Archives for September, 2005
tone tap
Sunday, September 11th, 2005
In the last flat I lived in, in Brighton, I had a microsound fridge.
In my new flat, in Edinburgh, I have a musical tap. When on, the tap creates a high but constant tone, with turning the tap varying the pitch.
It makes washing all the more exciting.
a first class experience
Friday, September 9th, 2005
Yesterday I moved to Edinburgh using a Virgin Train. I travelled first class, because for some reason it was the only advance ticket Virgin would sell me, and it was only £25.
Unfortunately, Virgin’s complementary food wasn’t so first class, although there was a lot of it. During the journey I knowingly consumed E134, E127, […]
cool not so cool
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005
GNER have announced that cyclists are now able to make reservations for their bicycles using their web site. The trainline removed this functionality some years ago, and so cycle reservations can only be made in person or by phone.
Excellent move by GNER, except for the implementation detail. A cyclist fills in an online form, only […]