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Third, I could have been in the situation of someone I worked with in Kamloops, who was in the middle of a shower when the power went out. Second, it could have been a much colder day. Power was back on in about an hour for most people, and I had time to reflect that evening on how things could have been worse.įirst, the outage could have been longer. Turns out she had just moved in the day before, and was pretty sure she had paid all the bills that needed to be paid to get things up and running. I said it was, and she was actually kind of happy about that.
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While I was there, I had a young lady come up from her apartment to confirm the building itself was down. The boots have long laces which need to be restrung each time I put them on, In the darkness of the apartment, I couldn’t see the laces, so I headed up to the foyer, where I knew it would be lighter. She said yes, so I got my snowboots and ran into my first problem.
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I called my mom, since I was going to her place for dinner, and asked if I could come by a bit early. I shut the computer off, switched off a couple of other items, then opened the door and looked into the hallway.Īs I suspected (since I had paid my Hydro bill), the lights in the hall were out, so I knew it wasn’t just my apartment. That confused me for a second, wondering why the computer screen was still brightly lit while everything else in the apartment was dark. My computer, however, stayed on, since it’s a laptop and has a battery backup. I was sitting in my apartment, working on my computer, when the lights went out, the radio stopped pumping out great tunes of the 50s, 60s and 70s, and the overhead fan ceased to turn. This silly mistake I am putting down to my lack of travel experience back then, or was it the party from night before.That was the situation for a fair number of people in Prince George last Thursday afternoon at about 2:30. Waiting at one end of the station (confident on departure stop) for my 1766km bus ride from Frankfurt to Riga whilst bus departed from the other end, probably is my favourite travel mishap. Lesson: do not take a bus to Paris, the long journey on the road may look glamorous in movies, but believe me, it's not. Two were six month old start-ups and the third was fifteen years. Yes, this weekend in May 2011, three of the five dance venues I went to had their final night. How do you get closure for losing three friends in five days That was the week that was for sure. To top it off, I foolishly agreed to sit together with my 6ft4in friend (I'm 6ft5in). Article: Boom Boom Out go the lights Tough week for dancing.
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That was before the Ryanair and EasyJet days and plane ticket cost £300 (my monthly salary back then). When you are 19 and penniless student, trip to Paris might seem like a great idea, even if its 5000km round trip across Europe on the bus. Lesson: Do a little bit of research before you decide to relocate to another country. It all ended well, got into Uni to do MA and found a job, but would not do it again. Letra e msica de Boom Boom (out Go The Lights) de Pat Travers - No kiddin / Im ready to fight / Ive been lookin for my baby all night / If I get her. 2 days in bed, lots of sleep and vitamin C and I finally managed to enjoy the great Tokyo city.Īrriving in London with only £600 in the pocket, no job or place to live was a little bit adventurous. To sweeten the journey even more, both of my bank cards were blocked when I tried to use the Airport ATM. Catching flu 2 days before did not help, I boarded the flight with 39.5C temperature, shivers and muscle ache, and was surprised to be let in by lovely Japanese boarder guards, as I looked like death on arrival. I never expected 12h flight from London to Tokyo be an easy ride. Lesson: never use taxi when going to/from Heathrow What is the point of building £4.3 billion terminal 5 if it is still linked to the horrors of M25 motorway. Boom, Boom Out Goes The Light Lyrics: No kiddin', I'm ready to fight / I've been lookin' for my baby all night / If I get her in my sight / Boom boom, out go the lights / I thought I treated my. Not so if you're going to Heathrow, on the way back from T5 it took 1h45min to central London due to road congestion. What could be more important in business trip than certainty and reliability, after all that's why we pay such premiums for business travel. Today, whilst sitting on the bus 468 from Croydon to Camberwell (1h30min in place of usual 45min), and enjoying the usual pleasantries from my fellow passengers (exchange of racial abuse between granny and drunken father of 3), I recalled the sweet memories of other great travel moments from my past journeys.