This morning the eating man came into Pret and followed me to the bus stop. I first encountered the eating man nearly two years ago standing at another bus stop while eating a box of chicken. The following day, there …
Read moreParachuting into work – update
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Read moreParachuting into work
I turned the corner into the road where I catch my bus and this large object in the air caught my eye. A closer look revealed it to be a parachute. It was close to the ground and within a …
Read moreTicket please
I tutted as I squeezed by the two gents who had appeared to have decided to have a chat in the entrance to the train station. Only after I reached the platform did I realise he was asking to see …
Read moreSounds like a good programme.
Slow journey to work
I was a bit slow drinking my coffee this morning. I still have half a cup when I realised I only had five minutes before the bus arrived. It was a standard journey on the bus until I overheard a …
Read moreCrikey guvnor, I think I had the right of way
Near miss on a bus
Read moreMust do some more
Dear diary, Remind me to do something exciting.
Read moreTravel advice helpdesks are not just for trains.
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Read moreDifferent views of the world.
I was leaning against the bus window, hand on my forehead. We were stationary at the time, and I happened to notice the white line in the road had a kink in it. I realised my arm was obstructing my …
Read moreLuggage racks
Every day I catch a bus whose ultimate destination is the airport. Obviously a few passengers will travel with large bags, so the bus has a luggage rack at the front. Once a week, someone puts their wheeled suitcase into …
Read moreThe morning paper
Now that I commute from Croydon, I have to face the daily barrage of people thrusting a free newspaper into my hand. I normally take the City am business news from the man outside the station. I have noticed a …
Read moreOystercard analysis
Herewith, my first Oystercard analysis for May 2016. Bus journeys Route Count X26 11 403 2 Tram journeys Tram stop Count West Croydon 2 Train journeys From To Count Range Average Cheam West Croydon 13 20m-46m 27m South Croydon Cheam …
Read moreJim will paint it
“Jim will paint it” is someone I follow on Facebook.You can see the real me among the 408K followers. People send in requests and he creates a cartoon. Obviously only the best requests get a picture, but they are really …
Read moreSomething to eat
I have been ill and have not eaten much this week. Although feeling better, my appetite hadn’t returned. I have to eat something, so I thought I could help by looking at pictures of cod and chips. Not too sure …
Read moreAnother game of pool
Further to my adventures on my pool app, I had a interesting situation earlier today. My opponent was solid, I was stripes. The black ball lodged itself right on the edge of a pocket. For the sake of anyone who does …
Read moreSocial media
Just setting up some social media stuff. Yes, I’m that bored.
Read moreBrazil
To show you how much I care about football, until two weeks ago I had no idea who the England manager was. Then the other day, I was googling in order to find out the current name of my old …
Read more8 Ball Pool
Following on from my Clash of the Clans rant last week, my replacement app for those spare few minutes is an 8 ball pool game. You play a game of pool against a random stranger. The company make their money …
Read moreAnnual appraisal
It was time for the annual waste of time appraisal where I work at my real job. I accept that some companies do these properly and it is a worthwhile process. Unfortunately, the company where I work only introduced them …
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