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Old 09-11-2007, 21:58   #1
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Notes from today

1) If you book on the first flight out of Manchester to Lodinium on a Budget Airline(VLM) don't actually expect them to get out of bed to fly you even if you had to get out of bed at 4am to get there. And don't expect any notice or apologies either

2) When you go to London for a conference don't expect to spend more than 5 minutes actually looking at central london. ( Hotel was oh, 100 yds from the Tube station)

3) Whilst the Tube is relatively efficient ( 30 mins for ~10 miles) give me the crowded M60 anyday, reasons
a) being I REALLy don't want a sweaty armpit 5 inches from my face.
b) when an ignorant bloke in his 60s arm has hit you in the head 5 or 6 times, don't expect him to be too chuffed when a rather pee'd off East lancastrian rather abrubtly asks ask him to move his chuffing arm further down the grab rail
c) I don't want to listen to your MP3 player headphones

4) Automated Ticket machines have an inherrant inability to print receipts meaning I now have to argue the toss with my finance team for ~£30 of expenses(both the Dockloads Railway and teh Manchester Airport car parking failed to print receipts despite trying to do so)

5) Be REALLY grateful that you aren't expected to find upwards of £300K for a basic flat in a not very nice area of the east end or find upwards of £300/week to rent somewhere half reasonable

6) Old people don't suit ipods

7) Forget actual eye contact with anyone, and its seems its almost a mortal sin to actually smile at people.

8) Hotels are now all fully staffed with eastern Europeans who whilst very plesant seemed to struggle with my accent and sent me halfway round teh hotel when teh room I actually needed was that one there, right behind teh desk


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Old 09-11-2007, 22:00   #2
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Re: Notes from today

Had fun ian?
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Old 09-11-2007, 22:03   #3
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Re: Notes from today

Oh yes, lots

Strange, didn't see a single iPhone anywhere

Oh yeh, its crap so I won't
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Old 09-11-2007, 22:05   #4
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had a good day Ian??
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Old 09-11-2007, 22:05   #5
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Wasn't released till 6:02pm, and I refrained from making a cheap shot about the iphone in my post
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Old 09-11-2007, 22:06   #6
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Re: Notes from today

I hated people like you when I lived in London.

I hope you didn't stand on the wrong side of the escalator as well, blocking the right hand side, left for people in a hurry.

Sounds like you had fun....not.

The only way to survive is to switch off, and join the blind drones, drudging on, and on, and on, everyday.

Took me about three years, before I stopped shouting at ignorant people.
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Old 09-11-2007, 22:06   #7
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I though they were already on eBay?
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Old 09-11-2007, 22:07   #8
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Sounds like you had a wonderful day love.

Cheered me up that has
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Old 09-11-2007, 22:11   #9
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So when is the big move to live there
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Old 09-11-2007, 22:12   #10
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Err,, Thanks but no thanks, I'd move to Yorkshire first!
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Old 09-11-2007, 22:12   #11
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London is a fun, joyful, pleasant & friendly place isn't it erm NOT LOL, i came home with bruises after a day trip there being shoved & pushed without a buy or leave of an apology their too busy rushing. Lovely place shame about the inhabitants, glad i live up norf
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Old 09-11-2007, 22:19   #12
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I though they were already on eBay?
US models!

I love the tube in London. A zone1 and 2 all day ticket is really cheap for the amount of times you use it when you're looking around!
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Old 09-11-2007, 22:31   #13
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Err,, Thanks but no thanks, I'd move to Yorkshire first!

Lets get real here, there's no way London is that BAD
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Old 09-11-2007, 23:07   #14
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A trip to London just reminds you how much friendlier people are up north.
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Old 09-11-2007, 23:09   #15
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A trip to London just reminds you how much friendlier people are up north.
Couldn't agree more
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