366 Photos - 144 /366 - A Monday Not in the Office!
Monday, 23 May 2016 09:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
byslantedlightInstead, I started the day by going here... Jodrell Bank!
They've got a nice little visitor centre, and it was fun to wander around and find things out. Did you know that the Lovell telescope (*points upwards*) could detect the signal from your mobile phone if you were on Mars? Apparently so... *g*
The off to Manchester, with relatively little fuss. I must admit that it was nice to have the sat nav to guide me into the city, as the YHA is in a spot that wasn't here (well, in the same accessible way) when I lived here. Which, granted, was nearly twenty years ago - eep!
The canals have been rather cleaned up - enough that people can choose to barge down them and stay the night, apparently. Nice to see that some things have stayed in the same place though - the old John Rylands Library, and the Starbucks I was so excited to see in town, back when it was the first and only one in Manchester, and Marks and Sparks, and... um... Waterstones. *g*
Having a quiet night now, though suspect it may yet go horribly wrong cos I think the girl in the other bottom bunk has got a cold... eep! I'm trying to hold out awake until 11pm, too, but that's a whole two hours away - I'll never make it! Trouble is, if I go to bed too early I'll wake up dead early as well - like 5am silly-time early... Ah well, we'll see how we go. Cross fingers the mattress is reasonably soft - I gave in and brought my own pillow, but you can't exactly bring your own mattress, and they do tend to stock up with firm ones at the YHA...
They've got a nice little visitor centre, and it was fun to wander around and find things out. Did you know that the Lovell telescope (*points upwards*) could detect the signal from your mobile phone if you were on Mars? Apparently so... *g*
The off to Manchester, with relatively little fuss. I must admit that it was nice to have the sat nav to guide me into the city, as the YHA is in a spot that wasn't here (well, in the same accessible way) when I lived here. Which, granted, was nearly twenty years ago - eep!
The canals have been rather cleaned up - enough that people can choose to barge down them and stay the night, apparently. Nice to see that some things have stayed in the same place though - the old John Rylands Library, and the Starbucks I was so excited to see in town, back when it was the first and only one in Manchester, and Marks and Sparks, and... um... Waterstones. *g*
Having a quiet night now, though suspect it may yet go horribly wrong cos I think the girl in the other bottom bunk has got a cold... eep! I'm trying to hold out awake until 11pm, too, but that's a whole two hours away - I'll never make it! Trouble is, if I go to bed too early I'll wake up dead early as well - like 5am silly-time early... Ah well, we'll see how we go. Cross fingers the mattress is reasonably soft - I gave in and brought my own pillow, but you can't exactly bring your own mattress, and they do tend to stock up with firm ones at the YHA...
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Date: Monday, 23 May 2016 11:32 pm (UTC)Will you thump me if I mention working in Manchester?
It was only for a couple of days a week for just over a year...
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Date: Tuesday, 24 May 2016 09:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Tuesday, 24 May 2016 09:18 pm (UTC)Travel!
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Date: Tuesday, 24 May 2016 09:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Tuesday, 24 May 2016 09:26 pm (UTC)Well currently travelling to do training - that is to train other folk.
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Date: Tuesday, 24 May 2016 09:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Tuesday, 24 May 2016 10:26 pm (UTC)Oh! Well that's a bit boring actually, it's just to use an internal computer system, which is why I prefer to be on the road training than stuck at a desk doing.
I did start to read Forever True though (while having a coffee this morning - so I only got as far as Bodie meeting Doyle). You're right about Doyle not seeming very DI-ish - I can't say I'm enthralled so far, not, for instance, like I was immediately hooked by Waiting to Fall.
On the other had, I'm only a couple of paragraphs in - so I'm thinking I should download it and stick it on me cheapy tablet. I take that everywhere - it's got loads of Pros stuff on it (and quite a bit of other rubbish!) - even if I don't end up liking it - I can always entertain myself grumbling about it!
AO3 also had The Assassin's Daughter (presumably the same one?) - anyhoo - thought I might give that a try too.
Anyway - off to bed now - enjoy Manchester :0)
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Date: Wednesday, 25 May 2016 08:26 pm (UTC)I find being on the road preferable for most things... although it's nice to have somewhere to come back to!