Expect the obvious...
On the way to work this morning, I had to break suddenly when a bodyshop loan car pulled out in front me without indicating...
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Today the rail announcer said that the central line had severe delays and Mile End station was closed because of "a person under a train". I didn't hear anyone mutter "oh dear" or "how sad". Did...
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I travelled between our two London offices today. The contrast between old London and new London is breathtaking. One office is just off Piccadilly, near Leicester Square and theatre land. It is in...
View ArticleTurning veggie....
I was watching a commentator on Bloomberg TV talk about the rise in food prices. It is apparently, at least in part, being driven by a large scale diet shift across the developing world described as...
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Parking, User Interface Design and Random Acts of Kindness
There is a car park in mid west Wales where I park fairly regularly. I was sitting in the car next to a recently upgraded ticket machine. The scene was like an sketch from a candid camera show....
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Trapped!
Yesterday, I couldn't get my trapped car out of the station car park following an explosion on a construction site that closed the city center. As far as I know no-one was hurt, it caused a bit of...
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Cultural references...
When my mother settled in this country from Africa, she had to take a driving test. The first time she took it, she was asked what to do when she encountered a "ford". One of the reasons for failing...
View ArticleCurious Taste
I joined Flickr a little while back and so far I have uploaded 94 pictures – not many compared to most they represent a fair variety of different interests. I uploaded some seascapes, landscapes, cute...
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