There’s a lot of phrases relating stress to physical weight. And I can now tell you how much weight is required for something to become a stressful event. It’s 7.1+kgs. Allow me to explain. I booked our flights to and from Indonesia with Etihad. They had two selling points that trumped all other options. Price. … Continue reading The Etihad Experience
My annual ‘I Win’ post has had to be adapted this year. Fortunately, the adaptation is due to it being a couple of weeks late, rather than this being the year that ‘I Lost’. I’m hoping to keep the ‘I Lost’ post at bay for many years yet. So ‘I Win’ for 2025 is ‘I … Continue reading I Won: 53rd Edition
I like this building. The orange brick tower. Specifically, the flat at the top with the larger balcony. I do love a balcony with a view. And this one has quite the view. It sits at the top of the new-ish developments at Kings Cross in London. I’d like to sit in a comfy chair … Continue reading The Orange Tower
This week, I completed ten years of employment on the railways of Great Britain. Ten whole, unbroken years. Which means that at some point during the last year, my term of employment here became the longest I’ve held a job. In second place is nine years and about 2 months of (mostly dreadful) employment with … Continue reading Class 2015
For a decade, my trusty Panasonic cordless phone/answering machine has sat on the bookcase in my living room, next to the WiFi router. Until two or three years ago, it actually served a purpose. Through a convoluted set up with various subscriptions on Skype, folk in Milwaukee could ring a Milwaukee 414 number and find … Continue reading noPhone
Last month, Mrs P and I went to see Paul McCartney at the O2 Arena. Yes, acoustically it’s a terrible place to go see a concert, and he’s in his 80s and yes, he’s going to include far too much dross from his newer albums. But apparently you have to go see Macca at least … Continue reading My Favourite
It’s time for my annual brag, based on my survival and the failure of others to make it this far. Let’s start with William Shakespeare. Terrific writer and all, but couldn’t handle his syphilis. Allegedly. Next up is Napoleon. He conquered a big chunk of Europe, albeit temporarily. We have both met our own Waterloos … Continue reading I Win : 52nd Edition
The Mexile 