Got a taxi from nr hotel to station (feet hurt despite new boots). Driver spotted my camera and talked my ear off about his old cameras.
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A weekend in London
For our youngest daughter’s 16th birthday, my wife and I arranged for her to see Phantom of the Opera in London with three of her friends with time for shopping as well. Obviously, we were not keen on just sending them off to London on their own to fend for themselves so my wife and …
just-eat.co.uk poor customer service
I was a regular user of just-eat.co.uk and recommended it to many colleagues who, like me, work away from home a lot, stay in hotels and quickly get fed up of the hotel menus. I did send them some detailed feedback suggesting how they could make their service more helpful to customers like me (adding …
Gone off just-eat.co.uk becaus…
Gone off just-eat.co.uk because of poor customer service & broken delivery options (don’t pass alt del addr, e.g. hotel, to restaurant)
Joined tourists by Thames and …
Joined tourists by Thames and gone to Wagamama rather than making weary way back to hotel. Busy, but given table and order taken quickly.
Healthy evening meal for a cha…
Healthy evening meal for a change (Tesco Express next to hotel) http://post.ly/1Hh3
Don’t eat in empty restaurants
For the first time ever in many years of eating out on business trips, I found myself unable to eat the food presented to me and refusing to pay the bill. I should have listened to my instincts.
Sleep
What is it abou the western world that means so many of us do not get enough sleep. I am tired yet I am still typing away at my keyboard. This must do harm, and it certainly makes me less efficient overall, but I find it difficult to settle down for sleep after a meal …
New opportunities
I found out on my return from holiday that I shall be rolling off my current project within a couple of months. I had originally expected to be around until at least the end of the year, but a reorganisation of the project and a desire by the client to take on much more themselves …
No wonder I am on sick leave
I have a chest infection with asthma complications and have been told by my Doctor to stay off work and not to do any at home. It is surprising that I have lasted as long as I have given the kind of life I lead living in hotels, working long hours, eating badly and not exercising. It is also surprising that my family have not yet given up on me.