The New Roof at King’s Cross Does the Business
It was raining hard tonight and the new roof at King’s Cross was keeping everybody dry as it should.
The New Roof at King’s Cross
Someone will nickname it the Kingbrella.
A magnificent station is emerging from its chrysalis.
A Sign At Euston
I saw this sign at Euston tonight.
A Sign at Euston
How many of the 37 luggage related accidents, were caused by drunks carrying trays of lager?
Only in Brighton
The Radio 5 commentators were complaining that at the new AMEX Community Stadium there are so many different teas, like camomile, nettle, ginger and mint, that they couldn’t find any proper tea.
Are they all Marxists in Brighton?
By the way they got chicken soup and fruit cake at half-time! Not very American! Although it’s probably quite quick to prepare and consume.
The Law of the Bleeding Obvious
I was talking to an old mate, who uses Stoke Newington station occasionally. Before I could ask, he told me that the problem there is the staircases.
If we two old farts can see it, why can’t Notwork Rail?
As Baldrick said. “I have a cunning plan!”
However mine doesn’t involve rats or sticking pencils up my nose.
Although thinking about it, the second idea might be good for my hay fever.
Searching For Mint Imperials
This trip didn’t start out as the title, but I do find those little tubes of Bassetts Mint Imperials difficult to find these days. Perhaps, they are a casualty of the takeover of Cadburys by Kraft.
I had gone to Stoke Newington to deliver some pictures for framing to A & B Frames and as it was raining with a certain ferocity, I decided that to go somewhere for lunch was not the best idea. So I decided to return home to cook some scrambled eggs to eat with some left over new potatoes and some smoked salmon. But the rain meant it would be better to go north to Seven Sisters as this avoided the walk to a stop for a 76.
In the end I decided to go to Blackhorse Road station, by taking a bus to South Tottenham station and then the Gospel Oak and Barking line of the Overground, as I wanted to see if you could see the Markfield Museum from the train. I made another change of mind at Blackhorse Road and instead of taking the Victoria Line home, I reversed direction and went to Harringay Green Lanes station to get a bus home.
Here are some of the pictures I took.
But I was able to buy some Mint Imperials in the kiosk at Blackhorse Road.
Note the two staircases at South Tottenham and Blackhorse Road. They’re not good, but at least they are better than those on the Lea Valley lines.
Payment Protection Insurance and Credit Cards
I got a letter yesterday from Aviva saying that the terms of my payment protection insurance were being changed. It indicated that the insurance was with HSBC. Now HSBC may be a reputable bank, but I’ve never dealt with them. It then turned out that the insurance related to a credit card that I have that is managed by the bank.
When C died, I had a problem with household expenses and needed a second card to keep them separate from my business expenses, so I got one quickly. It would appear that in the form, you needed to check the box to say you didn’t want the insurance, rather than say you wanted it. So I was fooled and have been paying for something I didn’t want for three years.
I wonder how many others have unnecessary insurance they don’t want.
I hadn’t spotted it, as every month I just paid off the value at the bottom of the account. Others may even do this by a direct debit to save money.
I wonder if C was paying this form of insurance on any of her cards! I shall be finding out, as her method of paying cards was to write a cheque for the full amount and then put the bill through the shredder.
You may think that I can’t claim as she died three years ago. Oh! Yes I can! Sometimes the bereaved get very angry. You may have a target out there, who will give you enough money for a small celebration.
It’s not difficult to claim. Just go to this page in Money Saving Expert. It might be a profitable way to spend a wet Sunday afternoon, and as Martin Lewis says it’ll only cost you some paper and a couple of stamps.
Oxfam And Cath Tate Cards
I had to deliver some of my throw outs to Oxfam yesterday and was surprised to see that my branch in Dalston stocks the Cath Tate Cards. As I needed a couple I bought two there for under four pounds.
The Anonymous Widower 