Norfolk is a long way away from anywhere, and if I were you, I shouldn't start from here. By the time you get to the outskirts of Cromer, any distinctions between science, beachcombing, social commentary, writing and animal husbandry have started to blur. When the process is complete, you know you've arrived at the End Of The Pier Show. So, welcome. Find somewhere to park your unicycle. Pull up a girrafe chair. Make yourself comfortable.

Monday, November 8, 2010

That Monday Morning Feeling

Hi Boss
Normally I catch the 0620 from Norwich which gets to London 0820. Today however, the 0620 was cancelled due to 'overrunning weekend engineering works' (someone should tell Network Rail that Monday doesn't fall on a weekend) so I got the 0635. This has crawled along with all the speed and enthusiasm of an arthritic snail with brakes on. It's now 0925 - three hours on a train and almost an hour late - and we're stuck near Stratford waiting for an ambulance to collect someone who's collapsed on the train, which isn't surprising as it's been standing room only since Ipswich (aside: when I try to type 'only' it comes out as 'oy'). The upshot is that I'll be in the office very late. Had I been working at home I'd have done a day's work by now (National Express East Anglia have yet to discover wifi) Welcome to Britain, home of the Industrial Revolution.
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4 comments:

  1. Monday doesn't fall on a weekend, but it does fall on an "overrunning weekend". I doubt this helps.

    (S)

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  2. Maybe the solution is an Unicycling Girrafe Helicopter.

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  3. If I were your Boss would say:

    "Never mind Henry, stay in Cromer but send me the work you've and send at me on an SD card in a "Unicycling Girrafe Helicopter" with manual control".

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  4. "Home of the Industrial Revolution" - and Management Practices still locked in the days of cotton mills...

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