by Neil | Apr 1, 2009 | ballistic fat welshman, cycling, Personal, Writing
London has, somewhat predictably, gone a bit weirder than usual this week. You’d be right to guess that there would be a somewhat more visible police presence but there was also an odd quiet around those areas of London not targeted for demonstrations, at least...by Neil | Mar 22, 2009 | ballistic fat welshman, commuting, cycling, London, Personal, Random, time for a change
A short one this evening as I have some bits to do. I’m pleased to report the ride to Greenwich went well following a shaky start. My lack lustre fitness and the cold weather this morning meant I was really feeling it by the time I got a short mile down the road...by Neil | Mar 21, 2009 | ballistic fat welshman, commuting, cycling, excitement in Abbey Wood, Life, Personal, Seemed like a good idea at the time
No, I haven’t been making vehicles out of Grannies. For reasons to dull to go into, including South Eastern pricing this year, I’ve decided to experiment one last time with commuting by bike. For those who don’t know this was my preferred way of...by Neil | Jan 21, 2009 | ballistic fat welshman, Life, Personal, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Why you shouldn't give me power tools, Writing
Ah well, today was supposed to be the return of an old favourite to The Other Side of The River. Sadly that won’t be the case and indeed my Post A Day In January experiment nearly faltered altogether. Indeed: I’m struggling to write anything here at all. I...by Neil | Mar 4, 2008 | Abbey Wood, ballistic fat welshman, Comedy, humor, Humour, Life, why is it always me
Dear Chav, I trust this letter finds you in rather better health than I am at the moment as I sit here typing, a bag of frozen peas on my distressed knee, unable to move my neck through ten degrees. You probably don’t recognise me, having only glimpsed my face...by Neil | Jan 7, 2008 | ballistic fat welshman, commuting, cycling, Life, London, Personal, Random, time for a change, Travel
NB – How come both ticket machines aren’t working? SER* – Rush hour innit. 600 stations all trying to access the system at the same time. Stands to reason: system overload. NB – So you’re saying that the system can’t handle ticket purchases during...