Monthly Archives: May 2014

Benton Lane

I’ve been spending quite a lot of time at a bus stop on Benton Lane of late. It’s an average sort of bus stop, with a shelter and a timetable, but no litter bin. There’s one across the road though.

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The area around the bus stop’s nice; well, if you don’t look back towards Quorum, or across the road to the industrial park (but even that’s pretty well hidden by greenery.

I quite like the well-used-but-neglected-remoteness of the bus stop. Even the cracked concrete floor looks nice. And the grass and weeds growing between paving stones. I sat there for fifteen minutes this evening. In the sunshine. It was lovely.

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The Three Tuns

My local is being decorated. Well, more than just decorated. After so many years of abuse and economy driven makeovers, real money seems to be being spent on the place. The bar’s even being replaced.

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I’m avoiding bar pictures because it’s too unfinished. But the ladies’ toilets are supposed to be open tomorrow.

Bathroom

Time to (gradually) start work on the bathroom.

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I’m not going to rush. Well, it’s important to be thorough.

A bad day

I’ve had a really bad day. Work was great, but it’s been a long day and I had (the usual) train issues. But, then, I disembarked from the bus (the bus decides how my evening should end; the X1 takes me home, while the 56 or 57 take me home) at my local drinking establishment. And they have Anarchy ‘Rough justice’ on tap. It has no fish, so I had to have one.

I’m now on my fourth. I have yet to eat and I have work tomorrow. However, I have made a new friend. His name is Keith. And he’s a really decent bloke. We’ve had good manly conversation.

I should go home now.