A Domain Name Ending For East Enders Fans
I misread something and I thought that they were talking of domains with an ending of .cotton.
So I thought, that this would of course be good for the fans of East Enders or at least the Dot Cotton Fan Club.
The Heron Tower In The Evening Sun
I took this picture of the Heron Tower from my living room, as it reflected in the evening sun.
The Heron Tower In The Evening Sun
It may be the third tallest building in London, but it certainly isn’t in the top ten of annoying buildings.
Modern Art And Me
I went to the Tate Modern to see the Richard Hamilton exhibition.
I was not impressed with it, although some of his ideas were interesting in their concept.
Perhaps, I’m a Philistine, but I can’t help feeling there’s a lot of Emperor’s new clothes syndrome about some modern art. And how much is driven by the need to make money by dealers?
On the other hand, there are pieces of modern art that I like, such as Puppy in Bilbao. I also feel strongly, that art should be available to all and not hidden away in galleries that charge or private places.
Views In The Evening From The Millennium Bridge
I took these pictures as I walked back from the Tate Modern, after being less than enthralled by the Richard Hamilton Exhibition.
London is starting to get its evening lighting together.
Lamborghinis Are For Racing Round Knightsbridge At 2:35 In The Morning
Jeremy Clarkson said this tonight on Top Gear.
I found it funny, as the only time, I saw a Lamborghini P400 Miura, was making a tremendous amount of noise on a Sunday morning in Oxford Street in about 1968!
I’m All Right, Jack
When I bought the house that I live in, I checked all the maps and it looked as far as I could tell it was unlikely to flood.
But then C and myself lived in six places and we were never flooded once. Admittedly, three properties were flats on the third, fifth and eleventh floors of well-built blocks.
My father had always said buy a house on top of the hill, so you don’t get flooded! I think he may have had trouble once, as he lived in a house in River Avenue in Palmers Green.
To make this current house even safer, I live on the first floor above the garage and the downstairs bedrooms and bathroom.
The roof does leak slightly though, but I think I’m more likely to be killed by a falling aircraft in my bed than be drowned.
But some of the flooded houses I’ve seen on the news, were in such a position, that even Noah wouldn’t have looked at them!
If you want to read some sense on the floods read Charles Clover in The Sunday Times today.
He misses out one thing that would improve matters and that is build more flats! As you can’t predict weather like we’ve been having lately and it’ll probably get worse in the next twenty years, if the geography of a site could possibly lead to flooding, then build accordingly.
The Closed Thames Barrier From The Cable Car
I took these pictures from the Emirates Air Line.
They clearly show that the Thames Barrier is closed, as it has been for much of this year.
Crossrail Are Running Another Archaeology Exhibition
Last year Crossrail showed off all of their archaeological finds. now they are running another exhibition, to show the latest discoveries.
If it’s half as good as last year’s event, it will be unmissable.
The Times Makes A Mistake
On page 17 of today’s copy of The Times is a story entitled, Toy toxins harm children. On the next page there is a story headlined, Toxins in toys causing childhood brain illnesses. They even start with the same first paragraph.
Children’s brains are being damaged by industrial chemicals that pervade everyday life, experts have warned.
Did two reporters cut and paste the same story?
It’s Paid To Switch To OVO Energy
I just found this article in the Guardian about OVO Energy. Here’s the first two paragraphs.
An energy company has announced a 2.5% price cut for consumers, saying that the mild winter weather has meant that gas and electricity are cheaper.
Ovo Energy claimed that the reduction meant its bills were now about £180 a year cheaper than the average of the big six companies which supply the bulk of the UK’s households.
So it looks like I was right to swap!
The Anonymous Widower 