The More I See, The More I Know, The More I Know, The Less I Understand
Today I awoke with a startle, and suddenly heard the sound of heavy rain against the Window. I knew this would happen, Autumn and Winter have transformed from cool and leafy with snow to rainy, blurring the seasons I recall from childhood. What I also miss, quite ironically considering my desire for peace and quiet these days, is the sound of airplanes flying over my house when the weather is either rainy and windy (the approach to Heathrow changes in these circumstances) or very very hot (don't ask why it changes in those circumstances). I used to sit in the front room and listen to the sound the engines made, and accurately predict what type of aircraft it was - 747, 737, 757, trident, tristar, dc9, dc10 etc. - running upstairs to the back room to watch it fly over the gas tower and smile at my prowess. Right now, at work, I can hear a plane, but I'll be damned if I know what type it is. How things change eh?
I spent a lovely weekend with the lady, and we had a most relaxing time. That is until I had to drive home. A word of advice for any city dwellers - buy an automatic gearbox car. The average gear in the city is 3rd, with a majority of life spent in 1st/2nd transitions. It helps when traffic is horrendous, to know that all you need do is point and move.
On the subject of traffic, I would urge the government (who I know to read my blog excessively for policy advice) to OVERTAX Off road 4x4 vehicles in London. They are huge monstrocities that have no place in a concrete city. What really irks me, is the way 4x4 drivers NEVER go off road - when faced with tight corners or a chance to mount a pavement or soft verge, they avoid doing so and block up a lane and a half. I mean, in philosophical and vedic terms, an object has a purpose, and to deny it its purpose is to commit a defiance to reason. I see these SUV drivers (worse kind are huge Land Rovers and Mitsubishi Amazons) drive around and throw their trucks about with impunity, but never taking advantage of their off-road capability. Please Please tax them sooooooo much that nobody wants to buy them unless they need them and have a farm - in which case don't tax them.
And finally, a word to the Cricket fans. Word is that the Aussies will have a tough time against the USA in the ICC Champions Trophy. They might have to bowl 20 overs to get the yanks out, rather than the anticipated 10.
I spent a lovely weekend with the lady, and we had a most relaxing time. That is until I had to drive home. A word of advice for any city dwellers - buy an automatic gearbox car. The average gear in the city is 3rd, with a majority of life spent in 1st/2nd transitions. It helps when traffic is horrendous, to know that all you need do is point and move.
On the subject of traffic, I would urge the government (who I know to read my blog excessively for policy advice) to OVERTAX Off road 4x4 vehicles in London. They are huge monstrocities that have no place in a concrete city. What really irks me, is the way 4x4 drivers NEVER go off road - when faced with tight corners or a chance to mount a pavement or soft verge, they avoid doing so and block up a lane and a half. I mean, in philosophical and vedic terms, an object has a purpose, and to deny it its purpose is to commit a defiance to reason. I see these SUV drivers (worse kind are huge Land Rovers and Mitsubishi Amazons) drive around and throw their trucks about with impunity, but never taking advantage of their off-road capability. Please Please tax them sooooooo much that nobody wants to buy them unless they need them and have a farm - in which case don't tax them.
And finally, a word to the Cricket fans. Word is that the Aussies will have a tough time against the USA in the ICC Champions Trophy. They might have to bowl 20 overs to get the yanks out, rather than the anticipated 10.
Obesity is caused by inactivity and bad food. This can be attributed to parents being too busy to cook well for their kids, who eat McDs, and then parents refuse to let kids walk to school so drive them, perpetuating inactivity.
As kids grow in size, the 1.1l engines can't cut it, neither can the standard fiesta size car. So parents buy bigger vehicles for bigger fatter kids.
All very american. All very much in the name of progress.
I anticipate the loss of an Australian wicket in that massive run chase.
ahem.
that had me pissing myself....
they really should.