JULY 2024 UPDATES


JULY 2024 UPDATES

    Freedom Pass Wetherspoons Part 10 looks back at what I've achieved (which is questionable) and puts forward some ideas as to what's next (if anything).
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    July 4-5: In a busy couple of days I saw comedian Rhod Gilbert at the Fairfield Halls and visited the London Transport Museum Depot ...
     Not many comedians could carry 90 minutes joking about cancer - masterful and hilarious.
     The London Transport Museum Depot in Acton is where they store the 320,000 items they don't have room for in the London Transport Museum, Covent Garden. On a couple of weekends a year they have open days which are ticketed and well worth a visit. Allow plenty of time.
     In between these two momentous events I had a Spoons breakfast in the George, Croydon. And we had a change of government .....
      Jacob Rees-Mogg not only lost his seat but ended up pictured alongside Monster Raving Loony candidate Barmy Brunch. Ironically, Barmy Brunch is probably the least eccentric of the two. At least Liz Truss had the good sense not to stand next to Earl Elvis of East Anglia.
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July 9:
          ...... my local barber wasted little time in taking down Andy Murray's picture. They never had one of Rishi Sunak. Or Dave or Teresa or Boris or Liz.
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July 19: Not only did my Wetherspoons app fail to work this morning but my smart watch flipped over to Chinese characters. Could this be a brief glimpse of what Armageddon will be  like? Reassuringly, Donald Trump is on the news telling us everything is going to be great. But I'm taking no chances and wearing a square white dressing on my right ear.
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July 21: Joe Biden steps down .....
 
                           ..... anyone interested in outdated US Presidents jigsaw puzzle?
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                              Old Street becomes Fold Street. Intrigued? Click here.
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