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Blame it on the bubbles
A couple of years ago, I mourned the passing of everyone's favourite M4 landmark, the big illuminated Lucozade sign.
As the building on which it lived was demolished, the sign was dismantled and taken to languish somewhere in a museum. At the time, JC Decaux commented that they might consider erecting some form of replacement.
This came up in conversation a week or two ago, and I grumbled that, of course, they hadn't. Then... on Friday night, I drove down the M4 towards central London and, lo and behold, found a new Lucozade sign. It's on the other side of the road on (I think) the GlaxoGlaxoSmithKlineBeechamDibbleAndGubb building. It's a version of the current Energising Britain Lucozade advert, but with the Britain all orange and spangly.
I'm not sure if it's a permanent fixture - maybe it is just an advert - but I approve anyway.
In other news, rapper practice last week was enlivened by the arrival of a large, black, flying beetle which buzzed around and flew into the lights a lot. Other people in the team assured me, most seriously, that it was a Cock Chafer. This, I feel, is not the sort of beastie which ought to be allowed into a respectable village hall. This week, another one (or very possibly the same one) arrived to join us, prompting me to actually get round to looking it up. I didn't quite find the courage to google for "cock chafer", but Wikipedia assures me that it really is such a thing.
My favourite quote of this evening was someone mentiong that an absent member used to do re-enactment with the English Civil Service Society. I had no idea such a body existed. Anyone fancy it ? Bring own rolled umbrella.
As the building on which it lived was demolished, the sign was dismantled and taken to languish somewhere in a museum. At the time, JC Decaux commented that they might consider erecting some form of replacement.
This came up in conversation a week or two ago, and I grumbled that, of course, they hadn't. Then... on Friday night, I drove down the M4 towards central London and, lo and behold, found a new Lucozade sign. It's on the other side of the road on (I think) the GlaxoGlaxoSmithKlineBeechamDibbleAndGubb building. It's a version of the current Energising Britain Lucozade advert, but with the Britain all orange and spangly.
I'm not sure if it's a permanent fixture - maybe it is just an advert - but I approve anyway.
In other news, rapper practice last week was enlivened by the arrival of a large, black, flying beetle which buzzed around and flew into the lights a lot. Other people in the team assured me, most seriously, that it was a Cock Chafer. This, I feel, is not the sort of beastie which ought to be allowed into a respectable village hall. This week, another one (or very possibly the same one) arrived to join us, prompting me to actually get round to looking it up. I didn't quite find the courage to google for "cock chafer", but Wikipedia assures me that it really is such a thing.
My favourite quote of this evening was someone mentiong that an absent member used to do re-enactment with the English Civil Service Society. I had no idea such a body existed. Anyone fancy it ? Bring own rolled umbrella.
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I'm embarassed to say I've never heard of it. Very interesting.
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I want to be in the King's Budgeteers! Or possibly part of an elite mandarin unit.
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