I have just begun reading Christian Wolmar's book 'On the Wrong Line: How Ideology and Incompetence Wrecked Britain's Railways (Christian Wolmar :: Books) and within just the Introduction a chuckle broke from me - I quote "...providing the world with an object lesson in how not to privatise an industry.".
As I read I'll continue to post the bits that amuse or shock as I go.
Thursday, 5 April 2007
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
American Political Satire??
For those readers who didn't believe that Americans could do satire this will amuse.
The Apple iRack
Nice one!!
Boy am I busy this morning :)
The Apple iRack
Nice one!!
Boy am I busy this morning :)
Returning the complement
My thanks to The Millbrooker http://themillbrooker.blogspot.com/ for refering to my meagre blog in his substantial journal.
As you can tell from the infrequency of the entries, I am not as verbose as some but then this is early days. Either way there is quite a lot of me and mine on (Obsolete but still redirects http://www.coopers.dsl.pipex.com) Try http://www.coopersnet.co.uk. Edited 200807161245BST
Oh! And trains!!!
For those who are longing to meet the lovely Zena, here she is.
As you can tell from the infrequency of the entries, I am not as verbose as some but then this is early days. Either way there is quite a lot of me and mine on (Obsolete but still redirects http://www.coopers.dsl.pipex.com) Try http://www.coopersnet.co.uk. Edited 200807161245BST
Oh! And trains!!!
For those who are longing to meet the lovely Zena, here she is.
Casablanca - My favourite scene
Saw the film again the other night - annoyed the heck out of Zena by pausing it at the point where Rick (Humphrey Bogart) opens and reads the message delivered by Sam at the station in the rain in Paris.
I just had to copy it down.
Richard,
I cannot go with you, or ever see you again.
You must not ask why.
Just believe I love you. Go, my darling and God bless you.
Ilsa
Probably the most moving moment in the entire film.
There are some great moments and bits of script on http://crowemovies.tripod.com/casablanca/ which pick up the other 'best bits'.
I just had to copy it down.
Richard,
I cannot go with you, or ever see you again.
You must not ask why.
Just believe I love you. Go, my darling and God bless you.
Ilsa
Probably the most moving moment in the entire film.
There are some great moments and bits of script on http://crowemovies.tripod.com/casablanca/ which pick up the other 'best bits'.
Monday, 26 February 2007
Southgate and the Demise of Churchill House
Well, well, well!!!
At last the editor of The Bath Chronicle has woken up and seen what is replacing Churchill House. Well done Sam.
I have been aware for a year or more that BANES managed to sneak a nasty amendment to the planning consent for 'The Southgate Project' as a replacement for Churchill House past the electorate in Bath. On the early graphics displayed for many months in the current Southgate Precinct there has been a small but not insignificant round object where Churchill House presently stands.
It has now come to light and public knowledge (not always the same thing) that the planned building to house the offices of First Bus in Bath is an abomination in aluminium, glass and steel.
In concert with First Group, the developers and BANES, a monster is to be perpetrated on the people of and visitors to Bath. First insisted on a size of bus station that has forced the developers to destroy a piece of beautiful example of Art Deco Georgian pastiche complete with interiors. Yet again First are screwing with us and our money for the benefit of their shareholders. This is our city and First are only meant to run bus and train services. They must not be allowed to get away with this arrogance.
This is a World Heritage city next to the site is a proposed World Heritage Site in Brunel's Great Western Railway and our elected representatives want to destroy the context and endanger the proposed status of the GWR.
Well done Sam for coming out.
At last the editor of The Bath Chronicle has woken up and seen what is replacing Churchill House. Well done Sam.
I have been aware for a year or more that BANES managed to sneak a nasty amendment to the planning consent for 'The Southgate Project' as a replacement for Churchill House past the electorate in Bath. On the early graphics displayed for many months in the current Southgate Precinct there has been a small but not insignificant round object where Churchill House presently stands.
It has now come to light and public knowledge (not always the same thing) that the planned building to house the offices of First Bus in Bath is an abomination in aluminium, glass and steel.
In concert with First Group, the developers and BANES, a monster is to be perpetrated on the people of and visitors to Bath. First insisted on a size of bus station that has forced the developers to destroy a piece of beautiful example of Art Deco Georgian pastiche complete with interiors. Yet again First are screwing with us and our money for the benefit of their shareholders. This is our city and First are only meant to run bus and train services. They must not be allowed to get away with this arrogance.
This is a World Heritage city next to the site is a proposed World Heritage Site in Brunel's Great Western Railway and our elected representatives want to destroy the context and endanger the proposed status of the GWR.
Well done Sam for coming out.
Thursday, 22 February 2007
A Thought for The Last Day
Fact: The planet Earth, our home, is about 8000 miles wide.
Fact: The useful part of our atmosphere, which we can breathe, fly through and provides our weather and climate is about 8 miles thick.
Take a beach ball of diameter 1 metre and the useful atmosphere is a mere 1 millimetre thick.
Have a look at pictures of the earth from space. http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/search/search.cgi?searchpage=true&selections=AS17&browsepage=Go&hitsperpage=5&pageno=11 or from the moon http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_102.html.
Now you know how precarious life on this rock is.
PLEASE LOOK AFTER PLANET EARTH
Fact: The useful part of our atmosphere, which we can breathe, fly through and provides our weather and climate is about 8 miles thick.
Take a beach ball of diameter 1 metre and the useful atmosphere is a mere 1 millimetre thick.
Have a look at pictures of the earth from space. http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/search/search.cgi?searchpage=true&selections=AS17&browsepage=Go&hitsperpage=5&pageno=11 or from the moon http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_102.html.
Now you know how precarious life on this rock is.
PLEASE LOOK AFTER PLANET EARTH
Tuesday, 20 February 2007
Policing the Smoking Ban in public places? Why?
Well here we go. Our dear government has announced that it will provide £30m for local authorities to 'police' the smoking ban in our public places.
My feeling is that following the scottish experience that £30m would be better spent funding the support service for those that are giving up smoking prior to the ban.
After all, the citizens of this country who don't smoke will happily 'police' the ban themselves once the legislation becomes active in July.
Already our local service in Bath is stretched and as was seen in Scotland the number of people giving up smoking will increase toward the dead line.
My feeling is that following the scottish experience that £30m would be better spent funding the support service for those that are giving up smoking prior to the ban.
After all, the citizens of this country who don't smoke will happily 'police' the ban themselves once the legislation becomes active in July.
Already our local service in Bath is stretched and as was seen in Scotland the number of people giving up smoking will increase toward the dead line.
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