Well that was Monday, the first day of my week off and I've managed to pick a week in which only Noah saw more rain.
That aside, I went across to Bath for the day and had one of those people watching days.
1st July 2007 in England and smoking indoors in public places (pubs,clubs,bars,restaurants,work etc) is outlawed. - Done, gone, against the law, forbidden. You get the picture. As a non smoker you would think I would be aware of this and pleased. So why do I walk into Cafe Rouge and ask if they have a no smoking table? (Schtoopid question 1)
To be fair the waitress did say she'd been asking "smoking or non smoking" all day so I felt a little less like a prize muppet, but only just.
Then I overheard a conversation - believe me you couldn't miss it. The bloke in question was on his mobile and was chatting to a friend in Dublin. Based on the volume of his voice I suspect the phone was purely decorative. I'm sure it wasn't necessary.
I heard him ask "So what makes a doctor turn into a car bomber when they're supposed to help people" (The two men who drove the burning pick-up full of gas cannisters into Glasgow airport at the weekend were both junior doctors)
It was one of those questions that made me think - so would it have been ok if they'd been plumbers then ? Of course I understand what he meant but it's stayed with me all day ... it's either deeply profound or totally stupid and now ... who knows ?
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2007-07-03 @ 00:06