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Day 2 trade school and proving a point

Ok so this would be my Day 2 thread. It's still Tuesday where I am so I hope that counts.

When I joined this I was in trade school, I chose the DIY role because it was what fit at that point, but it's been a while since I finished all my courses and graduated with decent grades even.
I didn't go to college due to how they handled all the COVID thing back in the day, I was supposed to go to college in 2020 but one thing lead to another and I dropped out, well, not like I joined in the...
 

W4D1 - FB does have its positives

Facebook… used to be “the” social media giant, but now overtaken…. And populated by the older generation… (I’m not there yet!)

Up here, there is a “borders memories” group on there that post up photographs of events and whatever that people have taken in the past… and this cropped up… The Home Guard, circa 1945 ish

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There was a list of names on the post… with the 2nd from right, bottom row… G. Drummond


My grandpa...
 

W3D3 Story’s from korea

What a wonderful age we live in when we can talk and see family members anywhere in the world like they were in the room with you.

People complain about tech like it’s an evil thing come to rob your life of any humanity…

Absolute bull crap.


Does anyone else remember when TV would try a live satellite link up with America or something… 5 second delay… stuttering video.. drop offs..

We now have that every day, in our pocket.



Enough of that… now to the subject of our daughter’s...
 

W3D2 yum yum

I didn’t make this myself, so it’s not gone in the recipes thread….

But a rare lunch out at the weekend, the kids challenged me to eat the haggis nachos…

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“Can I help you with that, Dad?”

“No…. It’s nacho cheese!” (Not your cheese…. Sorry, private joke.


Did I finish it? Of course I did.

And the accompanying Malteser milk shake.

Continue...
 

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These deals end on Sunday (09/03/25) at midnight...
 

Check Out PCBWay's Latest at Embedded World 2025 and AMPER 2025!

We are excited to announce that PCBWay's first round of exhibitions in 2025 is just around the corner. These two events will be held in Europe in March: Embedded World 2025 in Germany and AMPER 2025 in the Czech Republic.


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