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Poet Don and Class Celebrate Yodel For Your Neighbour Day 30 January (and a special letter they have written to Mr Bogdan)

Can any of you yodel? Billy? Anyone?…. Yes Billy?….. My daddy yodels to bring the cows in….. Perhaps we could invite him in to show the class?…… (nodding all round….) But not to bring the cows with him…. (murmering and shaking of heads….) Today, children all around the world are yodelling for their neighbours…. IContinue reading “Poet Don and Class Celebrate Yodel For Your Neighbour Day 30 January (and a special letter they have written to Mr Bogdan)”

The Noaa-N Prime Satellite Drop

Year: 2003Location: Sunnyvale, CaliforniaCompany: Lockheed Martin Space SystemsEstimated Damage Value: $135 million* Satellites might look like big, inelegant hunks of metal, but they’re complex pieces of machinery that take a ton of money and expertise to make. So, when one gets knocked over, it’s not a case of simply sticking it back together with glue. Back inContinue reading “The Noaa-N Prime Satellite Drop”

Yellow Digger Stuck at the Shore

Year: 2019Location: Auckland Beach, New ZealandCompany: Little Shoal Bay Boating ClubEstimated Damage Value: $50,000* If there’s one thing most of us know, it’s that parking your car in a safe spot is an absolute necessity. You wouldn’t park a brand new Tesla on a beach, but someone thought it would be a wise idea to try their luck withContinue reading “Yellow Digger Stuck at the Shore”

France’s Expensive Train Bungle

Year: 2014Location: FranceCompany: RFF gave the wrong dimensions to SNCFEstimated Damage Value: $68 million* Companies like American Airlines might be busy ruling the skies, but what about the rails? Railways and the Metro are heavily used in France, so when the train operator SNCF decided to invest in a new transportation project it seemed like a good idea atContinue reading “France’s Expensive Train Bungle”