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MORE HubPages Sign In Join 83 The Old Firm Joined 12 years ago from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand Contact The Old Firm report 2 Articles 407 Followers 160 Following About Articles Activity Following Followers Fan Mail My interests include Technology, Gardening, Cooking, Organics, Old Vehicles, Brewing, Satire and diverse other trivial pursuits, (including Redheads, Brunettes and Blondes!) I'm male, straight, an Aquarian, a Mensan, sometime trained in mechanical engineering, aeronautical navigation and some other totally useless ways to waste time. Currently I'm getting by on a shoestring income, and live in a newish cottage on a pocket handkerchief section, so can speak with some knowledge on penny-pinching and compact gardening. I hope to bash out a few lines on these and other items of earth shattering importance in various hubs from time to time. Thanks for dropping in. 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