Travellin' Man

Well the Gorse Fox has spent the day sitting inside metal tubes that have hurled him around or under the country in varying levels of comfort. Leaving home soon after seven he made his way to the start point and began the first leg towards Victoria, then diving underground he found his way to Euston where he had a seat booked on a train bound for Birmingham. The journey ran smoothly and to time. The GF was surprised at how much snow there was north of London.

Meeting up with colleagues in a Pizza Hut we exchanged data and polished the presentation that we planned to use for the afternoon session. A new colleague joined the burgeoning team - he could prove to be a big asset as he can actually distinguish between a a large muscle mass at the base to the spine and a hinged joint in the arm. A welcome addition to the team. As we planned, out of politeness, we also consumed copious amounts of pizza and salad before taking the short taxi ride to the client's meeting.

The meeting ran gratifyingly smoothly and to time. This meant there was a chance GF would get to the 17:30 train home. However, the partner decided that we should debrief first. So we all traipsed into a side office and stood with out briefs round our ankles and discussed the previous three hours. Birmingham's traffic was, by now, in full flood and any chance of getting to the station quickly was but a pipe dream. It was 18:10 before GF managed to force his way onto the London-bound train - it was shorter than the normal configuration and this meant that it was fairly well crammed. GF was lucky and found a seat.

Needless to say the way the times worked out the Gorse Fox arrived at Victoria 2 minutes after his train left. This was not too much of a problem, however, as it allowed time for a stop at "Wasabi" for some Chicken Terriyaki and noodles. Finally boarding the southbound train, GF sat listening to his iPod whilst watch three chaps across the aisle demolish a full bottle of Gordon's gin and several tonics on the route to the coast.

It was a couple of minutes after ten before GF got home. It had been a tiring day, but Silver Vixen and Urban-cub were still amusing themselves on the Wii when he slumped into the armchair.