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“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence” Vince Lombardi (ex US football coach)
”You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.” – Johnny Cash
Johnny & his mate Bob
Winter has definitely arrived this week with the first delivery of snow and ice. The nights have closed in and daylight is taking an extended lie in in the mornings. Thankfully what also arrived in the post this week was my new headlight for my bike fresh fromHong Kongand recently purchased of eBay.
My last headlight a Cateye HL-EL530 cost £50 and takes 4 AA batteries to work. I picked this one as it was highly recommended by a magazine I read at the time. Unfortunately however it was of some use on a well lit street but about as much use as a candle in the wind on an unlit road or trail. Here’s a photo of its brightness in my garage.
My mucker Nigel, a man who spends a lot of time on his mountain bike in dark blasting around forests discovered what looked to be the bargain of the century on eBay. The deal was that for £30 you would get a CREE XML T6 LED Headlight that is 1600 Lumens bright and a battery which lasts for 3 hours and that comes with its own electric charger. I read that 1600 Lumens was equal to a cars headlight and to be honest I was a little sceptical. What I did know was that if I had of bought a light that claimed this level of performance from a bike shop they would have been looking £250 plus, so at £30 I judged it worth the risk. So after two weeks in the transportation yesterday afternoon it arrived and shortly after so did darkness. I headed out to the garage to check it out in excitement and a little apprehension. Here’s what it provided – what do you think?
Obviously it needs field tested to see how the battery lasts and charges but at this point it very much looks like it was £30 well spent. The performance between my two lights is certainly night and day different and I’m so far delighted with this astonishing little bargain!
I came across this singer song writer last month and I’ve really been enjoying her work. In fact so much so her EP has been played over 20 times on my iPod. I didn’t know much about her so today I thought I would do a bit of research. Beforehand I would have said that she was probably a woman in her thirties with at least a decade of experience behind her – was I in for a surprise. It turns out she is a 17 year old from Bathand this is her first EP!! Flamin nora her lyrics and song writing are amazing. Give her video a blast and see what you think. Her EP “Never Fade” is definitely worth a listen and at £1.79 on iTunes its outstanding value!
If you had been putting money in an account for 30 years only to discover that some funds had been taken and your balance reduced because Agnes down the street has mismanaged hers, would you accept it? Strike Member on Radio Ulster
“Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he can rob the world”
Jim McCartney (Not sure where he got it)
