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Last Update:
May 06, 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
- I captured some wonderful bridgecam pictures from QE2 of her
making a rare stormy transatlantic crossing and arriving in New York
at dawn - with the manhattan skyline over her bow. It was
awesome to watch. I just wish I'd been there.
Click here to view.
August 2006
- SS Norway / SS France / "Blue Lady" is finally dragged onto the
beach at Alang shipbreakers after a very long struggle.
Link to pictures here.
July 2006
- 1st - Blue Lady/SS Norway/SS France - the end gets even closer.
Story here.
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
- Updated my "sexist Mini Adverts"
page for the first time in about 8 or 9 years. For some reason,
despite never updating this page, its stayed incredibly popular...
- Further to occasional email requests, and many inaccuracies on the
internet, I've created a page detailing
QE2's fuel consumption and MPG.
And yes it does do more than 6 inches per gallon...
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
- New Queen
Mary link added with pictures of her beautiful original art deco
interiors.
- New QE2 link added
with pictures and plans of her original layouts.
November 2005
October 2005
- Link added to QE2 Page of excellent
Blog and Podcast of QE2's historic December 2004 Transatlantic crossing.
August 2005
July 2005
June 2005
May 2005
March 2005
February 2005
- I found a brochure in my old bedroom at my Mum's house from 1989 for the
Mini ERA Turbo so I've scanned
it in and dedicated a page to it.
January 2005
December 2004
November 2004
October 2004
September 2004
August 2004
- An amazing exchange added to the
Aquitania page as WW2 veterans meet
up after an initial contact on my website!
- New section - 'The Earth' -
reflecting this most important of my current interests.
- About Me updated
- New posting on the
Aquitania page from an American WW2 veteran who travelled home on her.
- A couple of new 'rants' added.
Sorry for no other updates just now - just been too busy having a life!
June 2004
May 2004.
April 2004
March 2004
February 2004
January 2004
- (26th) - Added Boston Globe QM2
Article.
- (17th) - Yet more new links added onto
QM2 page!
- (14th) - Live reviews from on board during the maiden
voyage available - see my QM2 page for more
information.
- Queen Mary 2 Reviews page
added with 4 reviews - prior to maiden
voyage!
- Queen Mary 2 Page
updated with links to photos and information about the QM2 arriving in
Southampton for the first time, her naming ceremony and her maiden voyage.
- QE2 page
updated to reflect her new position next to her younger, bigger (tackier?)
sister.
December 2003
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
August 2003
- My domain name expires due to incompetence on the part
of NetNames who, despite taking my money a month previously, did not actually
renew my domain until it expired. This left me without my website and
email. I wouldn't mind so much if they were the cheapest!
July 2003
June 2003
May 2003
April 2003
March 2003
- Queen Mary 2 photo added to front page, with link to
the French shipyard where she is being constructed added to my
Queen Mary 2 page.
- Scotland page made
slightly less embarrassingly out of date, but most of it is still from 1994!!
November 2002
October 2002
September 2002
August 2002
June 2002
May 2002
April 2002
March 2002
- Photos of my new nephew Gavin Robert Wilson added to About
Me
- Photo of me on Ben A'an added to About Me
- Website back online following cock-ups on behalf of my Domain Name
provider and ISP.
- My MINI Rolling Report updated to
reflect my breakdown on the motorway!
- Final Entry into Brum's Rolling Report
- he's moved to Skye!
January 2002
December 2001
- New page added about new Cunard Ocean Liner - QE3?
- My MINI Rolling Report revised
& updated
- Ocean Liner shop Revised &
Updated - even includes some videos now!
- www.roblightbody.com is now
finally on a properly managed domain! So no more adverts and tripod
unreliability (but at least it was free)
November 2001
September 2001
August 2001
May 2001
April 2001
- JFK Assassination page added (work in
progress)
- Added a wee bit about My Friends the Marianos
and a photo too.
- Updated my Brum Running Report again
- Updated my Austin Princess Page
- Fixed all the dozens of errors that happened after a computer crash I had
last year - most of the site should now work but please let me know of any
problems!!
March 2001
February 2001
December 2000
November 2000
October 2000
- MX-5 Running Report updated.
- Updated my site to mark the end of production of the Mini - on October 4th
2000 after 41 years in full-time production. The Mini is dead, long
live the Mini!
- Updated my site to reflect the fact that my sexist
adverts page got a whole column devoted to it in the October 4th issue
of Autocar!
September 2000
- Mini Clan Go Dutch - Photo
& Story added (work in progress) of one of the best holidays I've ever
had with the Mini Clan in Holland.
August 2000
July 2000
June 2000
- Sorry, work commitments are keeping me from working on the site...please
watch this space!
May 2000
April 2000
March 2000
February 2000
- New QE2 News and Reviews.
- New Banner heading...no one liked the last one!
- Updated Mini Links
- Removed Mini News, because Mini World's News is so much better & more
up to date!
- You can now easily join the Liners mailing List from my liners
page.
- Mini Clan Skiing Trip write-up
with cool photos!
- Charlie news in My Minis
January 2000
December 1999
- New links to the new Mini Clan sites.
- Have finally updated the photo of me on the "About Me"
page following numerous comments about the fact that I actually have hair in the old
photo...
November 1999
- The Borders Run added to Scottish Events page
- Photos from the Scottish Motorshow in Cars
- New cartoons in Chuckles
- New link to great new Mini Comic Strip site - Snorty
& Co.
- New/Improved Mini Links pages
- News & Photo of the Queen Mary 2
- New photos of me on the Cobbler in July in About Me
October 1999
- Brand New spy-photos of the Millenium Mini!
- New QE2 Crossing Review Added
September 1999
August 1999
- (21st) New Mini feature - Why you should buy a 1997
onwards Mini!
- Mini News,
Scottish Mini Events page
- I've finally done it! I've got my own domain name - roblightbody.com - use it for
email and www from now on!
- New Mini Links and Liner
links.
July 1999
June 1999
May 1999
April 1999
March 1999
- New Aquatania Page.
- Added MX5 to my dream cars page.
- Added Mini"40 information and more!
- Bookshop now includes links to amazon.com as well as amazon.co.uk to cater for American,
international and UK customers.
February 1999
- New Mailing list feature added! Join the mailing
list today! (link at top of page!)
- I've been featured on American Television's ZDTV and on the Electronic Telegraph!
See links on Mini page.
January 1999
- Mini Book Shop
- Revised Voyeurism page with new links including
PuppyCam!
December 1998
November 1998
- Voyeurism page
- Site Move - The CompuServe site proved to be too slow & unreliable with an
unbelievably long URL so I've moved to Tripod - its faster, its free, and it offers
FrontPage support which saves me lots of time!
- New links on the different liners pages.
- Search Facility
- Contents Page
October 1998
- Scotland Mini meet 1998 photos added.
- New scans of the Mini 2000 countryman and convertible from Auto Express Magazine
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