Neil
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A good service is operating on all other lines.
Semi-suburban salaryman. London.
Semi-suburban salaryman. London.
Pinned
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Important charts:
December 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Important charts:
The books wot I read in November.
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The books wot I read in November.
More winter weather like this, pls.
November 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
More winter weather like this, pls.
Final (I promise) thoughts and observations on last night’s match at Wembley:
1. England’s relentlessness and refusal to ease off made for a decent watch considering this was a) a friendly, b) a mismatch.
2. Maybe China had an off-day, but if they are the 16th best team in the world that’s a worry.
1. England’s relentlessness and refusal to ease off made for a decent watch considering this was a) a friendly, b) a mismatch.
2. Maybe China had an off-day, but if they are the 16th best team in the world that’s a worry.
November 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Final (I promise) thoughts and observations on last night’s match at Wembley:
1. England’s relentlessness and refusal to ease off made for a decent watch considering this was a) a friendly, b) a mismatch.
2. Maybe China had an off-day, but if they are the 16th best team in the world that’s a worry.
1. England’s relentlessness and refusal to ease off made for a decent watch considering this was a) a friendly, b) a mismatch.
2. Maybe China had an off-day, but if they are the 16th best team in the world that’s a worry.
Quite a lot of England/China half-and-half scarves on the tube home. Kemi Badenoch must condemn.
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Quite a lot of England/China half-and-half scarves on the tube home. Kemi Badenoch must condemn.
8-0 at full time. A decent night out.
England 5 China 0 HT
A total mismatch so far, which is a bit of a shame. Not sure Wiegman will have learned much she didn’t know from that half.
A total mismatch so far, which is a bit of a shame. Not sure Wiegman will have learned much she didn’t know from that half.
Like the Valley but a bit bigger.
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
8-0 at full time. A decent night out.
England 5 China 0 HT
A total mismatch so far, which is a bit of a shame. Not sure Wiegman will have learned much she didn’t know from that half.
A total mismatch so far, which is a bit of a shame. Not sure Wiegman will have learned much she didn’t know from that half.
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
England 5 China 0 HT
A total mismatch so far, which is a bit of a shame. Not sure Wiegman will have learned much she didn’t know from that half.
A total mismatch so far, which is a bit of a shame. Not sure Wiegman will have learned much she didn’t know from that half.
Like the Valley but a bit bigger.
November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Like the Valley but a bit bigger.
Off to Wembley later. Would be quite handy to break the journey with some Christmas shopping in town, but the Wembley restrictions on taking anything bigger than a postage stamp into the ground basically rules that out.
November 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Off to Wembley later. Would be quite handy to break the journey with some Christmas shopping in town, but the Wembley restrictions on taking anything bigger than a postage stamp into the ground basically rules that out.
Been to Ebbsfleet for reasons of Parkrun tourism this morning, and ended up getting a selfie with Dame Kelly Holmes. Good start to a damp Saturday!
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Been to Ebbsfleet for reasons of Parkrun tourism this morning, and ended up getting a selfie with Dame Kelly Holmes. Good start to a damp Saturday!
The 15yr-old and I watched Airplane! together tonight. Important to keep on top of the latest cultural trends.
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The 15yr-old and I watched Airplane! together tonight. Important to keep on top of the latest cultural trends.
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Intrigued by this new church-to-flats listing in Woolwich. How are you supposed to incorporate these old altar rails into your day to day home life? And what is this kitchen-cupboard(?)-fitted space for, given there seems to be a kitchen elsewhere?
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Intrigued by this new church-to-flats listing in Woolwich. How are you supposed to incorporate these old altar rails into your day to day home life? And what is this kitchen-cupboard(?)-fitted space for, given there seems to be a kitchen elsewhere?
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
My first exposure to ‘Fairytale of New York’ for Christmas ‘25 recorded in an independent Skoda dealer in Sidcup.
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My first exposure to ‘Fairytale of New York’ for Christmas ‘25 recorded in an independent Skoda dealer in Sidcup.
Intrigued by this new church-to-flats listing in Woolwich. How are you supposed to incorporate these old altar rails into your day to day home life? And what is this kitchen-cupboard(?)-fitted space for, given there seems to be a kitchen elsewhere?
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Intrigued by this new church-to-flats listing in Woolwich. How are you supposed to incorporate these old altar rails into your day to day home life? And what is this kitchen-cupboard(?)-fitted space for, given there seems to be a kitchen elsewhere?
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Reading a bit of the ol’ 1950’s sociology. Time to rehabilitate “Nark it, chums”, I think.
November 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Reading a bit of the ol’ 1950’s sociology. Time to rehabilitate “Nark it, chums”, I think.
Day off work today. Maybe I’ll use it to try to find out why HMRC have just changed my tax code. Those guys sure like to keep you guessing.
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Day off work today. Maybe I’ll use it to try to find out why HMRC have just changed my tax code. Those guys sure like to keep you guessing.
Mansion tax chat got me wondering what round here would be caught by it. Not many for sale rn, most being Victorian piles in west Greenwich or further out in the suburbs, but was genuinely surprised that they’re pitching penthouses at North Greenwich at £1.95m
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 3 bedroom penthouse for sale on Rightmove
3 bedroom penthouse for sale in Cutter Lane, London, SE10 for £1,950,000. Marketed by Simon Deen Real Estate, London
www.rightmove.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Mansion tax chat got me wondering what round here would be caught by it. Not many for sale rn, most being Victorian piles in west Greenwich or further out in the suburbs, but was genuinely surprised that they’re pitching penthouses at North Greenwich at £1.95m
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
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Spotify's "On Repeat" playlist is perhaps a little too beguiling for those of us with obsessive compulsive tendencies
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Spotify's "On Repeat" playlist is perhaps a little too beguiling for those of us with obsessive compulsive tendencies
Few things engender simultaneous feelings of bafflement, despair and delight quite like r/visitlondon. You’re visiting from overseas for the first time, you’re very worried about football hooliganism, have prioritised eating a Yorkshire pudding, and want to go to a football match…at Gillingham? Ok!
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Few things engender simultaneous feelings of bafflement, despair and delight quite like r/visitlondon. You’re visiting from overseas for the first time, you’re very worried about football hooliganism, have prioritised eating a Yorkshire pudding, and want to go to a football match…at Gillingham? Ok!
Hopefully something in the Budget for the hardworking salaryman who can’t get his act together to take a packed lunch in to the office.
I ain’t paying £10.50 for a chicken wrap on a Monday.
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Hopefully something in the Budget for the hardworking salaryman who can’t get his act together to take a packed lunch in to the office.
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
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oyster vending machine
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
oyster vending machine
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You can keep your Poirots and your Marples, the greatest murder mystery moment on tv is when John Nettles discovers Selina Cadell has been popped into a tumble drier
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
You can keep your Poirots and your Marples, the greatest murder mystery moment on tv is when John Nettles discovers Selina Cadell has been popped into a tumble drier
A bunch of new salaryman lunch places have opened near my office recently – Nonna, Grain, Garbanzos, etc – all apparently designed to make Pret seem like the cheapo option.
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A bunch of new salaryman lunch places have opened near my office recently – Nonna, Grain, Garbanzos, etc – all apparently designed to make Pret seem like the cheapo option.