Category: observation
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CoffeeB – No Plastic, No Aluminium
Reading Time: 3 minutesI have played with Dolce Gusto machines and Nespresso machines and both of them have the same flaw. They’re quick and convenient when you’re preparing coffee but less convenient when you need to get rid of the capsules. With Nespresso getting rid of the aluminium capsules is easy, once you have a…
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Sleeping in Prison Hotels and Bunkers
Reading Time: 2 minutesSeveral years ago I volunteered at an event and rather than put us up in a hostel or hotel they put us up in a bunker and the experience was good. The advantage of a bunker is that it’s clean, and quite spacious, so you can choose which room to spend time in.…
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If in Doubt Abort
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is an old rule that I live by. If in doubt, abort. It’s related mainly to when I was diving but is linked to other forms of extreme sports. The logic is simple. If you’re going hiking, climbing, diving or some other dangerous sport and you have some doubt, for any…
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A Frustrating Injury
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are two rules that we know well. The first is that we should take our shoes off before crossing a stream, to avoid getting our shoes wet. The second rule is never to cross a stream barefoot because you need to protect your feet. Last week I crossed a stream and I broke…
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Deepest Airbnb Video
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecently I watched [a video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-4yrSVMwis) of two people going to sleep 1375 feet (about 400 meters deep) down in a cave that had once been a mine. As they descend they go from daylight to tunnel shafts, to walking in darkness until they get to places where they need to go…
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Meetup Silence Due to Rain
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday it rained so consistantly that I didn’t leave the house. I stayed indoors the entire day. I wanted to go out but because of the never-ending rain I never set foot outside. I considered going for a run but by the time I had digested I considered that the rain would…
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Of Rain and a Pi 5 4GB
Reading Time: 2 minutesRain was forecast today. If rain had not been forecast then I would have driven to Ins, near the Lake of Murten near Neuchatel to go around the lake at a slow up. I didn’t go, not because rain was forecast, but because rain was expected although not quantified. I like to…
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The Roche Au Dade Via Ferrata
Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo days ago I was agonising about whether to go for a via ferrata(VF) or a hike. Eventually I decided that I would go for the hike, because hiking was an 18 minute drive away. I went for a walk/run and then I found that I had a burning desire to do…
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Experimenting with the Ocean Drive Street E-Scooter
Reading Time: 4 minutesOver a year ago I sold my petrol scooter because the service was expected to cost more than five hundred Swiss Francs. As a result of this I was without a scooter for a year or two. In that time I missed the convenience of having a small vehicle to take me…
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The Nyon to Gland Loop
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is possible to walk from Nyon to Gland and back in a single day, and to play Ingress in Gland, before meeting a meetup group to walk back to Nyon from Gland, via the Toblerone. The distance I walked was twenty eight kilometres but this is partially due to spending an…