Opening witterings

So... Dogboxdriver has a blog. Seems like everyone else has, so I guess I might as well too!

Don't know how often I'll post here or what I'll say. Time will tell...

Expect occasional comments about happenings at work - non-controversial comments; I can't afford to lose my job! - or things that I do during my time off.

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