The plant where I worked for many years, is shut down. The last owner went bankrupt. It is for sale since then…. Some folks are still working in the plant for safety reasons and I am one of them. What do you do when something is for sale ? You make nice photos…
Rob had the same experience as I had with the jacket of my bicycle chain lock. But I put a quote of Rob in practice : never travel without Duct tape ! So now the paint on my Bullitt is protected by the Duct tape around the padlock and chain.
This is post number 1000 on this blog. These last few months I was posting less and less, because I am in a bluesy kind of period in my life. My view on life is changing due to the fact that my employer went bankrupt, the Dutch government is altering rules for pensionable age and…
…. for velomobiel.nl to deliver me a new SRAM X9 ! Hurrah for Ymte ! Normally I tend to buy local, but for my velomobile it is best to get parts directly from velomobiel.nl. They know exactly what kind of stuff you need.
A lot of snow fell yesterday in the evening. That is always a nice hobby-time for velonauts ! So I made a short impression on video of my commute… Unfortunately I had to climb out of my Quest a few times, to lift it over a few snow banks. During one of these exercises…
Lots of people ask me why my velomobile has its specific model. Well, the Darieus windturbine inspired Allert Jacobs when he designed his first velomobile.
3 January was the last day of Thermphos International. Just a few colleagues are working for the trustee now, just to keep the plant safe. We can only hope that some company is able to continue the production of phosphorus and has a vision on how to produce it “greener”. An old video shows how…
…. for our coat-hangers. These are in our family for a long, long time. And they’re still going strong! Just for fun I took a photo, asking myself if there are more people who collect this kind of practical “souvenirs”.
We organised a reunion for the old guys of my shift. Due to the bad situation in which our employer is trying to survive, only a few colleagues were present. But the retired all gave “acte de presence”. Kim; thanks for your great support !
………that I don’t understand. I can’t imagine a situation where an adult man wishes to some god that a principal has a M4 in her office ….. It must be the US of A . As long as this kind of madman are allowed to spread their crazy thoughts on television without a comment…
Please be aware what it is you’re cycling on, what you’re walking on, what you’re living on. Dirt is not dirt, it’s soil ….. If you have time, pour yourself a cup of coffee and watch this movie.
Wim Harwig 