Arcoarena

Feeling Green

I visited Pledgebank the other day. It is a good idea, sort of. I don’t like the idea that “I’ll only do this if other do” but it’s seems a good way to encourage others to do something you really believe in.

Many of the pledges were things I already do. I recently bought energy-saving lightbulbs so only one bulb in our flat is of the convensional kind (and that only used for all of 1 minute a week; it’s in a cupboard). I also donate blood and I’m going to a session on the 27th. I buy fairtrade tea (although Adam might have a few things to say on this) and more environmentally friendly cleaning products. I also recycle as much as possible. I also give to both Water Aid and Oxfam

Apologies for the above as it makes me sound like a holier-than-thou pillock. But my point is that I created a new one.

So what’s the point of this? Well anyone fancy registering as a bone marrow donor?.

All Change Please

I have bought one of these. I did a trial ride in to work on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised. It didn’t seem as far as it sounds (7 1/4 miles) and around 90% of that was on cycle-paths (which round this way appear to be pavements). Also because it’s the south coast and not Cumbria there aren’t really any hills.

I’ll see how it goes. I’m planning to cycle in most days but winter and lazyness might get in the way of that. The train does cost £54 a month though so that’s incentive enough to keep on pedalling in I hope.

Other than that. I’ve been karting recently and I helped with another fit-up at The King’s Theatre (which thanks to my flat move I now live very close to).