Off On One Again: Electricity

Off On One Again

A blog of no interest to anyone apart from me. Highly egotistical. Somewhat ironic that once upon a time people kept diaries secret. Now we publish to the world, even if no-one is listening (or reading). This may include stuff on Greece, history, rugby, cricket, Health and Safety, Wales, genealogy and West Hendred. It will almost certainly include complete rants about things I find amusing, interesting or annoying. There is no guarantee that anyone will share my views!

About Me

Name: Jonathan

Location: Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom

37, forgetful, cynical, sarcastic, would like to have been a struggling artist but ended up with a PhD in chemistry. Got bored with being in the lab, fell into Health and Safety and now can't get out of science without taking a pay cut. Rather enjoying the diversion into Environmental compliance. Unfit and terminally depressed. Lovely wife Sam - just about all that keeps me together. Son Rafferty GFX Hall born 24 Oct 2005 is growing up quickly. Greyhound (Buddy), cats (PJ and Boots), tortoises (Tinkerbell and Compost). Learning Greek at Evening Classes. Play Cricket badly for Didcot CC, haven't played rugby for years and am a little annoyed about that. According to my medical, am clincially obese. Earn far too little. Completed H&S and Environmental Diplomas

July 09, 2004

Electricity

I live in Didcot. Not the most salubrious or desirable of locations, but it provides me with a roof and somewhere for the mortgage company to extract my money. Didcot is famed for two things. It is a mainline rail station, hence all the commuter-choked dying villages surrounding this area of Oxfordshire. It also has the biggest eyesore in the the Thames Valley (well except Reading) - Didcot Power Station. How come, if Didcot is situated next door to Didcot Power Station (logical I know), we get so many power cuts (I imagine even in houses which are, for good reason, named Pylon View). Britain is alleged to be one of the most technologically developed countries in the Western world, and yet we have the electricity supply of a Developing nation.

Another rant may be about the world reliance on electricty but that is for another day.

1 Comments:

marvin said...: Did I ever tell you about the time the electricity salesman came to the door selling electricity direct from the power station? He said I could cut out the middle man.; July 09, 2004