Wim Harwig

Maand: januari 2007

  • renew the brakes

    We had to renew the brakes of our Citroên AX. One of the cylinders was leaking.

  • commuting with a colleague

    It was warm and dry yesterday. So a lot of bicyclists were out on the cycle-paths. A colleague of me also went to our work on his bicycle. I planned to practise with my photocamera and wanted to know how the video- mode would work while cycling on my bent.  So here is the result 😉

  • a new microwave

    We needed a new microwave. Now we not only have a new microwave, but also a new mirror in our kitchen. So the Sharp becomes unsharp 😉

  • cooking

    While I just sit at the table in our kitchen (doing nothing really, just playing with this blog), my daughter is busy cooking a fine dinner for us. At the moment there is very bad weather in the Netherlands; storms up to 110 km/h.

  • VK 2

    I think that this movie gives a good expression of the feeling I get on my recumbent. Unfortunately I do not own a videocamera to make my own movies, but if I had one it would look the same. 

  • homologation

    I just got these homologations (200 and 300 km’s) by “slow-mail” yesterday. The guys from AUDAX expect you to do the brevet on your bicycle in the shortest possible time, but then it takes them almost 2 years to send the homologation ! I like the French, nobody gets them speedy exept when they’re on…

  • the most beautifull card I got too late.

    I found out that I missed a christmas-card. My niece told me on yahoo that she send me a card, but I never saw it. So she send it a second time. What a card ! A lot of work with Photoshop and it was taken in a house that was designed by a nephew of…

  • market failure !

    The science tells us that GHG emissions are an externality; in other words, our emissions affect the lives of others. When people do not pay for the consequences of their actions we have market failure. This is the greatest market failure the world has seen. – former World Bank chief economist Sir Nicholas Stern, 2006.

  • velomobiles in action !

    The Quest is a comfortable & fast trike for daily use. The Quest has two steering front wheels with drum brakes and a driven rear wheel. (tadpole configuration) more info on; http://www.velomobiel.nl/

  • Darby was here !

    Darby & Tammy visited us. It was a nice time and we had a lot of good conversations. Darby called it “The travellers emergency kit for Holland”. He forgot to take it with him, when he left. But I think it isn’t wise to take stuff like this in your hand-luggage on a airplane to…

  • 02-01-07_1555.jpg

    I made this photo with my cameraphone and uploaded it to Flickr while commuting. No quality stuff, but it works !