Excitement at the ticket barrier this evening. I put my ticket in the machine and nothing happened. The machine just swallowed my ticket. I went to the human ticket collector and told him his machine just ate my season. The …
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Arrived home tonight to find no water was coming out of my taps. I only discovered this after flushing my toilet. Luckily, I had a bowl of cold washing up so I was able to refill the cistern, ready for …
Read moreBad labelling at M&S
I am just back from M&S with my purchase of six pitta breads. The label on the shelf said 60p. I was charged 70p at the till. I didn’t say anything at the counter as I was not sure I …
Read moreLate again
Once again, I left it to the very last second to dash to the station and catch the 8:40. But as I was power walking down the road, I realised I had not picked up my money or season ticket. …
Read moreIts frothy man
Found myself investigating Cresta this morning. It used to be my favourite drink with its appalling bright colours, and it was probably sickly sweet. I don’t remember how it tasted. I just remember it was frothy man.
Read moreGoogle Adsense ban
How bizarre! I have just had my AdSense account terminated by Google. The annoying part is that they will not tell me why. Thank you for your appeal. We appreciate the additional information you’ve provided, as well as your continued …
Read moreExcitement at Luton
Sitting in the departure lounge at Luton when these alarms sound and a recorded voice. “please evacuate the building”. No one moved for for a while, but slowly people started to walk towards the fire exits. Then everyone was turned …
Read moreDeparture lounge
It was an easy passage through airport security. My non metallic shoes and underpants worked well. Now I have a 2 hour wait before boarding.
Read moreLuton airport
Sitting on park and ride bus, Luton airport at 3:19am. Everything going to plan at the moment although I will have an hour wait before the checkin opens.
Read moreVoulez Vous
A year or two ago I discovered that my favourite show, Voulez Vous, was no more. Looking through the Eastbourne theatre guide which came today, I saw that they are appearing in Eastbourne in September. Yay! Their old website still …
Read moreDead fish
I arrived home to find a large dead fish on my path. It’s a complete fish, only slightly decomposed. Weird!
Read moreConcorde
I made it to Brooklands, just about to board Concorde.
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I am trying to get to Brooklands but my SatNav could not contact HQ. I have driven to Hickstead LC blind, but even had trouble doing that. I doubt if I can find Brooklands on my own. After my Olympic …
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Missed train
The second leg of my journey was a replacement bus service. Unfortunately the ticket seller seems to have underestimated the time to do the journey. The expected 20 minutes took 40 minutes. I missed my connection by five minutes, now …
Read moreRations low
Disaster on the first leg. The sandwich shop where I was going buy my breakfast have decided to not open Saturdays for the summer.
Read moreBetter start packing
My train leaves in just over an hour and I am still in bed. I suppose I better get off the Internet and start packing.
Read moreToyah at the Regal
Disappointment on Thursday Unfortunately, the From Sheep Farming To Anthem tour date at Oxford’s Regal (2 July) has been cancelled due to venue problems. If you have bought tickets please contact the venue direct. Relief on Friday UPDATE: From Sheep …
Read moreCrow having a bath
I have just uploaded a video I took of a carrion crow having a bath. I set up a mini camera on a bird bath and waited. I did not see the crow when he had his bath and had …
Read moreKung Fu
Another trip to the Theatre to see a bunch of Chinese Kung Fu warriors. It was something I saw in the program when it came last weekend but not too sure what to expect.
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