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September 2004

proud fathers and other regulatory stories

i was priviledged enough to be invited to a friend’s leaving do today. lots of ex-colleagues were there including some i hadn’t seen for a number of years.
here is chris and his collection of passport photos. i thought i’d found another collector but in fact he was just a proud father:
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here are some of the assembled:
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and here are phil and keith. both now retired and having a great time. both of these people had a great influence on me when i started working with them 6 years ago:
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broken

a high number of dustcarts seemed to be a bit broken this morning. i suspect sabatage at the depot.
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trollied

it’s a trolley on a trolley watched in the distance by an old lady with a trolley.
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strolling through scaffolding

this chap doesn’t care he’s up a scaffolding. but if you can walk in the air then why bother worrying about falling off stuff ?
i’ve never seen a scaffolding incomplete sign before but today saw two in completely different parts of town.
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the virgin mary

i took lots of pictures of religious icons in and around churches whilst in belgium. i’ll spread them out a bit so they don’t become too monotonous.
here’s mary in a mental hospital (i’ll explain why i was in a mental hospital another day). the sky, sun and statue really did all like this when i took the photo.

mannequin pis

the famous belgian statue. nearby was one of those comedy tourist things where you can pop your head through for a comedy photo opportunity.
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a few streets away is the girl version. not quite as dignified as the small chap:
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hazardous voltage

i was sent this photo from simplegames who spotted it at a festival.
see the angry electicity and be very scared !
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mystery key

john at work has found a key and is trying all the locks to see which one it fits. he’s a modern day mechanical prince looking for his cinderella.
unfortunately he’s completely failed so far, so we turn to you the reader to help us. do you recognise this key ?
if he can’t find where it belongs he’s going to have to go to the cobblers to get a new lock built. and his shoes repaired. and maybe buy a trophy and a cat identity necklace too.
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throwing the flag in the bin

my life sometimes seems a race against the bin men. especially when i’m photoing human remains in the street. this morning was a poignant example.
i spotted this union jack flag down in the gutter. i’d just taken a photo of it when a Father Ted Uncle Jack looky-likey street cleaner came along and shoved it in his dustcart.
it was quite a poignant moment. if only i knew what that meant.
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mechanical weather

it’s often the case that you can find the source of weather whilst wandering the streets of london. i’ve found fridges on cold days, cookers and heaters on hot days, and here is a fan on a windy day.
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fat and old

on the face of it this looks to be a nice happy birthday sign. but let’s examine the facts:
* it’s stuck on a dustbin,
* it reveals the lady’s age to be 50 (something she may be in denial about)
* it implies she’s over-weight (‘big’)
* it also suggests she’s the only fat old person by saying “marian is THE big 50 today”.
it also serves as a daily reminder of her increased age as it’s been there a few days. poor old thing.
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tower bridge and a steam bus

i’ve been getting a fair amount of visitors looking for steam / fuel cell bus pictures. so here’s one i took last week of a steam bus going under Tower Bridge.

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personalised number plate

here is michelle‘s first car. she looks very pleased with it. and so she should be.
but i see trouble ahead. look at the number plate. it’s one of those personalised ones like they have over there and it says “for sale”.
that’s going to be no end of trouble.
it’s a bit being called “ivor funnyname”. everytime someone asked you what you were called you’d tell them and they’d say “that’s ok, tell me anyway” and so on.
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