Say, purely for the sake of argument, that one has been to London for a job inteview and is invited to meet friends at the theatre afterwards. A wonderful idea, no? Unfortunately I have very poor knowledge of London geography, so was advised that it was on page 26 of the A-Z.
Unable to find “The Globe”, one would turn to the index and see:
this, which refers to this which eventually leads you here, just in time for the 7:30 start.
You probably won’t be getting to see any Shakespeare though….
Now, wish me luck, for, in order to increase Richard Branson’s profits even more, I am off to Jockshire for the weekend.
Song playing as this was published: Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
bin the a-z and get one of these stylish “leather”bound philips calendars (there are more colours than pink and pale blue - mine is warm grey!) - not only does it have straps - but shows you the correct place of the globe
Ummm… I’m tagging you for a meme. You don’t have to do it really.
Do anecdotes exist where you end up in the right place, at the right time without any significant physical or psychological damage?
Sorry you missed the play and I hope you were able to enjoy the weekend.
Rhineblaze: I have a nice Moleskine London book, but I was too rushed to pick it up.
Plumpernickel: Consider it done. At some time relatively soon. Honest. Probably.
JCS: Of course, but I only use those to bore people at dinner parties….. And yes, I enjoyed the weekend - the sun was shining, I ate grilled seafish kebabs out in the sunshine, walked along the beach. Don’t believe the news about England being rainy and floody. Its northernmost county was as bathed in sun as I was in SPF 15.
‘ello, back end of Borough High St. and you not a local, you don’t wanna be going down there mate, could have been worse, could have been Old Kent Rd. SE1
Roter Baron: Yes, it’s an area that I believe estate agents describe as “up and coming” - I felt particularly conspicuous wearing my bestest suit and carrying a briefcase embossed with the motif ‘M.U.G.M.E.’.