In December 2011, I got fed up with the Hammersmith council and TFL not rising up to take ownership of the Hammersmith bridge barriers being constantly broken. I was cycling to work through the bridge every day, and most of the time, the bus lane barriers would be broken, on the side of the road, if not dangling from their support.

Some fantastic ideas for the renewal of Twickenham city center. Please repost and discuss! I’m sure there will be plenty of different views, but let’s all be constructive.

http://pedestrianiselondon.tumblr.com/post/34477053931/love-twickenham-go-dutch

After my public letter to Brittany Ferries I posted last week, I did receive a reply. Not the one I was expected though. Neither in form nor in content. As I took the time to write with pen and paper and send them a recorded signed for letter, I was at least expecting a printed letter back. Maybe I made a mistake to also send it by email to their customer service. It’s probably the same people processing both, so I only got an email back… Read on.

Last week-end (18-19th August 2012), I went back to France to see my family. This was only a couple of days, and was a very nice stay. However, it all got tarnished by Brittany Ferries’ failure to be on time, and having to spend the night in Portsmouth, stuck between Cherbourg and London.