Tag Archives: Tube

And so, to Spain

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Gary

Madrid is back on. We leave on Friday and I’m back on Monday while Mirinda will be back after speaking at her conference. The organisers insisted that she be there. So, I quickly saw to flights being booked, hotel organised … Continue reading →

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Miss Minnesota

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Gary

BT is driving me a bit mad. Our broadband connection keeps disappearing and the phone is all crackle and pop. The main problem is that you can only talk to a machine when you ring the fault number. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Back in Britain

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Gary

Talk about a good, solid welcome back to Britain! Apart from the cold (loverrrrrrly), thunderstorm (scarrrrrrry) and lack of pollution, public transport has more than adequately said g’day. I went to work this morning (ignoring any thoughts of jet lag) … Continue reading →

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Chinese flag

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Gary

When you decide to travel to Beijing, you have to apply for a visa. This means filling out a massive form with just about everything there could possibly be about you and your family for about 15 generations. It also … Continue reading →

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Full steam ahead

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Gary

Before I write about the wonders of today, I just have to report the biggest news of the day. We actually saw the sun this morning. Okay, it was behind a rather milky sky but it was there. I could … Continue reading →

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A moron with a mobile

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Gary

A man on my train into London was very annoyed that his phone kept cutting out. Mobile technology is not very old so I reckon the fact that you can sit in a moving vehicle and make any connection with … Continue reading →

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Dante II: Revenge of the Inferno

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Gary

Now that Mirinda’s office is painted the correct shade of blue, we figured it was time for her big pictures to grace the walls. We had already moved them from her old office to her studio flat, where I hung … Continue reading →

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Timing

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Gary

As the old joke goes, it’s all about the timing. Of course, that only works when you say it. I was trying to work out how to make it work by writing it down but it’s just not possible. Like … Continue reading →

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The Removalist

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Gary

What a day. I feel like I’ve spent most of it travelling. I guess I did. I’d planned to go up to town today and pack up Mirinda’s personal things from her office (in preparation for her leaving). I figured … Continue reading →

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Spam & Pop Tarts

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Gary

In the early hours of this morning, an idiot from West London decided it was fine and dandy to walk along a Tube tunnel (I assume he’d missed what he thought was the last train). He stepped off the station … Continue reading →

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