A day out

I thought I deserved a day out so I was out of the door by 9am and at Watford Station by 9:25.

This is where the problems started... one train cancelled, the second delayed and then cancelled (I think... they never announced it as such it just disappeared!), a third announced on time (10:07). It arrived at 10:15, stayed at the station for 5 minutes, chugged slowly to Bushey where it stayed for over 10 minutes before depositing me at Euston at 11! (For those who don't know, the train journey normally takes 20-25 min!)

So I missed the start of the service I planed on attending, but I snuck into the back of the church...

Afterwards I found a Scandinavian Deli where I got my real Swedish filter coffee (yep, this coffee snob is lament the fact that at the moment he's separated from both his stove top Espresso and filter coffee maker and has to rely on instant... oh the shame...)

Then I found a book in Mowbrays (as was, now part of Hatchards) and i then found a quite back street pub and cofeeshop to quietly read...

I would have popped into evensong only I didn't trust the trains to get me home later!

Oh well...

back to work in the morning, just time to watch the BBC's version of Henning Mankell's Wallender- Tonight its the first one of his books I read... lets see what they make of that!

(Bag & Break) Update

So the bag which was promised us on the 23rd arrived on the 26th!

You can see its journey on the map!


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(despite arriving in Copenhagen later on the 22nd, it stayed there until it was flown to Stockholm on the 25th, then onto Halmstad on 26th and couriered from there that evening!)

Anyway we arrived back in the UK last night.

I'll post some photos a little later.

So wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

So this is Christmas...?

So we arrived, and there's no snow (not unexpected)...

but also no suitcase!

So we're in a really festive house with lots of lovely decorations waiting to enjoy Julafton, only we have no clothes, no toiletries, no presents...

BA promised the bag would arrive later and be with us yesterday... its not here, their agents haven't reponded to calls, emails or faxs... so its not going to be a nice Christmas later this afternoon...

On the plus side, my hearing is back (my ears were agony on the two flights- very unusal for me), my throat's getting better...

and it really does look very nice with all the decorations, the tree and the lights...

So to everyone

Gud Jul

Car for sale!

03 SmartCar

68,400 Miles. Full service history, Taxed (only £35/year) until May 2008, 50-60 mpg (depending on how heavy your right foot is!), easy to park! low insurance group...

£1000 ono

(Sorry this is the only picture of the car I could find & I'm too lazy to take another one now...)