This morning I did two back to back Portsmouth to Winchester runs whilst another driver did the two corresponding Bournemouth to Winchester runs. The first run from Bournemouth departs at 06:40 and the second at 08:40. When we chatted at the end of our duties my colleague told me of a passenger getting on the [...]
Entries from October 28th, 2007
Eyes on Zimbabwe
October 24th, 2007 · Comments Off · Zimbabwe
I’ve just added this permanent link under Zimbabwe in the left hand column.
CCTV
October 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
I’ve just viewed the downloaded CCTV file of my accident earlier this month. It’s absolutely amazing how much it shows! Seven cameras all recording simultaneously and in colour (I’d expected the pictures to be grainy black and white). When I used the direction indicator this was indicated on the screen by either a left or [...]
Megabus promotion codes
October 20th, 2007 · Comments Off · Buses
This blog is being inundated with hits from Google users who type in “megabus promotion code”, “promotion code for megatrain”, “megabus promotion code US”, “megabus promotion code from oxford to london”, “megabus UK promotional code” etc. etc. I guess the idea is put into their heads by the megabus website asking for a “Promotion Code [...]
Could have been a perfect day
October 19th, 2007 · Comments Off · Uncategorized
Yesterday could have been a perfect day. I drove the 07:10 from Winchester to Birmingham and didn’t have a single passenger. Arrived in Birmingham before 11:00 so would have three and a half hours break – it was a lovely day with bright sunshine and no wind. The return again produced not one passenger. So [...]
A slow day
October 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Yesterday the traffic in London was terrible, the queue to turn down Earls Court from Cromwell Road stretched back almost to Barons Court. I later heard that Kings Road was closed but I don’t know why. I went straight ahead through Knightsbridge which was also painfully slow because of the ongoing roadworks at Scotch Corner. [...]
