TFL Departure boards
OK, so it’s a bit nerdy, but I’m rather thrilled by the discovery that you can view live departure boards for the tube at the TFL site. Very handy for…
July hailstorms
No kidding, I have never, ever, seen weather like the hailstorm that hit Battersea at about 5.15 yesterday afternoon. In the picture below, that sea of white you can see…
Swimathon day
10.18 a.m. Two hours before I leave for the pool on Swimathon day, and I’m feeling like a caged lion – I can’t wait to get in the water and…
Rainmates and Coconut Scrapers revisited
Not a lot of people leave comments on my site; in fact, hardly anyone. So I know that I must have hit on a topic of real concern to the…
iDiot Pedestrians
I’m delighted to see that NY State Senator Carl Kruger wants to fine pedestrians who walk headlong into traffic because they’re so immersed in the world of their mobile, iPod…
Excellent schmexcellent, Mr Brown
“Non-learners ‘may lose benefits'” is one of the most bizarre, frightening, Orwellian headlines I’ve read in a long time. How did the concept of ‘learning’, or indeed ‘benefits’ become so…