This morning, the traffic lights were broken at the turnoff from the main dual carriageway on the way to work. As you can see, there are a few options here, drivers can U-turn as well as turning on or off the dual carriageway. I slowed down a bit and turned right. There [...]

It’s good to see that York has spent umpty-billion pounds on some super new networked electronical signs which can be updated in real time to reflect the prevailing conditions. Last night as I left the ringroad in the freezing fog, visibility ranging from a hundred metres to only a few metres, and the road [...]

What do you look for in a pork pie?
French style answer:
The pastry is hard and dense with a mid to dark sienna colour. It should crumble to the bite and give to the white layer beneath that should be about 5-8mm deep. Some jelly is acceptable but should be minimal. The meat [...]

On the way into work today traffic was dense but fast. I figured I didn’t have time and room to overtake the lorry before my exit so I pulled left with my indicator on. The van behind me passed me, then signalled left and started to squeeze into the non-existent space in front [...]

Heh I unwittingly shortened the life of a skinhead on the way home today. I moved into the right lane to left him get out of a busy junction, then moments later he got really upset when I pulled back in. Evidently he was trying to overtake me on the inside., not that [...]

Went to get more books of visitor parking permits today. How many can I buy? I ask the nice lady.
“Maximum 6 a month, (fill in number) in a year.” That’s fine thinks I, I’ll pay my £12, stock up with 6 books, and there’s no way I’ll get through 60 permits in a [...]

Musing on the whining shites on the radio complaining about speed cameras being a “stealth tax”. Oops did I show a bias?
The attitude mystified me at first. My gut response was: if you don’t want to get fined, DON’T SPEED. IT’S ALREADY ILLEGAL. Don’t complain about getting charged for doing something [...]

I got the following in part of a salsa-scene bulletin from back home:
CHEAPER PARKING IN YORK!
Yup, finally after a great deal of hassle from the public and local businesses, York City Council have agreed to lower their parking fees to a standard all night rate of �2 for non-York residents and �1 for York residents. [...]

You often hear that women wish that men were more in touch with their feelings - less so since men tried to be feely in the late ’80s and you ended up with Dance Of The Blue Turtles and a bunch of sick-making didjeridu-owning rainforest-saving New Men. I think womankind realised the folly of [...]