People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.
Thomas Sowell
If you can suspend disbelief – those of you that know me well – this week I was chased by someone wanting to write a business profile about me; I kid you not!
As I would rather pull my toenails out I had opted for the delete button. Yet still, the lady pressed on; after all, she was the CEO.
My colleague Tess has wrote to you but not received a response.
I wonder why.
LOL?
Levelling Up
Out driving again for the dental tycoon as he sat in the office shining his shafts, I chanced on Radio 4’s Today programme.
It was the day the Elizabeth Line opened, at last, running from East to West across London, albeit several years and billions past the original forecasts.
The reporter gushed about 200m long trains carrying up to 1500 people at a time. It runs for some seventy miles, not far off Hull to Manchester but what chance of decent transport links here?
The North does not need high speed it simply needs a little bit closer to what London has enjoyed for decades; anything would be better than what we have at present.
Grow Your Glutes?
My gym posted this on Facebook a few days ago.
Do you want to grow your Glutes? Here is a collection of exercises that will get you the results that you are looking for.
Is it me?
He Who Shouts Loudest
When you are sitting in a car for six or seven hours, naturally the radio becomes your friend. There are numerous stations to pick from these digital days but quality is thin on the ground.
Occasionally I try Talk Sport’s flagship 10am show featuring two “giants” of broadcasting, the boorish Jim White and Mr Opinion,
Simon Jordan.
The latter, were it not for being obviously in love with himself, generally offers something to think about albeit, given he loves the sound of his own voice he is like listening to a CD on repeat.
Whoever attached the term “giants” to these two obviously has never listened to the likes of David Coleman, Richie Benaud, Bill McLaren and countless others from an age where quality counted.
And the title Talk Sport is pure fantasy as football is the only game in town here.
The Ultimate Benidorm Bus
I’ve commented on the little market town of Thorne before, witnessing an unrivaled offering of Benidorm Buses but this week I saw the king of the pavement.
I swear it was a Harley Davidson as the old boy ploughed down the pavement past the charity shops and nail bars, knocking old biddies over like pins in a bowling alley.
I have never seen anything like it with chrome handlebars and a huge seat fit for a king.
The Politics of Denial
England football manager Gareth Southgate seems an intelligent and thoroughly decent bloke. This week he was asked his thoughts on the recent spate of pitch invasions.
Concisely he concluded that this kind of moronic behaviour was symbolic of our current society – he was bang on the money.
Bradford’s Shame
Star Hobson: Bradford Council leader apologises.
The anger felt towards the city’s CEO and council leader is palpable; that they cling on to their well-paid, grubby positions is a disgrace. Had they a semblance of personal and professional pride they would have resigned many months ago. Their pitiful conduct shames not just them but our city as a whole.
Shock Horror
The local paper reported this week on a shocking early-hours burglary at a Bradford secondary school meant the premises were closed to pupils while a police investigation got underway.
Parents of children at Immanuel College in Idle were told yesterday morning that the school would be closed all day.
Asked to comment One parent said they knew it must have been something serious for it to shut the school.
Fortunately, we were spared a full interview with the insightful parent.
Untuckit
Another radio ad this week advertised the wares of Untuckit.
The owner claimed he started the company because he could not find a shirt that looks good not tucked in. That’s because you are a scruffy twat I thought.
Close Your Eyes
Like a freak show at the circus, Bradford remains a magnet for documentary makers. Coming soon on BBC 2 is this – see here.
‘Bradford on Duty’ follows the district’s nurses, police officers and council workers, offering a unique insight into the UK’s youngest and most entrepreneurial city.
The misleading “youngest city” tag just means higher birth rates. But what do they mean by “entrepreneurial”; I can’t wait for that bit.
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