30 June
Here we go, we’re on the downward slope towards and
Crimble and 2015 from midnight tonight. See, I told time flies when you’re
having fun – or not as the case may be … … …
Yesterday I went off for the day and decided on
London. Everything went off OK until I pulled off the M6 at J3 and headed along
the A444 towards Dorktown. Oh dear … the local random ‘pin in the map’ for
yesterday was on the A444 exit for Bed’th, with traffic being diverted through
there. It took me 45 minutes to travel the distance that it normally takes just
two or three minutes. I arrived home a lot later than I had hoped for and only
just got the toilet in time for a pee, and I do mean only just.
Anyway, London was OK, if a bit overcast and grey. I
gave up when the third shower hit while I was in the National Gallery shop
looking for a presi for Jan; well I was in there but the shower hit just as I
was leaving there. Fortunately there’s a large cover entry-way there and I sat
there waiting for it ease off. I’d already got slightly damp in one shower and
didn’t want to get damper, that’s why I called it a day at that point.
There was something on in Hyde Park which I didn’t
know about; well, there was a large marque there close to Park Lane, although
nothing seemed to be happening. According to their website there was nothing on
there yesterday, but there was on Saturday. AT a tenner for person entry fee, I
wouldn’t have attended it even if I had been there on Saturday.
Front page of today’s News is the story of a house in Galley Common that has been hit by
arsonist for the second time, the first being on May 7. Someone doesn’t like
that family it seems. Makes me wonder who they have upset. Whatever, the
arsonist needs to be caught before anyone is hurt in one of the fires they set!
I have no understanding at all about why they do this. Maybe the house owners
are doing it as an insurance fraud, it has been known before. The house is now
a rite off by the sound of it and that would make sense I suppose; make sense
yes, understand it, NO!
Photo-wise I only got 43 shots yesterday. None of them
are all that much good really, but at least the pub related ones can still be
used. The first shot was this …
A large blue cockerel on the fourth plinth at
Trafalgar Square. As you can see, a very dark sky!
Today’s funny …
“I hate
to have to tell you this”, said the Doctor in a sad compassionate voice, “but
you have been unfortunately been diagnosed with a highly contagious disease, we
will have to quarantine you and you’ll only be fed cheese and bologna.”
“That’s terrible!” Said the distraught young
man, quickly sitting down before he could faint. “I don’t know if I could
handle being in quarantine…and the cheese and bologna diet… What’s with the
cheese and bologna diet anyway? I’ve never heard of such a diet before?!” “It’s
not exactly a diet”, responded the Doctor matter of factly, “it’s just the only
food that will fit under the door!”
