That’s what it’s called on the rota …… if only! First day was Friday and woke to find the milk in the fridge was warm and the freezer box had defrosted itself dripping water over everything in the fridge. No time to investigate what’s wrong yet because I promised to take the middle child to [...]
Entries from March 22nd, 2009
Driving standards
March 18th, 2009 · Comments Off · Buses
Today I’ve been on a one day course which is part of the CPC (Certifcate of Professional Competence) as required for all holders of a PCV (Passenger Carrying Vehicle) licence. The day was spent covering defensive driving and hazard recognition and how to avoid hazzards. By chance I’d seen this video only last night. The [...]
15 minutes of fame
March 12th, 2009 · Comments Off · Miscellaneous
I’ve yet to achieve what Andy Warhol predicted in 1968 for everyone. However, I did manage about 4 minutes on BBC1 yesterday. Dom’s on the Case of Cars showed my cycle and train journey to work, collection of my bus from the Winchester yard and then me driving off into the darkness. A liitle later [...]
Dom’s on the Case of Cars
March 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Miscellaneous
I wrote about how our road had been chosen by the BBC to be the first car free street in Britian here. And how the filming was done over a week and included both me and my family. Well, it going out daily on BBC1 at 09:15 – 10:00 starting on Monday. Here’s one of [...]
Too much loose change and the giggles
March 4th, 2009 · Comments Off · Buses
It was just before 09:00, I’m running late because the traffic is awfull, and the young lady asks for a Megarider (a weekly Winchester city ticket costing �10). Great, these are quick and easy to deal with since it’s always a �10 note handed over, or just occasionally two fivers. At this point she tips [...]
A commotion in the garden
March 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Miscellaneous
I’m on a day off today and was in my study booking what will be our next holiday, the Canary Islands at the end of April, when I heard a lot of noise from the garden. I went out into the garden to see what was up and the chickens were shouting their beaks off! [...]
