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Checkpoint Charlie, Iain MacGregor

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  Of the three checkpoints between West Berlin and East Germany check point Charlie is probably the most famous and notorious. Being in the center of Berlin it’s the focus point of two army’s that are on the brink of war. It’s also the staging point for all the ‘diplomatic crossings’ to east Berlin and where tourists rom the west can enter East Berlin for sightseeing trips or to take advantage of cheaper goods that can only be bought in the east such as Dresden and Mason tableware.  The author delves deep into the politics of post World War Two Germany and the reasons behind the creation of the Berlin Wall before taking you through the history of the only checkpoint to link East and West in the city. He’ll guide you through what it was like to use the checkpoint as a tourist or journalist knowing the the East German secret police Stasi are watching you’re every move with suspicion. The ‘diplomatic’ missions sent into the east to gather information and the hair raising chases a...
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Course work, restocking golf balls !

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  I got home from work and immediately started the last unit of lean organisational management techniques. The last unit is about teams and team leading which is ironic as I’ve just finished a course on that. I wrote an essay on what makes an effective team and then headed out.  It’s a bank holiday weekend and the weather is great which means golf for lots of people ! This in turn means many of them will be buying expensive golf balls and systematically distributing them in to the local flora and fauna around the golf course. Being an enterprising golf ball reseller I had to go and take advantage. It was a good haul today of 34 which makes 72 for the weekend and nearly a 20% replacement of my sold stock. Not bad ! I’ll sort them out, clean them and start listing them on eBay.  A good day all in all !  Have fun stay safe 👍🏼
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Old Jamaica Ginger Beer

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  No when I was 11-12 Sunday afternoons were about getting out for a cycle with my dad. We would cycle up to Burnham Beeches and have a soft drink from the Spa shop in Farnham Common. I would have a Coke-Cola but he would have an Old Jamaica Ginger beer.  So when I saw it in the local shop I thought I’d give it a go. I wasn’t a fan back then it was not appealing to my sweet tooth. Now it doesn’t seem as strong and I think it might grow on me. I’m not running out to buy another one but I might try a different brand to see how they go. Give it a try it's a unique soft drink!  ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have fun stay safe 👍
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Productive day

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  I came home from work and knuckled down to finish off my second unit in my lean organisation management techniques course. The last few questions were about standard working documents and their use in the work place, I’d already drafted my own standard document based on a restaurant opening process so it was a case of answering the other questions.   Once all was submitted I had a little snack and headed out up Gsllions path. With a long bank holiday weekend I was hoping that plenty of players were out. I headed up and it was a good haul 26 balls today when added to the 11 from yesterday that’s 10% of my total sales replaced.  I’ve started a new book on Audible so look out for that blog otherwise it’s been a nice day, the only downside was ripping I T-shirt hunt for balls but hey.  Hopefully there aren’t that many revisits on my course work, let’s wait and see.  Have fun stay safe 👍🏼
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Brighton day trip !

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  Today we woke up and decided to have a day out, now the question was where to go ! We considered a few options Oxford, Portsmouth or just staying local but eventually we decided on Brighton. It was a nice drive down with little traffic and just over an hour latter we were parking, I think I found one of the most expensive car parks near the lanes. The seafront might have been a bit cheaper if you’re deciding to go.  We explored some of the lanes first, it’s mostly jewellery stores and a few boutique stores but worth a look. It was then looking at the pavilion for the pictures. There were some morris dancers as it’s May Day today. We had a look at some of the shops. We headed down to the sea front and the weather was gloriously sunny. A walk up the pier which cost £1 we weren’t tempted by the arcade and fair ground.  We had a walk down the beachfront for a bit and even looked for some sea glass on the beach but they were only small pieces and the tide was high. While we ...
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Course work, Windsor and Gallions path

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 Golf balls sold 376  It was an early start today, after a healthy breakfast of granola and yogurt it was straight into the course work. I was tasked with laying out the evaluation tools to improve a business and explain the measures I would put in place to change its working practices so a full on essay. It was fun to lay it out and write it though and to break down the task into its different elements.  For lunch it was a nice walk to Windsor and Eaton for lunch in Côte Brasserie. It was confit of pork belly with gratin potatoes. Now the pork was very fatty but I guess that’s because it’s belly. But I loved it and the service was good. With a crème brûlée for dessert all was right with the world, a pink lemonade and bottle of tap water was perfect. It was a nice walk home with a new book to listen too.  I came home did some more course work about signs and information management techniques before heading up Gallions path. I’d sold 16 Callaway Speedsoft so needed to...
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Walking up Gallions path

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 Golf balls sold 360  It was a walk up Gallions path today, but I was to late as another golf ball picker had beaten me to it. It was a nice walk up to the top of the path and back. I did find 2 balls on the way back but they were only fit for a value bundle.  Tomorrow I’m going to get some rest after work and let my body recover as I’ve been pushing hard.  Have fun stay safe 👍🏼
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