By train to London for two BMMG meetings at The World Trade centre and then back home to read a story to Debbie and supervise Daniel’s homework as a July IRA bomb threat, a Falklands aircraft collision and a falling stock exchange hit the headlines
Awake early and by 7.00am, washed, dressed and eating breakfast. Last minute instructions to Daniel and the girls and then off out to feed the doves and then by car to Huntingdon station. The 7.45am train to Kings Cross and time to read The Financial Times before it arrived at 8.30am. Tube to Tower Hill where I met BMMG Vice Chairman, Bill Unsworth, and then we walked to the World Trade Centre and made our way to the National Microprocessor Centres Floor and chatted as we went. Two BMMG meetings for members and they went well. There was a good attendance for both and, despite Nigel’s absence, they were very productive. I managed to offload a number of items on volunteers and we can now make progress without it falling too heavily on me. Lunch with a few members and then home via tube, train and car. A stunning, but youthful beauty on the train was quite a distraction. On arrival I could see the workmen had progressed well and, after tea, I set Daniel working on his revision and then went out to stoke up their fire with some of our old conifer trees and get the neighbour’s kids to help. I also took a few more video pictures of the progress and then came in to read Debbie a story and test Daniel on his knowledge of Maths and English literature. As it was acceptable, I let him go to Computer Club. http://www.broadfamilyvideos.com/video.php?video=18
Then to transfer the phone sockets and answering machine from Gordon Road to No 7 Willow Close to follow the early rearrangement of the telephone line. At least there is an answering machine now installed to maintain contact. As daylight faded, I fed and put away the birds and then transferred the piles of logs to the garage for safe keeping. In to the news and my journal. Computing contained an interesting profile on me and Backbytes picked up on the coat of arms with a witty piece. News tonight of more efforts to trace IRA terrorists and bombs and there were police warnings of the possible existence of bombs timed to go off in July. In Lebanon, the moves continue to try to release the US hostages and in the Falklands an RAF Hercules and helicopter collide, killing several and reminding us of the continuing high cost of the British presence there. The stock exchange slips further, but not so much as in recent days, but confidence is still at a low ebb, with more bad news in the electronics sector. The famous US Route 66 (from Chicago to Santa Monica) is officially de-certified but the song will go on!