I was driving my car this weekend. Nothing special; just took it round to Kwik Fit to get the rear tyres replaced, then took a load of rubbish round to the tip and came home via the supermarket to get some milk and ice lollies. Nothing too noteworthy, except it was the first time I […]
Entries Tagged as 'Transport'
Think Local, Work Local
February 12th, 2019 · Comments Off on Think Local, Work Local · Life
The Manor Royal BID people are holding a ‘careers expo’ in April. It is at the Arora hotel from 3pm to 8pm on April 4th and there are so many reasons why this is a good thing.
Broom Broom
January 22nd, 2018 · Comments Off on Broom Broom · Life
This weekend I added to my list of travel options for getting around town, by buying a scooter. I intend to keep the mighty Vulcan for cycling, and and intend to walk into the town centre some of the time, but its nice to have a bit more choice, especially when I am in a […]
Solving the Southern Fail problem
October 19th, 2016 · Comments Off on Solving the Southern Fail problem · Life, Politics
During my daily commute I congratulate myself on transferring away from London to the local branch of my company and replacing an expensive, overcrowded, uncomfortable and unreliable train journey with a 5-minute walk, and even more so on strike days. Mind you, I hear that even non-strike days are now pretty dreadful and for the […]
A few thoughts about the tube strikes
February 12th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Life, Politics
Having spent six years working for one of London Underground’s contractors and, before that, six years working for London Underground itself I am somewhat familiar with the tube, even if I have not used it much in the last ten years. The current dispute is mainly about Boris Johnson’s plans to cut the numbers of […]
Tags: London·Trade Unions·Transport
Beat the rush hour
April 7th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Life, Work
Anybody who follows my scribblings even casually on here, or Twitter or Facebook, will probably know that I am not a big fan of commuting. I have managed engineer my home and work so that I can get to work in a five-minute walk and I’m still a little amazed that so few people try […]
Tags: Transport
Bloody airports
August 18th, 2009 · Comments Off on Bloody airports · Life
I like being away, but getting there is becoming less bearable every time I do it. Â I used to take trips to the USA, Australia and the Far East in my stride but I am now finding even a four-hour flight to be about the limit. Â Part of this might be age, but there […]
Something for nothing
March 9th, 2009 · Comments Off on Something for nothing · Life, Work
There might be a catch but I haven’t found it yet: just a few limitations.  Today there was a stall at work manned by people from something called Easit. They gave us photocards that we can use to get 20% discounts on rail travel.
Compare and contrast
June 6th, 2008 · Comments Off on Compare and contrast · Politics
Theyworkforyou.com is a handy site for keeping an eye on what your MP is up to. I like to keep abreast of what my MP is doing and what the neighbouring constituency MP is doing. Yesterday it showed me their respective contributions:
Very alternative fuels
May 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Technology
The story about the financial benefits of petrol-electric hybrid cars in today’s G2 generated a lively discussion in the canteen today. Maybe it was a mistake to involve engineers in such a debate…
