The Stand Says It All
At Millwall yesterday, we sat in the North Stand and could see this on the top of the stand opposite.
The Stand Says It All
Cold Blow Lane was the location and name of the old Den.
However, yesterday it would have been an ideal name for their current ground. Look at these flags on the East Stand.
Stiff Flags In A Cold East Wind
They are standing out ram-rob straight right across the pitch due to the biting easterly wind.
If you look at the shape of the roof, it might even act like a wing and create all sorts of vortices and downdraughts.
Whatever though, the cold and wind ruined the match.
For a lot of the time, play was consistently in front of the West stand, as the ball was blown across, with long sequences of throws-in. Passing was awful on both sides and the match is summed up by the score, as no-one seemed to be able to get a decent shot on goal.
Ipswich nearly scored an unusual goal. This is from the BBC report.
But Ipswich, themselves unbeaten in three games, came back into the match and nearly took a bizarre lead when Forde’s poor clearance fell to Hyam, whose 50-yard lob was headed clear by Millwall defender Mark Beevers.
Until, this point, Town were playing extremely badly and every clearance seemed to go to Millwall.
After the match, I talked to a couple of Millwall supporters. They said that they’d had several matches like this and this was the fourth goal-less draw. They all said that the pitch was rock hard, hence the watering at half-time.
Cricket may have Rain Stopped Play, but Millwall seem to have other weather related problems.
The match may have cost me only £17, but I would have enjoyed myself more if I gone to bed for the afternoon.
Blue Skies Over London
On Friday, back in London, I was out and about in the morning doing a bit of shopping.
I saw a lot more sun in those few hours, than I did on ten days of the cruise.
Three Images Sum Up The Cruise
As I got off the Oriana, three images sum up the cruise.
The first was a good one and it was the nameplate of my steward with a tip underneath.
Mary Did Well
Mary deserves all she receives and I hope she does well in the future.
The second image shows the litter bin containing some of the many tissues, that I used to stem my rhinitis and quite a few tea-bags, as I drank tea incessantly on the cruise.
Tissues And Tea Bags
The third image is only in my mind, but it consists of a queue of glum people wanting to get off the Oriana, as like me, the main thing they came for was a bit of sun, and the weather didn’t deliver.
If I go on a cruise again, I’ll go somewhere, where the weather is guaranteed to be better.
Perhaps though, P&O should pay me to stay away, as it seems I’m always the one, who gets the bad weather.
Ice On The Deck
On the last day of the cruise; March 28th, I got up early and went for a walk on deck.
I nearly fell over, as there were sheets of ice on the floor.
Ice On The Deck
But my balance is good these days, and in some ways, I was very pleased, I didn’t fall over.
My Unused Sunhat
I took a sunhat with me and it wasn’t used.
My Unused Sunhat
It really wasn’t expected that I would have ten days holiday, with only a few minutes of strong sun.
My Unused Balcony
Except for taking a few pictures, the nice balcony was unused.
My Unused Balcony
It would have been an ideal place to share a drink.
It may look enticing, but I suspect that the temperature was one or two degrees at most.
Promenading On Deck
on the second sea day returning to Southampton, there was an hour or so of sun and I took the opportunity like many others to walk the deck.
Promenading On Deck
I suppose though in the ten days of the cruise, we probably had about three hours of sun.
The Only Sun On March 26th
I did find a bit of sun on March 26th, as we came back from Lisbon to Southampton.
The Only Sun On March 26th
But as you see it wasn’t very strong.
Times When I’m Glad I Don’t Own A Car – 2
Last night was cold and we only got a few flurries of snow.
But my gas kept coming through the pipe and the electricity kept coming through the wires.
For most of the last forty years, the worry was could the gas tanker get through the snow to the remote houses I lived in, in Suffolk.
As I don’t drive any more, I wasn’t tempted to venture out in the snow towards Sussex.
I suspect some of those who did, are regretting their actions. After all, these days, there is no excuse not to know that bad weather in on the way.
I also wonder how many of those were commuting home from work. I’ve never understood why anybody commutes, as I’ve worked at home since 1970!
Eros Is Busy In The Sun
Today was sunny and the crowds were gathering on Eros.
Eros Is Busy In The Sun
Let’s hope the weather tries to stay this way.
The Anonymous Widower 