The past few weeks have been mostly unbroken by shrill beeping of the pager with the exception of the regular Thursday night tests. That is, until Saturday. And it’s been a bizarre series of callouts. After doing my Ambulance shift on Saturday, I headed up to Aberystwyth. Sean and I headed out to a Greek […]

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Aled Treharne on May 17th, 2008

…at 2am on the walk back from the pub, you and your friend are discussing the relative merits of the influence of the postmodern and minimalist movements on the architecture in the village. And then running away as the you trigger the security lights of the house you’ve just been discussing.

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I’ve been reading with interest and disgust the comments made by MSP Murdo Fraser about the policing of the UEFA cup final in Manchester. Reported widely on the BBC, I read it today and was surprised to see the MSP at odds with the police already – along with both Scottish Labour and the Lib […]

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Aled Treharne on May 13th, 2008

I’ve not really had the best of luck with cars over the past few years. 2 years ago, my Discovery failed an MOT with some £2k of work needing doing on the body. With a resale value of £2.5k after doing the work, I opted not to throw my money away. My next car turned […]

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Aled Treharne on May 8th, 2008

Sorry I’ve been quiet recently but the last few weeks have been pretty chaotic. Today, however, deserves a post of its own First of all my car died. I ended up renting one for a week, followed by borrowing one from a used car dealership that was able to get me out of a very […]

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