Who would have thought it?
According to a survey by Barclaycard and reported in today’s papers, business travellers are in favour of airport-style security at all rail and tube stations. Just trying to get my head around...
View ArticleFirestarter
A fire in the Channel Tunnel is once of those disaster scenarios we didn’t want to see, but it looks like it all got handled pretty well. Personally I find it quite reassuring that whatever systems...
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Parisienne Walkways
Notre Dame, November 2008 I’ve just got back from a little trip to Paris. I can’t even call it a flying visit because I took the Eurostar again. They are up and running after the fire, but not so...
View ArticleBlue sky thinking
Having had some small involvement in aviation, rubbing shoulders with fellow members of the LGA’s aviation special interst group and the Gatwick area consultative committee, I am on nodding terms with...
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Near Misses
I saw these on teh news last night and could hardly believe how stupid/lucky these people were. A couple of the clips were so unlikely I just had to hunt them down on Youtube.   Unlikely as in:...
View ArticleSomething for nothing
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...
View ArticleLong day
For a change I had a work-related trip abroad that even I couldn’t wring a bit of enjoyment out of. I like to arrange schedules so that there is a little scope for sightseeing, photography, shopping...
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Back through the tunnel
Statue of Enzo Piano at Versailles Got back from another quick trip to France tonight. There were a couple of meetings today, but the first was at 10:00 so I went out yesterday. Back in the old days...
View ArticleFirst-class councillors
The comments of Nicholas Winterton this week certainly wound a few people up for various reasons. For once I find myself in total agreement with the official Tory party line that this represents “the...
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Solving the Southern Fail problem
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...
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