Sunday 8 August 2010

Day 24 - Friday, 6th August 2010

We're all going on a summer holday...

Well, I don't know about you, but this was my last day at work for two whole weeks. During which it was hoped that we'd be able to get a car, which would have made this my last day of commuting by public transport.

Alas and alack, it's not to be as the chap who is selling us the car is away on his hols. Oh well, I can manage a week or two more on the train/bus combo as long as I have an end in sight.

As Friday dawned bright and clear, I decided not to be fooled by appearances and zipped on my fleece before leaving the house. I also abandoned the idea of the early train and went for the usual one at 07:18. And again, yaay, it didn't let me down and everything went swimmingly.

This afternoon I abandoned the idea of the bus and took the offered lift from my colleague who dropped me at Mönchengladbach station and I got the train home from there. It was bright sunshine and very warm, which meant the fleece went into the basket and I cycled home in the lovely weather.

Ready for two weeks jollies.

Now, we'll be using public transport during this time so I may come back and leave a blog entry or two detailing delays and groovy seat covers along the way.

6 comments:

Rory In Wellington said...

Ooh! Groovy seat covers!

As Wellington is such a small town, I only get on buses occasionally, and haven't had an opportunity to photograph any seats yet...but I will.

Sho said...

oh please do. I'm trying to get an international collection
Then I'll make a website, form a club, and get windbreakers printed...

er, I mean, i may write a mildly amusing blog-post and feature them.

Drake Sigar said...

This word 'alack' sounds a lot like quack, I find it very pleasant to say out loud.

Sho said...

I like it too - in fact I like all those old-fashioned sounding words & phrases. I think we need a campaign to bring them all back.

Drake Sigar said...

Wouldn't you rather keep them to yourself, forming some sort of secret language and provoking bemused looks from the vast majority who will have no idea what in the blue hell you're talking about?

Sho said...

Oh no. I want them out in the open where we can all see and hear them.

Although, given that I'm in Germany and those words are English I'd probably get the bemused looks anyway...