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My New Ford Mondeo

1 March 2009 22:14

My new Ford MondeoI just got my new car today – a Ford Mondeo 1.8TDCi Zetec. It was actually delivered on Friday 27th February, but as it’s on a “09″ plate and was registered from 1st March I wasn’t able to collect it until today.

I got up early and drove through to Darlington with Katie. (It’s the first time Katie has seen where I work). She loved the ride to work, especially the country lane between Bradbury and Darlington – we passed three farms and saw a field full of sheep! We left the Ford Fiesta that I’d borrowed in the company car park and got in my new vehicle. I spent a few minutes finding all the little cubby holes, my favourite being the overhead glasses case! I also messed around with the stereo and paired my Bluetooth phone.

We drove home via the A19 and put the cruise control to the test. It’s a much nicer drive than my old car and I think it will be a pleasure to drive to work, for a while at least!

Here’s the details of the model I went for:

  • Ford Mondeo
  • 5 Door
  • Zetec
  • 1.8 Duratorq TDCi 125ps
  • Durashift 6-Speed Manual
  • Panther Black Metallic

(N.b. Thanks to Northgate, the vehicle hire company that I work for, without whom I would still be driving around in my T-reg Citroën Xsara!)

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ZigZag Man

14 July 2006 12:42

ZigZag ManIs it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s “ZigZag Man”!

One of my work buddies, Mel Dawson, inexplicably took this photo of himself on his camera phone. For some unknown reason, he thought it would be a good idea to tear the label off a bottle of Sprite, remove his shirt and stick the label to his body. As if capturing photographic evidence of this madness for his own use wasn’t enough, he decided to show off his physique to everyone at work. He presented the image to us as his superhero alter-ego, ZigZag Man. I’m not sure what sort of special powers ZigZag Man possesses, although I believe he has the ability to delegate work faster than a speeding bullet.

Mel obviously has issues – I think he may be a little mentally unstable. Part of me feels guilty about laughing at his photo. That said, it’s very funny :D

EDIT: You know how Batman has his Batmobile? Well, ZigZag Man has his own superhero vehicle – the ZigZag Bike!

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