From the sublime to the ridiculous

Archive for June, 2004

FIVES COACH

Sunday, June 27th, 2004 Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments »

On the tube last night, I was stood at the end of the carriage because all the seats were taken. Four people got on the tube through the door next to me, three of them in suits and one ...

PERFECTIONISM

Saturday, June 26th, 2004 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Are you a perfectionist? I know I am.

ENGLAND DEFEAT IN EURO 2004

Friday, June 25th, 2004 Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »

Now that I have calmed down a bit after my seething fury last night, I would like to express my feelings about football, luck, hooliganism and the media. Alongside several hundred other people, I was in Watford's Walkabout for yesterday's Portugal ...

THASSOS 2004

Friday, June 25th, 2004 Posted in Classics, Holidays | No Comments »

Day 1 - Wednesday 9th June 2004 Looking around the departure lounge full of people, Debs and I were glad to see that there were no groups of lads, no scallies and no oiks waiting to board our plane. In fact, ...

BEN AND CAROLE COOK

Sunday, June 6th, 2004 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

Leicestershire really is quintessential middle-England - lots of small villages, thatched roofs, tea rooms and flower shows at the local church. Hallaton, though, wasn't going to entice the locals to the church for a slice of apple pie and ...

DANGLY BITS

Sunday, June 6th, 2004 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

As I drove away from the in-laws' house in Nuneaton, I drove past a pub. A man then ran out from the pub car park wielding his trousers over his head and headed tackle-out down the road towards me. Quite ...