Archive for March, 2006

Civil Engineering

Friday, March 24th, 2006

It seems the UK can still do really big building projects. I’ve been travelling in and out of King’s Cross all the time that the underground ticket office has been in the wrong place due to the London and Continental Railways terminal has been being built at St Pancras. But this week was […]

What a beautiful morning

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

The Met Office warned it might be a cold winter, and it seems they were right. -6C this morning as I stepped out of the door to get the 0612 GNER train to London. And the kind of morning when you reflect on what an extraordinary thing it is to live in a city […]

Triumph of weather over optimism

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

Teesside
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East Midlands
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Cranfield
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Luton
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Ahhh, a day of frustration. A supposedly simple journey from Teesside to Cranfield for a […]

Farewell my hat!

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Farewell my hat
For some time now I have had a very nice brown Kangol cap. I am amazed at how many people have not discovered the joys of wearing a hat in the winter. Now I probably sound like someone’s grandpa (which I am not) but I will stick to my guns because it’s […]

Durham to Canterbury

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

How does one do a three hour meeting in Canterbury, in a day, from Durham, having dropped the smallest child at nursery, and still manage to be home to say goodnight at the end of the day. Of course the only answer is by light aeroplane.
So, suitably flight planned, we depart Teesside (now renamed […]