Tuesday, March 31, 2009
So, what sort of car do you drive?
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Gatwick Airport
It's been a little while since I've flown and you quickly forget that there is still tight security on people leaving the UK (although not necessarily coming in). So I had to wait for the sniffer machine to decide if the sample swab from my bag of electronic equipment would show anything. And once all clear, I found they had a separate scanner for shoes! What will they think of next?
Bit of a work-related hobby - spotting applications where developers are too stupid or laxy to trap exceptions.
I know I was off to Turin and not Rome but it's a fountain so I may as well chuck in some small denomination coin for luck (which is something you make, not wish for, anyway).
When I finally reached the gate, my boarding pass went "beep" when scanned which it doesn't normally do. I said "that sounds good" (meaning it didn't) and the lady on the desk said that it was indeed good although I was still non the wiser as she scribbled a new seat number over over the old one. It wasn't until I boarded the plane that I realised I had been bumped up to Business Class for some reason. I expect they had overbooked seats and I was the easiest person to upgrade. Marvellous - no cattle class for me!
What I find funny about business class is that they arm you with metal cutlery. Once terrorists realise they just need to spend a little bit more money to be issued with knives, we're all going to be in trouble.
Bit of a work-related hobby - spotting applications where developers are too stupid or laxy to trap exceptions.
I know I was off to Turin and not Rome but it's a fountain so I may as well chuck in some small denomination coin for luck (which is something you make, not wish for, anyway).
When I finally reached the gate, my boarding pass went "beep" when scanned which it doesn't normally do. I said "that sounds good" (meaning it didn't) and the lady on the desk said that it was indeed good although I was still non the wiser as she scribbled a new seat number over over the old one. It wasn't until I boarded the plane that I realised I had been bumped up to Business Class for some reason. I expect they had overbooked seats and I was the easiest person to upgrade. Marvellous - no cattle class for me!
What I find funny about business class is that they arm you with metal cutlery. Once terrorists realise they just need to spend a little bit more money to be issued with knives, we're all going to be in trouble.
Labels: Flying
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
"Da plane, boss"
Here's something that I didn't expect to catch - a plane flying over the Millenium Dome. It was hard enough to catch anything through the clouds so this combination was purely accidental. The plane has only just taken off from London City Airport two miles behind it in the east. I've no idea how high above the dome it really is - it doesn't look much but it is really difficult to tell. After clearing the dome, it's heading off to the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf.
Labels: Flying
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