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It won’t be the fire that kills you… (Part 2)

Jon — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:03:50 +0000

So, today got off to a rather interesting start to say the least! It started off before 9am CEST, when I was wakened by the sound of the fire alarm. Peering our the door, to see if it was another drill, I met one of the more pleasant staff members of the Cellule Logement, telling …

It won’t be the fire that kills you…

Jon — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:37:18 +0000

So last night we had a fire drill organised by the ‘Direction des cités’ in collaboration with the Mons Fire Service. In the notices posted up around the building telling us when it would roughly take place (19h00 – 20h00), it said that we were to use the ‘sortie de secours’, all of which are …

So long…

Jon — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:36:32 +0000

“So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen goodbye [Northern Ireland]“, and so the song goes. I do hope that I shan’t miss you, your bombs, your polar politics or your vernacular. Adieu!

Back to Uni

Jon — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:54:27 +0000

As I write this, the first Academic Week in UU draws to a close (thankfully it finished for me yesterday!) and some 20000 students spread across the 4 campuses of the University of Ulster return to their studies, it is a relief to be back, even though as every day passes we get ever closer …

Trains, Ships and a whole lot of shouting

Jon — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:42:14 +0000

Yesterday I decided to go to the start of the Maritime Festival in Belfast, as it was the first time in 18 years (1991) that the Tall Ships had been in Belfast. It all began yesterday morning, when I was waiting on the platform in Coleraine to get the 1015BST train from Londonderry/Derry to Great …

New Invention hits the High Street

Jon — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:27:55 +0000

I’m sure some of you saw a story on Lidmag about some interesting new inventions to be conceived in Northern Ireland. For those of you that haven’t: Unconfirmed reports have reached the LidMag Newsdesk of an undisclosed number of new inventions, conceived in Northern Ireland, which, if true, could revolutionise Amateur Radio. Northern Ireland is …