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Dispatches from the North: My Accidental Journey Up England’s Steepest Road

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I recently learned a very important lesson. Don't trust your satellite navigation system, it may attempt to kill you. If you have a satellite navigation system, you probably have seen the disclaimer at the beginning when you fire it up cautioning you to check your route before you set off. I ignored this warning, and I nearly paid with my life. Dramatics aside, this was the … [Read more...] about Dispatches from the North: My Accidental Journey Up England’s Steepest Road

Dispatches from the North: A Holiday in the Lake District

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  I was unsure what to write about this week since there seem to be so many things going on, and none of them related to one another. Last week started with many in the construction and manufacturing trades going on strike, my father-in-law was on strike from his construction job and my brother-in-law had to cross picket lines to go to his management job at a local power … [Read more...] about Dispatches from the North: A Holiday in the Lake District