a few British notes

[angledge]

I am going to die crossing the street. I simply can't break the habit of looking right for cars. If that doesn't happen, I'm going to drown following a head-on collision in the swimming pool, because circle-swimming is done clockwise here, not counterclockwise. And if neither of these two fates overtakes me, I'm going to be trampled on a staircase, because slow people are supposed to stay to the left, not the right, & you go down the left side, not the right. SHEESH.

Tomorrow at 10.30 am I'm catching the train to Edinburgh. It turns out that it's a godsend that I'm not flying up there, because I've got an ear infection (contracted at the aforementioned reverse-swimming pool) that would've made flying excruciatingly painful. But the train should be fine - since I'm leaving from King's Cross Station, I'm going to pretend I'm catching the Hogwart's Express. Platform 9 3/4, where are you??

OK, off to repack suitcases for tomorrow.

Comments

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Those crazy bass-ackwards Brits. No wonder they lost control of the world.

Oh, and if you see Torg the Lastnameless One over at Hogwart's, see if you can get Zoe's phone number. She's a hottie!

[deinemuse.livejournal.com]

I was in London for a month many years back and I never could get over how crazy people drive there. I recall they had little writing on the ground to look right to avoid the crazy little mini speeding for the road at 90 along with his little friends. Scary stuff.

Good luck with your further journies!

[ohioswimmer.livejournal.com]

I did not know that about swimming in the UK... Yikes! My head would be cracked open before I finished a warm up!

Have fun in Edinburgh.

Cheers,
Andrew

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Flipturns in particular are a challenge. Which way to push off?!?