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		<title>24 July 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/07/24/24-july-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBQ.  Family birthday.  Doesn&#8217;t get much better than that, really.  Sorted out Will&#8217;s laptop too, which was a relief - especially since I&#8217;d left him waiting for my promise of help for weeks!]]></description>
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		<title>15 July 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/07/15/15-july-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nikrivers.com/?p=1143</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This evening we went to see a JLP Drama Society production of Rebecca, a stage play based on the novel of the same name by Daphne Du Maurier, which in turn was made famous by Hitchcock&#8217;s movie.  The performance was amazing, marred only slightly by the rustling of most of the audience putting on their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>14 July 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/07/14/14-july-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we had lunch with Charlie&#8217;s dad, and this evening we tried to go to Mick&#8217;s charity Michael Buble event &#8211; and failed. Failed because of traffic &#8211; Bagshot Road was stationary from Sainsbury&#8217;s all the way to the M3 (we think &#8211; we didn&#8217;t wait to find out).  After a couple of hours and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13 July 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/07/13/13-july-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nikrivers.com/?p=1139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we set off to Oakham in Leicester, to go and see the cow I sponsored for Charlie for her birthday.  It was an&#8230; interesting&#8230; experience.  There&#8217;s nothing quite like the stone cold cautiousness you feel when you approach, on foot, a herd of cows in a field.  Especially when you&#8217;re about 100m away from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 July 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/07/10/10-july-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nikrivers.com/?p=1137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the dog went into kenels and we went to a wedding in Wales, staying overnight in a B&#38;B. To say the place was definitely in Wales is an understatement.  I had no idea how far west you can drive from the Welsh border without falling into the Irish Sea.  Although the M4 gets you just past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 July 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/07/08/8-july-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last few pieces of furniture arrived from John Lewis today.  At long last, we now have a fully-furnished bedroom!  We&#8217;ve actually got more storage now in one room than we previously had throughout the entire house.  I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll have no trouble using it all though&#8230; It&#8217;s a shame we&#8217;ll not be around much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20 June 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/06/21/20-june-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nikrivers.com/?p=1128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After what feels like a million phonecalls, following up and chasing information and numerous people, it seems the miraculous has happened: the sunroof ordered by Hyundai has been used by National Windscreens to repair my car. It took more than two weeks to get everyone (my insurance company, the Hyundai dealership, Hyundai Accident Aftercare, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>19 June 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/06/19/19-june-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So&#8230;  two new games: L.A. Noire on PS3, and Dungeon Siege III on PC. L.A. Noire is beautiful, but I must admit I&#8217;m struggling to understand how to question suspects correctly.  It&#8217;s also a little frustrating when you try to make Phelps turn while he&#8217;s walking, and he always seems to want to turn in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13 June 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/06/13/13-june-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nikrivers.com/?p=1132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The birthday weekend is over; two nights in London, a play (The Mousetrap), several cocktails, a visit to the National History Museum, and plenty of cake.]]></description>
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		<title>9 June 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/06/09/9-june-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nikrivers.com/?p=1120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An early end to the week for me &#8211; I have tomorrow and Monday off work, giving us a long weekend over our birthdays. This evening I downloaded the Steam demo of Dungeon Siege III, having pre-ordered the game a while ago.  I&#8217;m pleased to say that, contrary to what other people have found, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 June 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/06/06/6-june-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nikrivers.com/?p=1112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was called by the Hyundai dealership today, regarding my sunroof.  They can&#8217;t find a problem anywhere, so the cause of the shattering sunroof remains unknown.  They&#8217;re also unable to replace the sunroof under warranty because the warranty explicitly excludes scratches to and breakage of glass. My insurers won&#8217;t process the claim as a windscreen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 June 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/06/05/5-june-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend saw the first two uses of the new barbecue.  I won&#8217;t even begin to count the number of sausages, burgers, chicken fillets, pork kebabs, lamb koftas and bacon rashers we went through!  If it sounds like a lot of food, that&#8217;s because it was.  Though surprisingly we only had a few things left over. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 June 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/06/02/2-june-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nikrivers.com/?p=1102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having ditched the TD4 Freelander (which cost £1000 per service, was fuel-guzzling, tyre-hungry, and was not far off needing a new IRD, VCU and rear diff) and having replaced it with a car from a manufacturer renowned for reliability, and with a 5-year warranty, I had hoped for more than 1,750 miles of trouble-free motoring. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1 June 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/06/01/1-june-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nikrivers.com/?p=1104</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend is a BBQ-filled weekend. Two days, two BBQs, twelve people to be fed. I&#8217;m glad I decided to clean the BBQ in preparation at lunchtime today. It meant I discovered one of the gas delivery pipes had rusted through today, instead of Friday evening when there was no chance of getting a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>26 March 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/03/26/26-march-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nikrivers.com/?p=1106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got it! I really didn&#8217;t think it would happen, given the supply problems, but I&#8217;ve got it! I didn&#8217;t dare let myself get excited until I saw it, sitting at the showroom, registered, valeted and waiting for me. I&#8217;m the very happy and very proud owner of a Hyundai ix35. And holy s**t does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25 March 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2011/03/25/25-march-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was an experience. I&#8217;ve sold a car on eBay previously, though it was a six-year-old Ford Ka in 2005, and I had expected to get around £500 for it (although it ended up selling for £1,800). Selling my Freelander on eBay gave me a completely different feeling. I was hoping for £8,000 and when [...]]]></description>
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