Robert's ramblings

The big freeze

nobody@vox.com(Robert) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:07:16 +0000

M4 Hell Britain is famous for falling apart at the first sign of snow and this week we really lived up to expectations. For some reason, nobody had bothered gritting the roads before the snow started falling. Perhaps whoever is in charge had eng...

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Busy week

nobody@vox.com(Robert) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:03:32 +0000

BA Iberia merger Last week was a busy one. On Sunday, I flew out to Mexico for a oneworld meeting and to welcome Mexicana into the alliance. I flew back via Madrid and arrived back in London just as the merger agreement between BA and Iberia was...

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Shanghai smog

nobody@vox.com(Robert) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:46:34 +0100

Shanghai smog from my hotel window I was away from the UK for 61 hours on my recent trip to Shanghai, travelling out via Tokyo and back via Helsinki. This somewhat less than direct itinerary meant that I spent more than half the elapsed time at ...

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London City New York, first flight

nobody@vox.com(Robert) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:48:38 +0100

BA1, ready to depart I was at London City airport this morning to see off the first BA flight to New York. It took me over an hour and a half to get there from my office near Heathrow. Which is the point really – if you live or work on the east ...

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Life lessons from my iPhone

nobody@vox.com(Robert) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:06:17 +0100

Free Cell My iPhone tells me that I have just won my 564th game of Free Cell. It reliably informs me that I have spent 103 hours and 23 minutes achieving this milestone. Now, that is a serious amount of time to have wasted playing solitaire. But...

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Last Grand Prix at Silverstone?

nobody@vox.com(Robert) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:47:03 +0100

Red Arrows The family went to Silverstone last Sunday to see what could be the final Formula One Grand Prix there, if Donnington can get its act together by next year. Sadly, unlike our first visit last year, we didn’t get to see a British win, ...

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Dubai: living up to expectations, good and bad

nobody@vox.com(Robert) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:48:49 +0100

Lobby feature We realised that it had been some time since we had escaped for a dose of sun and relaxation by the pool. With only a five day slot in our collective calendars, we were somewhat distance and time zone constrained and settled on a f...

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Kitchen project, finally done after 157 days

nobody@vox.com(Robert) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:24:00 +0100

Finished kitchen Well, I think we can now finally draw an end to the new kitchen saga. The decoration is done and the TV and Wii reinstalled, so the kids are happy. The weekend project was to put the curtains back up and since they haven’t falle...

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Concert in Winchester

nobody@vox.com(Robert) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:27:39 +0100

Winchester Cathedral The orchestra that Laura plays in put on a concert in Winchester last weekend. The concert hall was in Winchester College; beautiful old buildings surrounded by fantastic magnolia trees in full flower. A magical setting for ...

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Day 132, a floor!

nobody@vox.com(Robert) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:10:33 +0000

Floor! Amazing… we finally have a floor. Well, at least the kitchen area is finished. The family room is still to do. Work resumes on Monday.

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