Getting about

Roger

March 31, 2008

I was practically sat in the seat opposite him on the train before I even noticed him. In truth, I barely recognised him without the bear. I got out my phone and sent a brief Twitter update, “Sat on a train opposite Roger de Courcey!” Luckily for Roger I have always believed that celebrities appreciate [...]

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Departing Gatwick North

March 25, 2008

I am back, and in one piece, which I am sure you are all absolutely delighted to hear. I had a very nice week away, mostly, and it was heartening to see the second podcast so well received. I am particularly grateful to those of you who took precious time away from making the world [...]

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A favour

March 11, 2008

I receive a text message. “Hope you had a good weekend? Are you around today? If you are, what are the chances of a lift to pick up my car in Old Windsor about 4.45?” It is from a friend down the road, and her request is both friendly and quite polite. As it is, [...]

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Tube fare dodgers

March 6, 2008

There are signs everywhere warning potential fare dodgers that they will be both fined and potentially prosecuted if they do not produce, when asked, a valid ticket for their journey. Of course, in over ten years of regular tube use I have never been asked, or seen anyone asked, to produce a valid ticket. But [...]

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Car accident

February 29, 2008

My Mom was recently in a car accident. Well, she was in a car. The other driver was in charge of a bus. She is fine though, just a bit of whiplash, a few broken ribs, some bruising etc. Nothing to explain the steep drop in the level of service I have come to expect [...]

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Christmas spirit

January 8, 2008

The first sign that something was wrong was the flashing blue light behind me. The police car pulled alongside me and the policeman signalled to me to pull over, which I did immediately, by meandering out of the road and onto the pavement, where I stood perfectly still. “What exactly,” began the policeman, “do you [...]

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Starter for nil

January 3, 2008

Happy new year to all the old internet people and especially to the new people off of iTunes (oh yes, yours truly is officially “New and notable” according the nice people at Apple – if you have iTunes I can be found here). To think some of you thought that the inaugural I am livid [...]

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The journey home

December 13, 2007

The weekend proved to be as alcohol fueled as expected. An extra late night due to the Ricky Hatton fight meant that we did not leave Butlins until midday. The friend giving us a lift said he had to pop in to see his Dad in Chichester, and so, shortly after one o’clock, Fat Jim [...]

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Puddle

December 7, 2007

It pissed down on Wednesday. I mean really pissed down. I had been in London buying myself a new toy (a Macbook) and upon arrival back at Slough train station, the heavens opened. They say it rains when God is crying, well clearly one of the angels had just told him that James Blunt has [...]

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Cakes on a plane

November 27, 2007

I am currently planning a few long haul flights, and part of that process has involved looking closely at the various baggage allowances offered by different airlines. I have mentioned this before, but baggage policies seem to be increasingly unfair on people like me. I mean people who are not fat. Why I should I [...]

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