Author: sroot

  • Root Nicknames

    We all have nicknames. Some we know of, some we don’t. Some we find fun, some we don’t. A friend just emailed me on a Rotary topic using “Rootlebaumeisterstuck”. I have no idea how that came to be made up! Within the club I’m often named Rooty simply because there are 4 members called Steve.

  • Choosing a web browser – why can't I just put up with the default

    My first web browser was Netscape 1.1 I remember sitting in the training rooms of GEC Marconi Avionics sometime in the late 90’s, going through the self study ‘How to use the internet’ course. They were good courses, I spent many evenings learning better driving skills (spotting the hazards) and the most time consuming course…

  • Rotary – club visit 6 to Strood

    My last post said I was visiting a nearby club but unfortunately I was the only one who arrived. The members had all gone to a special event somewhere else. I did call the club secretary in the morning but I guess he’s away on holiday as I got no reply. I was going to…