Sunday, January 23, 2005

Things I've noticed

So, some of my regular readers, of which there are quite a few (according to the links and number of hits, thank you everyone!) may have been wondering where I was for the past few days. I was in London for a reason I'd prefer not to reveal at the moment because ANYONE can read your blog.

Well, here are a few quick things I've noticed during my trip in London
  • The London Underground is hot the year round, and not just the summer.
  • I've never seen anyone on a plane use those sick bags, so why are they there? Could you not use the toilet instead?
  • Continuing on the plane theme, what does the beep that everyone hears in the cabin about 30 seconds after take off actually mean?
  • There are as many annoying tourists in London as during the summer as in the winter
  • You'd be surprised who actually reads your blog. Someone who I didnt know, who I met in London has read my blog
  • A packed Luas is a dream compared to a packed underground
  • There are incredible amount of good looking women in London
  • London isnt that much more expensive than Dublin
I'll add some more if I think of them, but I think thats about it.
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:57 a.m.

    Ah, but a packed Luas (unlike a packed Underground, or, in my case, a packed Subway) is generally full of people who have not yet grasped the etiquette of how to ride in that particular form of transportation. For example, one rush-hour trip I took from Abbey Street out to the museum, there were THREE women with prams, and NONE of them had folded them up to allow other people to ride without having their faces smooshed against the glass and/or the back of the person in front of them.

    Of course, I couldn't say anything, because I'm American and when you're American outside of America, everyone expects you to be the obnoxious complainer. Sigh. Such is life when you have an annoying Yankee accent...

    -Laura

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  2. Ciarán9:51 a.m.

    As a veteran of the Dublin-London flights (or rather, visa versa: I lived near London for six years), I eventually decided that the beep was to let the cabin crew know that they could stand up and wander around.

    As for the good looking women in London, that was also a source of endless fascination for me. I decided that if you have anything going for you, including good lucks, you'll eventually end up in London, New York or LA. So that dross like my good sense can gape...

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  3. Ciarán2:41 p.m.

    Wow - my mind must have been elsewhere. Perhaps thinking of letching in London. Anyway that should have read '...including good looks...' and '...my good (illiterate) self...'

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  4. Ciaran9:47 p.m.

    I totally agree with you Laura. Before Christmas I was on the Luas on my way into the city centre on the green line on a Saturday afternoon. There were sooo many families with buggy's taking up half of the carriage with no consideration for others. I said this to my (coincidentally) American friend and she kept telling me they're nice families and how else could they get in? I insisted that they could fold up their buggies and not block the door, but she said it was ok. I dunno, it really annoyed me that they had no consideration for others. Actually, even though the Luas was packed, a couple and their baby pushed their way on in Ranelagh. When I saw them outside, I said, no way are they getting on. But instead they just forced their way on. Really pissed me off!

    Anyway, as for the beep on the flight, I dont think its what you said Ciarán. Its only at most 30 seconds after take off, and probably not even 15. The plane is still climbing rapidly so I doubt they would be able to stand up. Maybe it tells them they've reached the point of no return and they must continue taking off, even if things go assways!

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