An Odd Thing With The MMR Vaccine
If I type “MMR Hackney” into Google, I get a lot of sensible advice. Not that I need it, as I’ve had measles.
But if I type “MMR Suffolk” into Google, I get people trying to sell me the single vaccines. But then there has been snake oil salesmen, since before Biblical times!
I think this is disgraceful, as all the sensible advice I’ve had from doctors, nurses and pharmacists say that the MMR is best. And at least a few of those have no axe to grind!
My view is that after having measles and chickenpox together at twenty eight, you should get yourself and any children in your care, the best protection you can. At least, I was only left with two weeks of painful memories.
It Looks Like Crunchies May Now Have Added Gluten
I never trust American food companies not to add gluten to products.
When Cadbury was British, you could trust that Crunchies were gluten-free and I’ve ate many without any reaction.
However, this message has just turned up on the UK-Coeliac Yahoo group.
I just had one of those Cadbury Crunchies from a pack of three, and am now in pain and looking 9 months pregnant.
I checked the ingredients first, and it just said “Contains Milk”… Lying Kraft/Mondelez/Cadbury B^&/4£ds!…
I went to Cadbury.com and it went to “Mondelez” which is apparently the new name that Kraft are hiding behind.
It is very telling that the text on the very top of the page is the current Nasdaq share price, and when I searched for “gluten” on their website it came back with “no results found”.
Cadbury used to be very good about gluten, but it is clear that these evil devils couldn’t give a toss about the poisons they put in their products or the people eating them.
Avoid…
I will do what the lady says at the bottom and won’t touch any more Cadbury products again.
So the Americans have ruined a classic British brand.
London’s Disliked And Loved Tube Stations
This report on the BBC web site talks about a survey of Londoners most disliked and loved Underground stations.
Bank came out as the most disliked and it is not one of my favourites. Having thought I’d cracked getting from the DLR to the 141 bus in an efficient way, this morning I found it was all change today and we had to use a lift, as another escalator was being replaced.
I suspect, it’ll be all right in the end! But when will that be?
The survey also ranks the most disliked stations as Bank, Acton Town, Oxford Circus, Aldgate East and Brixton. I’ve never been to Acton Town, but my five stations in this category with reasons would be
- Bank – It’s just a confusing maze.
- Green Park – So far to walk.
- Clapham North – Dangerous platforms
- Kings Cross – A massive labyrinth
- Euston – Tired and pokey!
The public’s most loved stations are Canary Wharf, Baker Street, London Bridge, Charing Cross and Victoria, which is a pretty nondescript bunch, except for the first. Baker Street isn’t very special except for the tiles, London Bridge is another maze, Charing Cross is rather dingy and Victoria at the moment is a building site.
I would make my list of five from these stations.
Canary Wharf – Just spectacular
Canning Town – Everything an interchange should be.
Farringdon – On completion of Crossrail and Thameslink, it could be the best.
Southgate – Charles Holden‘s masterpiece
Stratford – The Olympic hero!
I’ve Got Catkins
The hornbeam outside my house has got catkins.
I’ve Got Catkins
At last we’re beginning to see flowers on the trees.
Pâté, Lovely Pâté
I’ve always liked coarse pork pâté and this one from Waitrose is one of the best! This was my lunch!
Pâté, Lovely Pâté
The only allergen is egg. It went very well with Genius toast and Benecol.
All Lined Up And Ready To Go
According to this article on Crossrail’s web site, they are at full production of the lining segments for the tunnels at the Chatham factory.
All Lined Up And Ready To Go
There are certainly lots of them at the Limmo site waiting to go underground, after being barged from Chatham.
When the Victoria and Jubilee lines were dug in the past, I don’t think that we saw such well-organised manufacture of tunnel linings and other components.
It all shows how our methods and especially the project management has improved.
When HS2 is built, who can predict accurately how much further improvement is possible?
Custom House Station – 25th April 2013
It does appear that the site clearance is well under way at the new Custom House Station on Crossrail.
I have now tagged all of these posts with Custom House Station.
A Real Pub Sign
I like to see a real pub sign.
A Real Pub Sign
This one is on the Cat and the Canary at Canary Wharf.
Canary Wharf Station’s Pedestrian Tube
The Pedestrian walkway (Or is it a tube?) to Canary Wharf Crossrail station is getting to be recognisable as to what it will be.
It does appear that we will see some spectacular stations on Crossrail.
I Meet The Underground Harpist Again
I met this harpist for the second time yesterday, in Oxford Circus Underground station.
The Underground Harpist
The guy in the poster is showing an interesting expression!
It’s good to hear music, of any type of decent quality wafting through the tunnels. In fact, I don’t think, I’ve heard anything underground, that anybody would complain about.
The Anonymous Widower 