Today really was a scorcher. I stupidly decided to wear a jacket to the meeting this morning which didn’t help matters (I felt I looked like a ragamuffin without a tie). The trip back from London really was a killer- far far too warm. Upon arrival in Cambridge it wasn’t bad. Then really spicy food […]
In London today. Meetings in Pall Mall, train in even though at peak time was okay. On the contrary, after the meeting a nightmare. Baking heat, aircon in Starbucks was broken. Aircon on train non-existent. No cell reception when trying to take calls out of London. Truly shocking service. And i know with all the […]
I bother you once every 2-3 years for a supply of allergy tablets. I sent you a fax 5 days ago with clear instructions of what I needed (I don’t want to sit in a surgery full of sick people). Yes, I know it’s not the generic brand medicine, but it’s hardly the latest cancer […]
Last week I had 3 really bad experiences- some just amusing- some painful: Buskers I rarely give money to buskers, unless they are talented or make me laugh in some way. I’ve blogged before about the guy in San Francisco who held a sign with ‘abuse me’- I gave him money for a picture. The […]
It’s funny that I can always picture which major Scottish city a building is from, even with a small snapshot of the brick. In this case: Edinburgh (and I was correct). It’s something about the relatively small sandstone bricks that makes it easy. Then there’s Glasgow: Large sandstone. A really nice image and a very […]
A long day at work. I got home and decided to cook some lamb. Stupidly, I realised I’d left the BBQ on and so ran down a complete large gas cylinder (doh). No problem. Le Creuset comes the rescue (great pans, bit of a pain to clean). Finished dinner and sitting in the garden enjoying […]
Warning: extreme sarcasm…. First Capital Connect, I am writing to you from one of your trains and I’d like to personally thank you for the service you have given me today. Specifically: * Thanks for giving me a great exercise challenge. The usual 4 minutes departure notice from the main station concourse to that complete […]
Woke up at around 4AM is morning feeling really stuffed up and eyes killing me. Decided to head into London and I’m feeling so much better. It’s amazing just how bad the environment can be in terms of allergies- most people crave for the countryside at the weekend- I crave for the city and pollution!
That’s an understatement. Allergies are getting me down quite a bit right now. Over the past few years I really thought I had grown out of it, but now I realise it was just down to bad summers ! I hate feeling like this. Not helped by living in the one of the worst areas […]
Watching a TV program a few weeks back, it made a reference to a book called “The Sloan Rangers Handbook”. I tracked down a copy (on eBay), just spent a few minutes browsing through it. Come across a section on Universities and guides for the local town. Laughed out loud when I came to Cambridge, […]