I think it may be time to go travelling again soon - I need to escape this isle before the ants take over, judging by the myriad displays of idiocy I have witnessed today. Firstly, the guard on the morning train (which I took prior to working 9 to 5, before taking another home again to find a number of chores waitin' for me) asked a guy to leave the train. The guy said no. The guard got off, mooched a while, and then let the train leave. I didn't know whether to be worried or give the guy a telepathic high five for having the foresight to know they wouldn't force him to leave. He was last seen heading for Twickenham KFC with a smirk on his face.
Meanwhile, my workplace have recently been introducing 'green initiatives', which is highly commendable. The trouble is, the vast majority are counter-productive - for instance, I arrived back from holiday to find a recycled coaster on my desk. Very nice, and very ecological, except I never had a coaster before, so it's hardly an energy saver. I entirely appreciate the gesture, but there's a small problem - during my week away, they've also installed an LCD TV, size fuck-off large, in the middle of the office, which displays a constant stream of pithy 'motivational messages'. If the green initiative continues at this rate, we'll be emptying our toner cartridges in the local pond by Friday.
Of course, some places are in possession of greater doofuses than the UK - not that I'm going to name names. This list of travel-related anecdotes, namely from a nameless nation, demonstrates this point quite nicely, and also taught me this:
Orlando, Florida is not on a coastline.
It does, however, have Disneyland, which puts it up in my top five places to go while I'm stuck in the office, somewhere between the pub and home. It may lack the eco-friendly vibe of other resorts, but the security's a lot tighter than South West Trains...
Meanwhile, my workplace have recently been introducing 'green initiatives', which is highly commendable. The trouble is, the vast majority are counter-productive - for instance, I arrived back from holiday to find a recycled coaster on my desk. Very nice, and very ecological, except I never had a coaster before, so it's hardly an energy saver. I entirely appreciate the gesture, but there's a small problem - during my week away, they've also installed an LCD TV, size fuck-off large, in the middle of the office, which displays a constant stream of pithy 'motivational messages'. If the green initiative continues at this rate, we'll be emptying our toner cartridges in the local pond by Friday.
Of course, some places are in possession of greater doofuses than the UK - not that I'm going to name names. This list of travel-related anecdotes, namely from a nameless nation, demonstrates this point quite nicely, and also taught me this:
Orlando, Florida is not on a coastline.
It does, however, have Disneyland, which puts it up in my top five places to go while I'm stuck in the office, somewhere between the pub and home. It may lack the eco-friendly vibe of other resorts, but the security's a lot tighter than South West Trains...
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