world breakdancing competition
this is a fine sign. watch your step if you are in the breakdancing competition.
March 2004
turning the tables
the oft-unviewed side of a picnic table
tug-o-war
there was a massive struggle this morning involving three men pulling on a massive rope which was also attached to a massive lorry. the middle of the rope went down in to this pub basement and by some cunning means they were lifting a barrel.
fight against terrorism #2
on a comedy and terrorism related theme, i went to a very high security government building for a meeting this morning. i put all my valuables (camera, pedometer etc) in my bag before i arrived so they could all go throught the x-ray machine.
reconstruction
the man loaded my bag on to the conveyor belt, turned and looked at me, then turned back, pressed a button and …
the fight against terrorism #1
we’re all on heightened alert. firemen are practicing their worst case scenarios (with dogs) in abandoned tube stations.
they announced on my train on monday that we should all keep our hand luggage near us to prevent terrorism. on tuesday they said we should keep our hand luggage by us so no-one stole it (you obviously can’t trust a terrorist).
they even shut paddington station for an hour yesterday morning as they found a suspicious package, which eventually exploded (because the police blew it up – it wasn’t a bomb)
so what would today bring in the fight against terrorism ? razor blades. what ? yes, complimentary razors for anyone of shaving age (and gender) walking through paddington station.
so at least if an attack comes we are all armed to fight back.
on a comedy related theme, i went to a very high security government building for a meeting this morning. i put all my valuables (camera, pedometer etc) in my bag before i arrived so they could all go throught the x-ray machine.
experiment update ?
it’s been a while since i last walked past this sign, but it’s still here. interestingly i managed to include a clock in the picture so i can add this post to two categores.
when will the experiment end ? where will it be written up. who gets to keep the lab coats ?
private prop-a-tree
here is an old tree propped up with metal sticks. how demeaning for this old tree to have to rely on a non-wooden metal post to stay upright.
z-bed
z-beds are ideal if you need an extra bed temporarily. i wonder why people of the street haven’t been making better use of this technology ?
uniquely the same
here is a designer unique mini. and it’s designer unique mini twin. there’s another one in an adjacent street, but i would have had to move a few houses to get all three in the same shot. so i didn’t.
asda
i went to Asda last night to get some milk. i had a great time. i didn’t take any photos whilst i was there, but there was millions of bizarre things going on. i think i’ll do another trip (if i can afford it) and blog the event in detail.
some of the highlights included a pair of shoes by the CD counter which looked like someone had simply stepped out of and left behind, multipacks of crisps spread around aisles (like they had been set free), bottles of alcopop-type drinks by the toilet rolls and, my favourite, a bra hanging in the last minute impulse-buy section with the chocolate at the checkout.
the guy doing the announcements about bargains of teh day was fantastic too. he should have been running a mobile disco for the over 60s. i even phoned jane up so she could listen to his comedy banter.
here is my haul (mostly consisting of light bulbs)
no smoking
the back lash against no smoking restaurants has begun.
don’t quite get it
someone hasn’t quite got the idea of postboxes. i didn’t check to see if the parcel was still there this morning.
brotherly glove
here are some gloves from brother kev (husband of my wife’s sister). he was on a walk up a mountain/hill/incline and found them. so excited was he at his find that he phoned me from his windy external position
in his email he informs us that “All found on one walk, Sunday 21st March ‘04, Mothers day. During a walk up, I think it was called, sugar loaf hill, Great Malvern.”
good finding kev. well done sir !
caution moving gate
i’ll get you a better picture of this sometime. it says “caution moving gate”. it brought a sad tear to my eye.
try BBCi interactive
here is a very reflecty window picture. it’s from BBC Bush House and shows a demo of the BBC Digital interactive channel. you have to press the buttons on the window and you can see it. only you can’t. because the monitor on the other side of the window is facing the wrong way. shame.
fire test
last time i saw this place it was not covered in firemen. today it was.
they were having a training exercise. it involved dogs at some point. i know this because a sign told me.
i was a bit confused at first because i ended up walking through the middle of the firemen on the wrong side of the security tape ! i then went round and back to the other side of the road to take this photo. this no doubt aroused many suspicions of suspicious behaviour.
