Archives for October, 2005
the greatest transport revolution since…?
Monday, October 31st, 2005
It’s been a long time coming, but today Stagecoach announced the launch of megatrain.com.
Following a similar model to their low-cost intercity bus service, they will sell seats on less popular trains from just £1. They will initially operate this model using a couple of services, operated by South West Trains from London to Southampton [...]
i’m in the top 3
Sunday, October 30th, 2005
The Sunday Times have an interesting article about declining pass rates for driving tests.
I’m glad to hear that the concensus is that it is getting harder. It turns out that, despite failing twice, I can’t be that bad, because apparently less than 30% of learners pass their test before the age of 21, and [...]
no comment
Friday, October 28th, 2005
I doubt anybody has been wanting to comment, but if you tried recently and couldn’t then sorry. Wordpress was a bit overtuned to spam and decided everything was spam.
I had kind of wondered why there hadn’t been any spam comments for a while
foil theft
Thursday, October 27th, 2005
what is more annoying than the unauthorised use, by a 3rd party, of the foil you bought?
the unauthorised use, by a 3rd party, of the foil you bought and leaving the empty box in the drawer.
beef train
Wednesday, October 26th, 2005
best story ever? a train between Linkoping and Vastervik runs on boiled, dead cow organs. the full story at transportTrends
i just can’t wait to ride the beef train.
pest control
Monday, October 24th, 2005
After 2 weeks of waiting, 1/6 of the mouse traps in our house eventually caught a mouse.
The mouse trap packet told me not to put dead mice in bins, they have to be buried or burned. How do you burn a mouse?
riding on the edge
Sunday, October 16th, 2005
While living in Edinburgh, I am making myself explore the surrounding area. For some time, Berwick-upon-Tweed has been on my wishlist to visit – every time I have been through on the train, the area looks idyllic.
So yesterday, I took the train to Berwick, although I didn’t stay long because I had to get [...]
catch a cold
Friday, October 14th, 2005
It is 1°C in Edinburgh this morning (negligible wind).
Is that exciting or what?
Lengthy
Thursday, October 13th, 2005
Is it time to get a hair cut when somebody in the pub tells you that you look like Cameron Diaz?
Dear Arthur
Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
I love the changing faces of a city. In Brighton, my altering landscape was the sea. It had so many moods, so many colours, sometimes you could see it, sometimes you couldn’t. It was as if seeing the sea at the start of the day, would help determine what the rest of the day would [...]