershire. We moved into a great little house and just in time to take part in the village fete and craft show activities. My date and walnut cake didn’t win a prize in the men only baking section, (there were 22 entries) Our…
Read MoreMalley House
- by Mark
Image(499), originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. click on the pic to see more
Read MoreLake Cowichan camping trip
- by Mark
Lake Cowichan camping trip, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Gordan Bay camp site on our last trip in Canada. Everything fitted in or on the Tracker which has turned out to be a fantastic car. We drove for 75 Km down logging roads and 75 Km back to get to Nitnat village. (took 5-6 hours)
Read MorePolecat lodge party
- by Mark
Polecat lodge party, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. There was a neighbourhood party in Merle’s workshop, where we got to say goodbye to lots of friends. Click on the pic of Barney for more …..
Read MoreZack & Sam
- by Mark
Zack & Sam, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Sam was asked if he would ride a llama as an experiment, as Bruce wanted to know if Zack would do it.It turned out that he doesnt like it and he bucked Sam off !
Read MoreSam and Goat, and Barney is goat trampoline in movie
- by Mark
Sam and Goat, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass.
Read MoreQuails spotted in the garden
- by Mark
Quails spotted in the garden, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass.
Read MoreWhiffen Spit
- by Mark
Whiffen Spit, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. In Trevor’s fishing boat rounding Whiffen Spit. No fish were caught again though. It is a beautiful boat and a beautiful place to zoom about. Press the green arrow to see the video below. and see the seal get fed some salmon roe after.
Read MoreMe on Tony’s quad bike
- by Mark
Me on Tony’s quad bike, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass.
Read MoreBarney and James
- by Mark
Barney and James, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. We were invited to a bbq at Tony & Nancy’s house. They have quad bikes :o)
Read MoreSurvivorman (behind the house)
- by Mark
Barney, Sam and I built a shelter out of a tarp behind the house, about 50yards into the forest. We had a fire and cooked wieners and Merle and Tom, from next door came over, and we drank wine and beer and told ghost stories. After dark the kids got cold feet and went inside…
Read Moregold kalashnikov
- by Mark
2 pictures of me. The first a lamp designed by Philipe Starck, gold kalashnikov, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. This is a gold plated kalashnikov machine gun looking table lamp. $1600 and we actually sold one on the website !! Jeez there are some stoopid folks out there. This is a picture of me taken in the…
Read MoreAngus does the dangerous work
- by Mark
Angus does the dangerous work, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. I am making a bench and I’m not allowed to do the dangerous work with the big sharp tools as I would get tangled up in them, and that would blunt the blades. This is Angus who is helping me with the dangerous bits. he is…
Read MoreBig tree smashed
- by Mark
Big tree smashed, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. This is the biggest of the trees that was wrecked in the recent storms.It makes our car look like it is toy sized.
Read MoreIt’s snowing hard
- by Mark
Saturday evening and it is snowing hard here. It doesnt snow that often this far South except on the mountains. :o)
Read MoreBruce the fishing master
- by Mark
img_1640, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Barney & Sam have caught their first fish thanks to Bruce the fishing teacher. They have to call him Sir ! I scoffed the fish.
Read MoreSee all the road trip pics
- by Mark
Palm Springs 036, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. click on the Joshua Tree photo and link to Flickr where all of the road trip pics are stored
Read MoreView Palm Springs from the mountain
- by Mark
Road Trip to Palm Springs 031, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass.
Read MoreRichard’s House
- by Mark
Road Trip to Palm Springs 024, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. So we drove for 1365 miles (2200 Km) to deliver this patio furniture which is made in Belgium. Richard saved $10K for his trouble and it does look fantastic.
Read MorePalm Springs Aerial Tram
- by Mark
Road Trip to Palm Springs 028, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. There is a mountain overlloking the city and you can take this cable car to the top – 8500 ftAs you ascend the floor revolves so you get to see a 360 degree view – takes 10 minutes too.
Read MoreMojave Desert Plane storage
- by Mark
Road Trip to Palm Springs 018, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass.
Read MorePropositioned by a fag hag
- by Mark
In Sacremento we were propositioned by a Fag Hag who assumed Richard and I were both gay and she wanted to go to a gay night club in Palm Springs with us that night.Sacremento is a gold rush town, very interesting, with a paddle steamer that brought the prospectors inland from San Francisco.
Read MoreLucky 33 Black at the Native Casino
- by Mark
So we were travelling along the highway in the dark looking for a motel to stay and zoomed past an Indian casino with a full carpark – 4 tiered multistory in the middle of nowhere and FULL of cars.So we did a u-turn and booked in, and it was brilliant. Very nice new room, excellent…
Read MoreRoad Trip
- by Mark
I set off Thursday on a road trip to Palm Springs, with Richard from work. He has a house there and we are delivering a U-Haul van load of patio furniture.The weather forecast was supposed to be stormy but the crossing to Port Angeles on the MV Coho was not too bad at all. All…
Read MoreA Jack O Lantern
- by Mark
012, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Halloween is a big deal here. Much bigger than the UK.
Read MoreWicked old man
- by Mark
011, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. A wicked old man tries to beat our Monty with a big stick.
Read MoreBarney in the distance
- by Mark
001, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Barney popped the button on his trousers so they kept falling down, which slowed his pace.
Read MoreGreat Uncle David and Aunty Mary
- by Mark
005, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. We went for a hike up to the Sooke potholes, and Dave explained why the geology was like it was and how it had all been miles under sea at some point.
Read MoreSomething that made me smile
- by Mark
As I got home from work today I caught Wendy at the tail end of telling Sam off as she said “….. and put that lizard away as well !”I bet she never thought those words would ever pass her lips.
Read MoreQuite an evening so far
- by Mark
On the way home I saw a black bear near our house. It was really small and cute and was gambolling along the middle of the road so I followed it until it nipped into the forest. I’m not sure if I should be reporting this to someone? 2 days ago a black bear sighting…
Read MoreEast Sooke Soap Box Derby
- by Mark
IMGP2557Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Sam was great in the soap box derby – he didnt win the trophy ( which was as tall as he is) but he did win some races.Thanks to the East Sooke fire brigade for organizing it. This a movie of Sam driving the cart but watch the other kid he…
Read MoreMerles woodshed
- by Mark
IMGP2556 Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Merle is making a woodshed out of old pallets saved from a shopping centre building site – it took him all day to collect the good timber.The roof is covered from red cedar shingles which he splits from round tree sections he pinches, er I mean, finds in the forest.…
Read MoreThe flippin’ deck is finished at last
- by Mark
The Riley family visit of August 2006 was the deadline for finishing the deck and steps to the top of the rock which should give us a glimpse of the sea – a glimpse you understand, not a view and it is of Sooke Basin not really the sea. But still it was worth it,…
Read MoreSasquatch House
- by Mark
IMGP2528, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. We found a great Sasquatch house on the beach at Whiffen Spit – they are made by Bigfoot type creatures, probably at night. There was no sign of the owner on this occasion.We saw a Cougar the other night returning from a Shamrock’s Lacrosse game, but we have yet to…
Read MoreMuir Beach
- by Mark
IMGP2544, originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. From the back – Jack, Grace, Bonzo, Sputnik and Kitty
Read MoreFossils at Muir Creek
- by Mark
Fossils at Muir Creek Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. on the beach at Muir Creek there is this giant wall of sandstone and mussel shells fossilised from mllions of years ago.
Read MoreRaccoons raid the bird table
- by Mark
Raccoons raid the bird table Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass.
Read MoreBarney made dinner
- by Mark
IMGP2440 Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. what a great meal he made too !It was chicken and peppers in a garlic and sweet chilli sauce on a bed of rice.Sam and he made yoghurt and fruit dessert with smarties in it.Scrumptious.
Read MoreThe new shelves
- by Mark
The new shelves Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. It was a bit like an Amish barn raising. Barney and I built these shelves but we needed help from Tom and Merle to get them erected. The Amish might have frowned on all the beer drinking though.
Read MoreMe on the new deck
- by Mark
Me on the new deck Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. some more progress
Read MoreBarney & Sam
- by Mark
Barney & Sam & Snow in JulyOriginally uploaded by thesnodgrass. We went camping with Amber & Ryan at Miracle Beach and lost the camera somewhere in our enormous tent, so didn’t take enough pictures.This is one of the few which was taken after spending the morning on the Beach. I have said it before but…
Read MoreGrand Poobah of the leopard lodge
- by Mark
Grand Poobah of the leopard lodge Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Whilst camping for the long weekend at Miracle Beach we went to the Campbell River Canada Day parade.
Read MoreTwo naughty deer in the garden
- by Mark
2 deer in the garden Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. these blighters have eaten all the flowers off the plants Wendy was growing. They even chewed the chilli peppers which were supposed to be deer proof.
Read MoreBarney smashing a boulder wears the correct safety gear
- by Mark
Barney smashing a boulder wears the correct safety gear Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. This was taken yesterday. Today it is so hot Barney has filled his welly boots with water to keep cool. Smart eh?
Read MoreMy view from the car on the way into Victoria each day makes the journey worthwhile.
- by Mark
My view from the car on the way into Victoria each day makes the journey worthwhile. Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass.
Read MoreSimon, Sofia and Jackie
- by Mark
IMG_1024 Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. click on the picture to link to a slideshow of picture from their visit.
Read MoreCedar plank cooked salmon
- by Mark
PICT0095 Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Cooking for Jackie & Simon in the local tradition, on a cedar plank that has been soaked for a couple of hours in water. It was delicious.
Read MoreBit odd this
- by Mark
IMGP2301Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. I was looking at a new website of maps that anyone can edit, called wikimapia when I saw that somoene called Matt had added a note about their house to it, only 20 hours ago. They live just down the road. I thought I would try to freak them out by…
Read MoreLuxton Rodeo
- by Mark
Luxton Rodeo Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. Barney & I went to Luxton Rodeo for some redneck action. Yee haw.Actually it was very good.
Read MoreMe on the deck in Ucluelet
- by Mark
IMGP2262 Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. We went to Ucluelet & Tofino with Simon, Jackie & Sofia who are on a visit from the UK.We stayed in the Captains Quarters and had a deck overlooking Terrace Beach.
Read Moreplatform takes shape
- by Mark
April 007 Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. this will be the platform to which the steps will go.
Read MoreSnow but sunny
- by Mark
April 006 Originally uploaded by thesnodgrass. How mad is it to be able to go to the beach, get sun burnt, yet there is a snowy mountain always in view?
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