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I am married and my wife (Karen) works at the new Samsung plant just off the A19 as Site Manager (Initial Cleaning Services). We have an Alsation called Wolf who is as warm as Liquid Nitrogen. I was born and bred in Accrington, Lancashire. Kids - At this moment, they are too expensive to consider. We have only been married for a few years and want to enjoy life a bit first ! I am 29 years old.
Career
I had always wanted to be a pilot and when I was 19, joined the RAF as a pilot. Unfortunately, I didn't fit the bill and had to move on to pastures new. A lot of good came from my time in the RAF including a Pilot's Licence, which I thoroughly enjoy. Went to college to get a HND in Hotel, Catering & Institutional Management at Blackpool & The Fylde College. Spent 4/5 years in Swallow Hotels and after 2 Deputy Manager positions realised hotels were not for me.
Now studying a Msc in Computer Based Information Systems (Part-Time) at the University of Sunderland where I work as Business Support Manager for the University's Catering & Conference Services Department.
Hobbies
TV (currently Brookside, X Files, Deep Space Nine, Babylon 5 and the Outrageous Jerry Springer Show!)
Computing --> Click Here to see my current developments (work and play) Also help moderate the best Internet BBS in the world (Monochrome) under the name 'dp' (very cryptic) - Check it out ! (Login as mono)
Likes (in preferential
order)
Being inside when its cold and especially pouring down outside
My wife (more a love than a like !)
My Dog
My Computer
The Internet (and the future it holds)
Flying
Milky Bars
My wife (still)
Dislikes
The noise and feel of polystyrene
My wife in the morning
Jobs around the house !!
Days only being 24 hours long
Working in Hotels (don't make a career out of it until you have emailed me)
I can be emailed as follows :- david.pollard@sunderland.ac.uk (work), dp@mono.org (bbs), davidp@jumper.mcc.ac.uk (misc), dp@dplinux.sund.ac.uk (preferred), dp@spodbox.linux.org.uk (misc)
I am always logged into Monochrome from 7.30am until 5pm while I am at my desk