Tuesday with my cousin

I  went by train ( 2.5 hours) to Milton Keynes where my cousin John and his wife Dawn picked me up as arranged. We talked about everything and nothing for 5 hours till they took me back to the train station for me to reverse the journey back to Bristol. It was good to catch up.

We went to a modern English pub. This was an ordinary ish building, modern, with several outdoor spaces. Inside was one big irregular shaped space, but separated into bar, lounge, dining spaces that were separate but merged into each other. It was not a cafe or restaurant or bar , definitely an English pub feel. But why?

On the station waiting for my train home I was put off by a high speed through train hurtling through. After it went I saw the sign where the people like me waiting on the platform for a later train were warned about its imminent arrival. Several more came through.  My instinct was to grab for something to hold onto, the air was quite disturbed and the noise deafening.  There was a sign saying that the speed of the through trains could be up to 125mph.  Dare say you get used to it.

On the train there are automatic toilets, like are appearing in some shopping places . Press a button to open the door, press a button to close the door, remember to press another button to lock the door etc etc This is accompanied by assorted verbal reminders as to what to do, which you tend to ignore , there are so many creating in to life  'mind the step', 'doors closing', 'floor 3' etc etc.  Back to the point. In the loo , there was a voice telling me what not to put into the toilet. I heard 'unpaid bills' and started to listen. I was also told not to flush away my 'ex s  sweater, hopes, and unwanted goldfish'.  I did not like to leave my seat for too long  but was very tempted to go out and start all over again to hear what else was on the list.