Sony London Underground
These images did the rounds a few weeks back, but I really like them. As part of Sony's advertising campaign for the Walkman they have produce various underground maps in the style of a set of headphones. In Sony fashion, they are understated but really rather pleasing on the eye. Worth a look.
posted on: Fri, 05 Sep | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
C5 Aviator
I have a habit of destroying watches and, over the years, have always ended up coming back to my old trusty Casio Flight Planner....
posted on: Thu, 28 Aug | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Enter Plan B
I came across Donald Clark's Plan B blog blog recently and have been both impressed, and quite amused by mahy of his musings....
posted on: Wed, 16 Apr | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Interesting factoid of the week: vinegar....
Vinegar dissolves the glue that holds the eggs of head lice to hair strands, thus making them easier to comb out. You can tell I have children . . . .
posted on: Mon, 05 Nov | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Castle Rising Castle... and tearooms
Whilst on holiday in Norfolk over the summer we stopped at Castle Rising Castle. Whilst not belonging to English Heritage its preservation has been, at least partly, sponsored by them, so its on the "East of England" trail....
posted on: Fri, 31 Aug | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
.... and Whipsnade respond!
The board of Directors are looking into a possibility of removing all but disabled badge holder cars from the Zoo but first there has to be a suitable alternative transport system in place. They are still in the planning stages so watch this space for further developments. I think also the problems with bikes were that not everyone stayed on the roads and tracks provided. As they are very quiet when being ridden this is another reason for not allowing them as they can creep up on pedestrians. The wearing of seat belts is not enforced as it's not a public highway and the speed limit should be only 10mph. Whilst most people do stick to this limit I know there are others who do not.
posted on: Mon, 06 Aug | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Whipsnade Zoo
I was visiting Whipsnade Zoo on the weekend. It's a fun place to take kids, there's lots to do and it helps support their wide ranging conservation programme....
posted on: Mon, 06 Aug | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Luton Airport has a long and rich heritage in the development of flight
OK it doesn't, its just that their live flight arrivals system crashed and produced this rather fun message. I really would be impressed if this departure board was running back in 1899!!
posted on: Fri, 22 Jun | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
It is....
... "supernumerary of fingers or toes". Or simply more than the expected number of fingers/toes. This cropped up as a result of this article. There are some spooky photos on the wikipedia page!!
posted on: Thu, 14 Jun | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
What is Polydactyly?
Well its a great word which hit the headlines yesterday.....
posted on: Tue, 12 Jun | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Shrek Just Snorted in My Bath
I think the photo says it all....
posted on: Wed, 18 Apr | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
The Brompton Mean Machine
Being a commuter I have a mission to find the best way to get in to work. In fact, being a GIS lecturer seems to involve a mandatory long commute....
posted on: Tue, 10 Apr | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Horsepower: what does it all mean?
I was flicking through my Land Rover Enthusiast this weekend and saw an article on torque and horsepower....
posted on: Mon, 02 Apr | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Hot Cross Buns
My 6-year old daughter asked me this week why we have hot cross buns. Before I had a chance to look at Wikipedia and explain that they are symbolic of Jesus dying on the cross and are typically made without dairy products during Lent, she promptly informed me that Jesus died on a hot cross bun!!
If only all things in life were so simple!
posted on: Sat, 31 Mar | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Autoresponders, email and alias'
I contacted a well known GI company this week, sending an email to what (obviously) was an alias. My expectation was that this would get routed through to the person dealing with queries related to this alias and respond appropriately....
posted on: Fri, 30 Mar | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
What do PIN and GIS have in common?
Well not much really, except I can't stand people saying PIN number. IT'S NOT A BLOODY "PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER NUMBER"!!!! Just as it isn't a geographic information system system. It's PI number, PIN, GI system or GIS. Definitely NOT PIN number.
posted on: Fri, 30 Mar | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Smashing Headline
Definitely my favourite news story of the week, titled:
Mashed potato causes road smash
I don't know who came up with the title, but its great!
posted on: Thu, 29 Mar | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Toilets of the World
I saw this in my local bookshop and had to buy it. This obsession with toilet books harks back to 1997 and Adam Harts quite fantastic Thunder, Flush and Thomas Crapper: An Encycloopedia....
posted on: Mon, 26 Mar | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Relative Values
We all know that inflation increases the actual cost of a product over time, whilst the relative cost (to, for example, earnings) remains the same....
posted on: Fri, 16 Feb | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
House re-wiring.... not really in the "fun" category
I've had my house rewired recently and used Instalec, an electrical contractor in the Luton area. I was particularly concerned that a good job was done (I had had some good recommendations of several contractors) and, of course, that the quote was as low as possible....
posted on: Wed, 17 Jan | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Who needs an address anyway....
This story, originally reported in The Sun, has been doing the rounds on the GIS blogs, but its such a great item I couldn't resist putting it up.
In short a guy couldn't remember the address of his friend, so instead of writing the county and nearest town (which is what most of us would do after having phoned directory enquiries!), he drew a map instead. And, of course, the Royal Mail actually delivered it!!
posted on: Fri, 05 Jan | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Humax Personal Video Recorder
Santa was good to me this year and delivered a shiny new Humax 9200T PVR. For those not familiar with PVRs, they are hard disc based digital video recorders....
posted on: Tue, 02 Jan | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Virgin Mother
I irregularly have meetings at the Geological Society in Picadilly (London). Burlington House also contains the Royal Academy of Arts and whilst I've never actually been in, there is usually something interesting to look at in the courtyard. Last week I was confronted with the accompanying image. A strangely disturbing sculpture that is quite fixating (and somewhat reminds me of old school biology books!). Not surprising then, that I have subsequently discovered it was produced by Damien Hurst. By the way, the accompanying image was taken by LondonRubbish over at Flickr.
posted on: Sun, 04 Jun | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
Land Rover
OK, I have succombed and bought a 1973 Series 3 Land Rover. And, well, its not particularly environmentally friendly, but its alot of fun, safe (for the occupants), ultra-reliable and cheap. The last item may be a suprise, but at over 30 years old it doesn't pay any road tax and fully comprehensive insurance is £150 per year. This particular one has a galvanised chasis and, of course, has aluminium bodywork. So not much rusting going on there. Anyway, thought for the day is don't drive through deep puddles quickly. Water goes over your roof and saturates the engine compartment. The result is wet electrics and a Land Rover that stalls within 30 yards.
posted on: Thu, 16 Feb | path: /fun | permanent link to this entry
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