What is it with �20 notes? They seem more common than �1 coins amongst the under 16′s. Today I’d build up a few pound coins and almost immediately some young person, enjoying half- term, would ask for a “half to xxxxx” I’d respond with “that’s 90 pence, please” and then be offered the young person’s [...]
Entries from May 27th, 2008
Room 101
May 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
“You asked me once, what was in Room 101. I told you that you knew the answer already. Everyone knows it. The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world”. George Orwell, 1984. Here’s the first of what may become occasional musings about the possible ‘things’ in Room 101. Bloody [...]
New look to this blog
May 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
On Sunday 18 May 2008 the Winchester Stagecoach depot ran their last service for Megabus, from Monday morning the South Coast Megabus services were taken over by Portsmouth depot. Consequently, I’m now driving local services around Winchester so the format of the blog has to change from one of focusing on Megabus to being more [...]
A difficult passenger
May 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
A couple of days ago I said I’d write about what may have been my worst ever Megabus passenger. If by some chance in a million he stumbles upon this and recognises himself he’ll know he wont be welcome on Megabus without an attitude change! I began boarding my passengers in Victoria Coach Station and [...]
The pound in your pocket
May 16th, 2008 · Comments Off · Zimbabwe
“From now on the pound is worth 14pc less on the foreign exchanges. That does not mean, of course, that the pound in your pocket or in your purse or in your bank has been devalued” So said Harold Wilson in November 1967. That’s not quite how Zimbabweans see things! And not the way we [...]
More later
May 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
I’m conscious that I haven’t posted for a week but I’ve just been so busy! Today is a day off and when I got home after a 13.5 hour shift yesterday I was determined that as a family we’d have some fun today. So I booked a day return (with car) to the Isle of [...]
