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BUZZ ISSUE-U:BEE ONLINE #02

In this quarterly magazine from U:Bee Online, read more about the skills that could help you achieve more, start life-long interests, lead to careers or become your new hobby! Buzz - Be the best you can be!

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You Heard Of These<br />

Have<br />

Hobbies?<br />

Unusual<br />

your clothes looking creased?! Well have<br />

Are<br />

heard of something called Extreme<br />

you<br />

- sometimes shorted to EI?<br />

Ironing<br />

ironing is an extreme sport in which<br />

Extreme<br />

take ironing boards to remote<br />

people<br />

and iron items of clothing. According<br />

locations<br />

the Extreme Ironing Bureau, extreme<br />

to<br />

is "the latest danger sport that<br />

ironing<br />

the thrills of an extreme outdoor<br />

combines<br />

with the satisfaction of a well-pressed<br />

activity<br />

shirt.<br />

back in 1980 by Tony Hiam in<br />

Started<br />

as a joke inspired by his brother-in-<br />

Yorkshire<br />

it is now a worldwide hobby which has<br />

law,<br />

Extreme Ironing go as far as the Everest<br />

seen<br />

Camp and inspired many other extreme<br />

Base<br />

people really do collect tea bags and<br />

Yes,<br />

things related to tea!<br />

all<br />

until around 1820, tea was sold loose<br />

Up<br />

measured out by weight.<br />

and<br />

1908 a man called Thomas Sullivan<br />

By<br />

wrapping individual portions of tea<br />

began<br />

very small bags which were originally<br />

in<br />

of silk or gauze.<br />

made<br />

evolved to the tea bag being wrapped<br />

This<br />

a protective outer and the hobby of tea<br />

in<br />

collecting could begin!<br />

bag<br />

not unusual for the collector to collect<br />

It's<br />

items related to tea - pots, spoons,<br />

ANY<br />

cups and whole tea sets.<br />

china<br />

outer wrappings of tea bags can have<br />

The<br />

intricate artwork on them<br />

extremely<br />

to the tea brand and make a<br />

relating<br />

collection.<br />

magnificent<br />

also a very low cost hobby to start as<br />

It's<br />

can gather examples as you eat out<br />

you<br />

also if you join a tea collecting club<br />

and<br />

members will be very happy to swop<br />

other<br />

Theredrocket at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 (httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby-sa3.0) or<br />

GFDL (httpwww.gnu.orgcopyleftfdl.html)]<br />

EXTREME<br />

IRONING<br />

sports.<br />

TEA BAG<br />

COLLECTING<br />

finds with you!<br />

Issue Two:January 2019 / buzz@ubee.org.uk / www.ubee.org.uk / Page 4

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