Thursday night decided it was an eating night. Thought I would have a Thai meal, so walked over to Thistle Street to try Dusit. Dusit is probably the best Thai Restaurant in Edinburgh. It is small and looked rather full … Continue reading →
Visited Newcastle on Tuesday for three days, working on the Farsi project. I managed to get to Gateshead by 9.10 am. without breaking many speed limits. Took the opportunity to catch a train to Edinburgh on Wednesday evening and met up … Continue reading →
Tuesday flew up to Edinburgh for a planning meeting on Wednesday. A very strong wind was forecast for Scotland, in fact during the night there were gusts of 124mph. The flight was rather rough as we came into land, with some of … Continue reading →
We were up and into breakfast by 8.00. Continental breakfast, so there were croissants, and cheese and dried meats. Chatted to a teenage girl during breakfast, who had stayed the night in collage. She had been on an admissions day, … Continue reading →
Its funny how days work out. Thursday started a quiet sunny day with not a lot to do. Part way through the day, a serious problem was recognised, serious because no one had taken a look at it before and … Continue reading →
Today was a pleasant day, even sat outside the Tiles bar for lunch. Worked late to finish off some work, and then met Simon Stone and Neil Saunders for a pint of refreshment at Tiles. Booked into the new cheap … Continue reading →
Thursday, this was going to tbe the Festival day for us. Caught the airport bus into work, it was raining and horrible. Not much to report on during the day. Left work promptly at 5.10, back to the airport on the bus … Continue reading →
This last week spent at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was helping support the system after it had gone live. Really there were very few problems. The main event of the week was on Thursday when Mary Devine, Ed Aldridge and … Continue reading →
Up early into the office at 8.30. Had been raining, looks like a showery day. Simon was in looking at the Mail Transport problem. Not much I can do to help. Lots of drilling and hammering going on, probably repairing … Continue reading →
Monday Today I used the local taxi firm to ferry me to Luton. My car needs MOT and probably some work to cure all the clunking sounds from underneath. Anyway staying away for 12 days, the taxi is a lot cheaper then … Continue reading →
Monday Caught the Easyjet flight from Luton in the warm sunny south, left on time, arrived on time, really good journey. Weather not so good in Edinburgh, windy and cold. I cannot believe it, but the weather forecast on Tuesday said … Continue reading →
This was supposed to be my last visit to the bank for a couple of weeks. Arrived at the bank pretty much on time, despite the plane being delayed by air traffic for a couple of hours. In the evening a … Continue reading →
Monday This is the last full week at the bank for several weeks now. Left home on a lovely sunny morning with mist in the fields. Queuing up waiting to board, in our little Easyjet boarding groups of 30, I pomdered how the … Continue reading →
This week I am back to a five-day week. Caught the 7:55 Easyjet from Luton Airport. It never ceases to amaze me my boarding number is in the hundreds, what time do those who board first arrive at? Good flight to Edinburgh, left … Continue reading →
This week was a short week in Edinburgh, just the three days. I have also made a change in the flights, now flying from Luton instead of Birmingham. Since the summer season has started, the flight back to Birmingham was a bit … Continue reading →