Rod Collins

Miss Grimsby Telegraph 2009 - All the Finalists !
It’s that time of year again and we are featuring all the contestants who got through to the finals of the competition to see who will represent the area and bid for the title Miss England
There is, as usual, some confusion though, anyway, pictures of all the girls and information on how to vote
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GQ magazine has compiled, what it claims to be, a list of the Top 10 Best Second-Hand Book Shops in the World !
Quite a claim, not sure how on earth they arrived at their list, nor indeed that I would entirely agree with it.
Check it out and see if your favourite book store is there - even nominate your own !
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Gemma Merna was born in Cleethorpes - me being from Grimsby how on earth did this get passed me ?
Thankfully our very own Femme Fatale has more wit and sense than I do and broke the earth shattering news.
Can it really be true - was Gemma Merna born in Lincolnshire ?
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Swine Flu is Officially in the UK - well in Scotland - not sure whether that counts
I’d not paid any attention to this thinking it a load of tripe as usual from the papers.
Seems there might be something in it though . . .
Has swine flu reached Lincolnshire and if so how do I avoid it ?
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Well it’s winners and losers time again - who or what is going up and who or what is spiralling downward - all in my opinion of course
Fist on the list British men are slimmer than British women - officially
1-0 to the boys
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The second half of my day in Lincoln involved trying to find Temple Bruer - one of the last remaining Templar buildings still extant.
It took a bit of locating so here included as a route on how to find the site. It was worth it - well as far as I’m concerned anyway
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The best day of the year weather wise played host and companion to one of the best days out of the year.
What a great day - a day of two parts in fact.
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Growing Your Own Organic Veg in a Lincolnshire Garden !
Guess what culture seekers ? I know why you visit this site you see, well you’ll not be disappointed (well you probably will ) culture it is and in the form of . . . what for it . . . The Kitchen Garden .
Not again I hear you cry - yes again.
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Judge Dudley Bennett - Awesome !
It’s a bit of a London Cabbie opinion I know, but that doesn’t make it wrong, but I get sick and tired of the ludicrous judgements dished out by British Courts !
A beacon of light ~ Step Forward Judge Dudley Bennett
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I hate wasting time - if I feel like I’ve wasted, an hour, a morning or afternoon then it really does eat away at me.
So, given I like to make the most of my time I found some of these statistics of interest
The amount of time we waste in our lives doing every day things . . .
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A somewhat damp Bank Holiday easter Monday saw your host, amongst other things, taking care of an important gap in his wardrobe . . .
Yes, another pair of jeans was bought - blitzed straight into a 29″ waist - no problemo !
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Ed Force One !
What’s that when it’s at home ?
It’s the private jet owned by the most underrated band in this country - do you know just how big Iron Maiden are ?
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Well I guess we’ve had the mandatory 3 day break between X Factor, Pop Idol , Dancing on Ice and the list goes on ad nauseum now it’s time once again for BGT
Britain’s Got Talent Sucks !
I know I said no more hot girl posts so please don’t go on if you’re offended by a woman in her underwear . . .
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We’ve all heard of hipsters and low rise jeans and of the whaletail or fintail thong issue that goes with them.
That’s nothing compared to the latest in low slung jeans for women from Japan
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I am very keen to acquire as much information as possible about any possible connection to, or the activities of, the Knights Templar in and around Lincolnshire especially Grimsby, Little Coates, Great Coates and Healing etc
This is also related to my original post about a Monastery at Grimsby Golf Course
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Hunting for Fossils in Lincolnshire
Sounds pretty dramatic Especially when I tell you that archaeological works in the hallowed grounds of La Casa Goldeneye unearthed a prehistoric treasure . . .
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