http://www.downthelane.net/extras A supplement to downthelane.net Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:41:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Budget in excess of 75p, a cast of thousands (if you include the Fleas), 40 minutes in the making - this really will get Jonathan Ross on the edge of his seat for Film 2008. See what lays behind the Web Site, see the Staff at work, see the splender ... http://www.downthelane.net/extras/2008/07/19/video-tour-down-the-lane/ My camera was a bit strange this morning and whilst waiting to see the Dentist, had a fiddle with it. Aiming it at the Magazine Stall, it went off and it was after that I noticed all the other magazines spread around. Firstly I should say it's nothing against my Dentist, ... http://www.downthelane.net/extras/2008/07/19/magazines-at-the-dentist-surgery/ Had it not been for the fact that I was kindly invited by the Kent CCC Team Coach to join them for a Semi-Final Friends Provident Match against Durham, I'd have probably never had a reason to visit Newcastle. I guess because of where I live and most of my holiday ... http://www.downthelane.net/extras/2008/07/05/southerner-in-newcastle/ It's funny how all the things which seem to be getting older on you seem to remind you of it all at once! I've been getting a bit of gip from the ears of late, so rather than burdening my Doctor and take her away from the mundane work of writing ... http://www.downthelane.net/extras/2008/07/01/ears-and-eyes/ So, after a few Internet searches for Lawnmowers, I find one on a certain DIY Store website. As I'd rather like to see what I'm spending, I thought I'd get there for Doors Opening time on a Sunday morning when they're at their least busiest. Also, I see they don't ... http://www.downthelane.net/extras/2008/06/29/buying-a-lawnmower/ It's strange how there are things which you tend to take more notice of as the years roll by. One of my Grandfathers fought on the Somme for the duration of the First World War and my other Grandfather, following spells in Gallipoli and Eqypt, finished the War in Lille. ... http://www.downthelane.net/extras/2008/05/17/hill-62-sanctuary-wood/ I have been an avid watcher of all the Apprentice episodes in all the series and after seeing some of the Candidates, I reckon I would have a pretty good chance of being Sir Alan Sugars next choice. Here are my main credentials. 1. I have one of his Digi Boxes. 2. He ... http://www.downthelane.net/extras/2008/04/24/why-i-should-be-the-apprentice/ Today was the BIG DAY, the day which would add yet another nail and be an everlasting reminder of being a miserable old git. I went to get my Bus Pass. As with everything in life, the day went about as smoothly as a Grand Airport opening Gala. First I had to ... http://www.downthelane.net/extras/2008/04/10/applying-for-the-bus-pass/ Last weekend, the Electric Cooker packed up. Today I had a day off and thought I'd go and pick one up from the two fairly newly opened major Household Appliance Stores in Ashford. I had a quick scour around the Net beforehand and found that both Stores sold the same one ... http://www.downthelane.net/extras/2008/04/10/we-dont-stock-them-here/ For nearly two hours on Sunday, the Lane was seized in the grips of a violent snowstorm which nearly covered all of the grass. Starting in mid-afternoon the sequence of fear was as follows. 16.02hrs - A massive search for missing Ginger the Cat got underway. He was found some two ... http://www.downthelane.net/extras/2008/04/07/snow-brings-chaos-to-lane/