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Getting My HTC Desire repaired by Carphone Warehouse\Geek Squad (part 3)

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

A bit like waiting for a bus, nothing for ages and then 3 come at once. My HTC repair has moved on today when I checked it has gone to HTC in Milton Keynes for repairs. Rather worryingly that means … Continue reading →

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Getting My HTC Desire repaired by Carphone Warehouse\Geek Squad (part 2)

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

Monday 20th Well it’s Monday evening .. 19:40 so lets check the Carphone Warehouse Web Site to see what has happened to my beloved HTC.. (see part 1 in the post below) Nope hasn’t arrived yet .. so much for … Continue reading →

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Getting My HTC Desire repaired by Carphone Warehouse\Geek Squad (part 1)

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

My beloved HTC Desire got damaged by a near fatal accidental drop onto concrete. In summary it fell , it bounced several times, it fell into bits and the screen was smashed, really really badly. Oddly when the battery was … Continue reading →

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Greek tour 2010 Sunday 5th Monday 6th

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

There is a point in any holiday where hopefully you reach the bliss out point. Val and I hit that around Sunday I suppose that needs some explanation .The bliss out point is where the normal work vs life tipping … Continue reading →

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Greek tour 2010 Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

Friday was a change day … Mark and Dave our new chums from England left on the 2pm ferry and old chums Roger and Anne from devon had just arrived on the late ferry Thursday Pool side conversation will be … Continue reading →

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Greek tour 2010 Thursday 2nd

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

Hangover x 2 …. that is all

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Greek tour 2010 Wednesday 1st September

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

Ah ha! We said to ourselves when we awoke, the was not a reference to the sudden appearance of the Scandinavian POP band of the same name but because a lovely breeze had sprung up and had taken the edge … Continue reading →

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Greek tour 2010 Tuesday 31st August

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

Yippee! Seamus his holy fluffy cloudiness is a mama mia fan and has buggered off to Skopelos (the island next door were the aforementioned film was shot)  it is quite disconcerting to hear a transcendent divinity singing Waterloo while waving … Continue reading →

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Greek tour 2010 Monday 30th August

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

Ye gods and titchy piscean entities! Awoke this morn and on checking the view discovered a new deity had taken over from Helios and Spiro.. Seamus the Irish god of clouds was lying on a sunbed in Quicksilver shorts and … Continue reading →

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Greek tour 2010 Sunday 30th August

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Steve McDonagh

Up early again, what is it with holidays and arising early? I suppose it is some form of “don’t want to waste it” subconscious thingumydoodah. Breakfasted & swam, then down to harbour for a metreo coffee and a spot of … Continue reading →

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