London Still Rocks!

Last night , back with  Mandy  and her new  Meetup  group (ahem)  Rat-Arsed Tours ! This was her  Knightsbridge & Belgravia Crimbo Walk  - and gee, she puts so much effort into  these! Also advertised with  London Herstory Walks . We were originally to meet in  The Plumbers Arms , but the location then changed to  Tattersalls Tavern . And just like last time, I got a workout with my laptop on my back, it being my one day a week in the office.. Well, I was closer than coming from home - it didn't take too long by bus, although the second bus was a bit delayed. Funnily enough, as I waited for it, two people asked me for directions, separately - I must have that sort of face. The first was waiting for a bus that happened along as she was speaking - the second was looking for the Ritz . Which, as I explained, was right behind her - you could see the sign! Ah, I love being asked easy questions.. I arrived at my destination a little...

The weekend is all about  The Hideout , for the month that's in it! Yesterday, the first of four days of horror for me, we were on a field trip.. to  Shocktober ! Running at  Tully's Farm , it promised shows, scares, fairground rides.. a maze with zombies that chase you with chainsaws.. also food and drink. Sold out for yesterday, I heard, which saw content creators flood the place, apparently. We were taking a train from  Victoria  together - and as usual, I found  Uber  cheapest. We were to meet at the Wetherspoons at the station - and I was nearly blown over (literally) on the way, the wind was so strong. Traffic slowed to a crawl around Parliament Square , so I was about five minutes arriving - got there just after the organiser posted a message with the table numbers he'd secured, and said they were on the balcony, beside the "no children under 12 on the balcony" sign. Well, I was to discover that there were several "no children under 12 on the b...