Random Food Vans

In a vague nod to my newest reader (I think I have two regulars now!), and fellow, though far superior blogger, here's something that I'm cheekily going to title: "Things Dave probably misses about England #541: Random food vans". Or possibly Beyond Random Food Vans!

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so I hope he doesn't mind! :)

What is the English obsession with selling junk food at all hours in unlikely places? As I drove back from the N.E.C. today, via my lovely Grandma's for a cuppa, I noticed a Kebab van on the edge of a small town called Malmesbury (famous for it's Naked Gardeners). I think it was in this layby here:


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If the link to Google Maps works you should be able to zoom out and see that this is on a quiet road with...err...no houses near it at all. I imagine that quaint, antique-shoppy Malmesbury's market for kebabs is pretty small and most passing cars won't know there's greasy food and cheap coffee in polystyrene cups available until they're passed the damn thing and well on their way to Tetbury anyway.

Can they make ANY money at all?

And yet - someone had stopped to buy one!

Who? And why?

Four seasons in one day

This made me chuckle. Looked up the weather for the days ahead yesterday and came across this view of Monday's forecast, which pretty much sums up the English weather, by having pretty much every possible weather symbol in the space of 24 hours.

Blair leaves - Google says Downing Street has options

Is it strange coincidence? Or are Google having a laugh?

They launch Google Maps for Mobile in the UK on the day that Tony Blair announces that he will resign. The mocked up "screen shot" on Google's homepage shows "Downing Street - Press 1 for options".

Ho ho...

Starting again and...oops!

So, I've been thinking for a while, for a number of reasons, that I'll start writing again. Mostly to do with new things that I'm discovering. As always, it probably won't last.

I'm feeling a bit rubbish today but was entertained by this error from Google - I'm not sure if you can read it but it simply says "Oops! That wasn't supposed to happen."...