I walk under a bridge to get to the station each morning and once very early I ran into a guy who pointed back the way he came and grumbled “Bloody Polish!” He was all moon eyed and jittery but … Continue reading
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I saw an armoured batman entering Waterloo station this morning. He needed a ticket just like everyone else.
I have given it a lot of thought, since there’s not much room to do anything else in the mornings. The goal is to avoid being crowded to the last possible moment while still not being offensive to my fellow … Continue reading
I have a nightmare in which I go slowly blind as the train approaches London and then I wander around the platform before getting back on board. My vision slowly returns but isn’t completely restored until the guard announces my home … Continue reading
I had this idea for car to car communication back in 1980, maybe a little earlier. I think it was inspired by the IR port on an Apple Newton. (No bluetooth back then.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_communication_systems#Development I had a friend in high … Continue reading
The train guard came thru checking everyone’s tickets like this: He would look at our cards as he went saying “Any unchecked tickets? Thank you. Thank you. That’s ok. Thank you.” and then every so often he’d go. “Thank you. … Continue reading
One evening on the train home the guard dropped in a few extra destinations: “This is the 7:50 service to Yeovil calling at Tungsten, BiPolar and Overtake Lane.” I guess the pressure gets to everyone once in a while. … Continue reading
I saw a deer in our tiny sub-division of Salisbury and I can’t get over how far it must have traveled from the woods. And where it might be going… I saw it in the little patch of green next … Continue reading
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I am being translated
I am being translated if only i had embraced it, adopted it, dared it sooner!
Went to sleep right away last night. Tried to fight it till 10 but couldn’t manage it. So I’m up and out early today. At the train station by 6:10. Machine ate my card and the dude had to crank … Continue reading