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Skips

There was a skip with house clearance stuff in it. On top was a nice bit of wood (pale, straight grained, 2×4 about 2m long, machined surfaces, nice wood).I stood looking, pondering taking it home, but it was a bit too big and too much of a faff to get out.A bloke came up to …

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Posted byDavid16/4/2025Posted inDagenham, true storiesLeave a comment on Skips

Old Signs

It’s interesting when walking around to take a look and see if you can work out how long something has been in place. Some things are easy, a church or other public building may have a dedication stone; you can estimate how old a tree is from its size. How do you work out how …

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Posted byDavid17/1/2025Posted inBarking, Dagenham, Local history, London, Walking Dagenham

2023

I started 2023 with some plans, but then life happened and some of the plans were disrupted. Let’s see where I got to. Walking Dagenham: My plan to walk every road in Dagenham. I had planned this would take about six months, if I walked at weekends and holidays. It soon became obvious to me …

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Posted byDavid31/12/2023Posted in2023, Dagenham, EndOfYear, geeking, meta, science, Walking Dagenham, weather

Birds of Dagenham

I’m a scientist, I like data. If I can collect and analyse data from the environment around me, I’m a happy scientist. I’ve been using BirdNet on my phone to identify birds by their sounds; it works pretty well, but sometimes gets confused by lots of birds together, I’ve taught myself a lot of bird …

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Posted bydtl26/6/2022Posted inDagenham, experiments, geeking, science

I am become Death, the destroyer of snails.

I like snails. Not to eat, but as animals in themselves. I’ve even done a stand-up comedy set about slugs and snails. I find them fascinating. I don’t kill them on purpose. Since taking up cycling to work, I have accidentally killed many snails. There is a patch of tarmac connecting Castle Green park and …

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Posted byDavid10/10/2020Posted inDagenham, true stories

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