August 2014 1. Today’s obs are mostly about BBQ functions. I’ll start with kindly asking food-queuers to consider the needs of the person in the queue behind them. Once it’s your turn to spoon coleslaw onto your plate or grab a rib, don’t use this golden time to read the ketchup bottle or inspect the…

Obs May 2014 . How ironic! I went to Southend today and wanted to write about it. “Today’s observations” got autochecked to “Today’s observe stuns”, which is much more fitting for my South Essex jaunt.2. I see young girls in town centres chewing the fat and making idle sweet chit chat over their skinny Mochas…

September 2014 1. I went out for dinner with a large crowd of friends last night. There were around 6 couples and we opted for an all-you-can eat type Chinese banquet. It was a really good restaurant and the food quality was amazing. The service, however, was the pivotal part of the experience as it…

June 2014 1. We’ve just returned from the “Elite Holiday Villa”. Most of my “Today’s observations” are actually about our jolly to Hunstanton.2. When it comes to kid’s holidays, weather is king. You are simply not allowed to sit in the pub all day when you have eager sponge-minded children with you. It’s not really…

June 2014 1. Space invaders. I’ve decided that there are certain situations where rules about personal space are compromised. Conflicting circumstances include underground trains/tubes/metros, where you can feasibly stand on someone’s head and be within the parameters of decent manners and two very opposite places: sandwich  aisles of Boots, Tescos, Sainsburys and the reduced fresh…

June 2014 1. It’s not good etiquette to attempt to order a wine top-up from train staff who are not assigned to serve refreshments. The man with the bin-bag couldn’t be less accommodating.2. I’m opposite a huff puffer on the train. She tuts, sighs and eye-rolls to *herself* every 10-12 mins. Her lips are constantly…

June 2014 1. Today we were consumed by the FLAVOUR. We aren’t sorry. It’s bank holiday. Things happen. Shit goes down. We went there. It’s all gravy.2. The kids and I just returned from a family weekend away at some local relatives. It was most fun. My OH had the whole bank holiday weekend to…

June 2014 1. Ticket rules issued by National Rail are sporadic, unlogical and more frighteningly, unknown to National Rail’s actual staff. This happened today on arrival at Liverpool Station’s Ticket Office at 10:15am:Cashier: ‘Ello.Me: Hi there! I have this ticket back to Ipswich for 1pm. My appointment this morning has cancelled and so I would…