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AWE Aldermaston – Final Part

At 9.00am everyday at the AWE a man would announce through the P.A system the time, the day and the date before testing the nuclear air raid siren which would send a chill through my body even though it was just a dummy run and it happened every morning. This announcement also signalled when Anne would ask for any office joviality to ...

AWE Aldermaston – Part Two

I arrived on my first day at Aldermaston (or "behind the wire" as it was affectionately known) full of trepidation. I had to go through my security procedures at the main gate, then I was handed a plastic pass on a chain which I was to show to heavily armed policemen on arrival and departure. I was informed by Russell my immediate boss that he had found me the right ...

AWE Aldermaston – Part One

My recent, and thankfully successful quest for part-time work to prop up my ailing business forced me to do something I hadn't done since 1994. Write a CV. Bloody hell it was difficult remembering dates and job titles, but I got there in the end. After leaving school in 1984 fully equipped with a bleak looking list of qualifications and an assessment from a ...

New Computer

I have bought a new laptop this week from Dell (not the one from Only Fools and Horses). Ooh it's lovely, it's called a Vostro 1015 all sleek and black and with lots of new gadgets such as Windows 7 plus an Intel Celeron inside, whatever that means. It is also Energy efficient with a 15.6" display, flexible connectivity, excellent battery life (how long is ...

Holidays

Because this week is the most depressing week of the year according to fuck knows who, I decided that I would spend a bit of time on the Internet looking at potential holidays with my two lads this summer as a way of cheering me up. I didn't actually need cheering up to be honest, but I felt a bit left out that everyone else was supposed to be so miserable, so I ...