Being a Ski Coach puts me in an interesting position when learning new Sports. One of the most important is that it reminds me what it feels like to be a ‘beginner’ which in turn lets me improve my ski … Continue reading
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On our last skiing holiday my wife had some problems with her ski boots. By the end of the 3rd day her feet were red sore and skiing was no fun at all. With Winter fast approaching ( and more … Continue reading
Looks like the ‘clip fix’ failed. The unit still refuses to transfer waste from the top chamber to the collection tray. The issue seems to be the design of the clips. The new ones have been bent over by the … Continue reading
This weekend I replaced the broken clips which had caused a problem with the NatureMill. The machine had stopped transferring waste from the top compartment to the bottom. The replacement clips arrived via UPS from the States, sent directly from … Continue reading
Good news on the Nature Mill. I’ve been testing the unit with an alternative to the saw dust I bought after the saw dust pellets which shipped with the machine ran out. When the original pellets ran out I popped … Continue reading
Earlier in the year I took part in some research for the Canadian Avalanche Centre who in collaboration with the Simon Fraser University were conducting a study on avalanche awareness of out-of-bounds skiers and snowboarders. The goal is to develop … Continue reading
This is an example of posting to the blog from a mobile phone via the text-Connect service. The SMS text message is sent to our text number and the system forwards it to a pre defined email address, in this … Continue reading
Winter and skiing seem a long way away sitting here with the sun shining and a gentle breeze blowing across the garden. Even though it’s early Summer there are things we can do to help set up our skiing for … Continue reading
I just caught a section of Derren Brown’s ‘trick or treat’ program on Channel 4 and the theme was negative reinforcement. He was conducting an experiment with a tight rope walker, a good one at that, not only could he … Continue reading
It’s been a few weeks since my last NatureMill update. The main reason for this is that I’ve had little positive to report. Since restarting the machine in February after our holidays I’ve not been able to get it working … Continue reading