| Name: |
Andrew Patterson |
| Occupation: |
Development Analyst (Law) |
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MCSD (In Progress) |
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IS Consultant (When there's time!) |
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| Hobbies and Interests: |
Abseiling |
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All terrain Expeditions (Ice - Jungle) |
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Bouldering |
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Expedition Kayaking |
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Face Climbing |
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Navigation & Orienteering |
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Scrambling |
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SCUBA Diving (Anything Marine) |
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Slalom Kayaking (Promoted to Division 3 after winning Gold at Div5) |
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Small Holding & the Rural Social System |
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Survivalism |
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Sustainable Resources & Self-Sufficiency |
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4x4 & Camel Trophy (Anything Land Rover) |
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| Favourite Bands: |
Pink Floyd, The Orb, Enya, Clannad, John Lennon, Marylin Manson, Chemical Brothers & The Prodigy! |
| Favourite Movies: |
The Big Blue, K2 & Braveheart |
| Favourite Authors: |
Sven Hassel, George Orwell & Shakespeare. All reference & Documentatives (Geek!!) |
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| Motto(s): |
"He who dares! ...... Rodney!, He who dares!" |
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"Its not over until the fat lady sings... between Rodney and the fat Lady, I rarely fail!" |
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| Favourite Religion: |
Extremism, the Human Spirit and the World of Mother Nature |
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| Politics: |
Mostly left of Mainstream |
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Rurally Orientated |
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Greenpeace |
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riends Of The Earth |
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| Pet Hates: |
The Unemployed who refuse to work |
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State Benefits which encourage the idle |
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Paying substantial Tax Bills to support State Benefits |
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Lloyd Grossman (He deprives a Village of an idiot - what is that accent? Freak!) |
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Country & Western Clubs (Has Britain lost its Pride?) |
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The loss of British Spirit ( Hello Europe!) |
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Bank Charges |
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Council Tax - For poor Policing, Justice and the NHS? |
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The government's inability to reduce traffic congestion |
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The government's inability to protect us from foreign dealerships charging the British over the odds compared to the rest of Europe, on (let's face it) practically everything! |
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Closet sportsmen who comment on real sportsmen from armchairs and bars |
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Anti-Hunt Demonstrators who have no Rural Background |
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Environmentalists who rarely visit the environment |
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The Fat Politicians who have caused most of the above |
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| Fulfilled ambitions: |
A weekend lost in Amsterdam |
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A smoke under Belgium's, Menin Gate at Dawn |
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Chartered a Helicopter to Dive Catalina Island (Pacific) |
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Chartered a Submarine for Marine Photography (Pacific) |
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Did Hollywood |
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Dived in a Californian Kelp Forest |
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Dived with the Turtles in Hawaii |
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Dived 2 Reefs off of Hanaleii |
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Gold Medallist for Canoeing/Slalom |
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Mountain Biked into Hawaii's Grand Canyon |
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Joined a Sleigh expedition into the Arctic Circle |
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| Ambitions: |
Dive the Great Barrier Reef |
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Climb Mount Kilamanjaro |
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Join a Camel Trophy Expedition |
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Meet the Great White |
