Sign Language

Ever heard the phrase, "lost in the translation". Well in this case it was literal.

From the BBC, Swansea Council ordered a translation of "“No entry for heavy goods vehicles. Residential site only.”" via email. Getting a reply, they cut and pasted the result and ordered a sign.

However, the reply was saying “I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated.”

I bet this will not be appearing on the workers resume as an achievement.

Phileas Fogg,
Houston, TX.

It's The end of the world as we know it. (And I feel fine..)

I've not posted since August but boy, do I have some things to blog about:-

FINANCE and ECONOMY: Today, Dow down 500 to a 5 year low. World finance is on a brink of the abyss. I'm seeing ripple through in travel. Looks like my projection in January 5th came true.

WEATHER: I was 'Iked'. So was Galveston. Don't think Galveston will be a tourist destination for a while.

"SAM". Don't bother about 'son of Sam' movie. I had to travel with his father for 3 weeks. He was a client of mine. Talk about high maintenance and probable undiagnosed case of Asbergers syndrom. ARGHHHH !!!

LAX: Never will I connect through you again.

CONTINENTAL: I have now travelled enough to be upgraded 2 frequent flier classes. I still don't like you even though I was upgraded on one segment to LAX only to miss my flight and get my hard case luggage smashed.

What else ? Hm.

FUNNY / BIZARRE. Stories that I would have commented upon, the lady who checked herself into luggage.

So why the delay in posting ?

- July was corporate escort to maniac customer representative where I was out 3 weeks. See "Sam" above.

- August was moving house and formal change in job but within the same company.

- September, Hurricane hit. No electricity which meant no internet.

Now I'm back to blogging.

'Cause I'm back.

Yes, I'm back.

Well, I'm back.

Yes, I'm back.

Well, I'm back, back Well I'm back in black.

Yes, I'm back in black.

Yes, In back. Yes, I'm b-a-c-k in black.

Or am I back in blue?

Phileas Fogg,

Post-Ike Houston, Texas

Oct 7th 2008

Amnesia: The Capital of the Forgotten World

Here's a story that is hitting the strange stories today where a family got on thier flight without their three year old daughter. From the BBC news:-

Staff at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel have found a three-year-old girl alone in a duty-free shop after her parents accidentally took a plane without her.

The parents boarded the flight to Paris with four of their five children.

The parents did not realise their mistake until the captain of the plane informed them after take-off, according to police.

The girl was put on the next flight to Paris. The parents will be questioned when they return to Israel.

"It is usual that travellers in a rush forget their luggage but not a child. This never happens," AFP news agency quoted a police official by as saying.

In their defence, they had 5 kids which must have kept them busy. On the otherhand, perhaps this kid was the red headed stepchild. What a complex this kid will have when she grows up : Talk about neglected !

Forgetting the relative is not a one off where in 2005, a Macedonian man drove away from an Italian service station without his wife. He only noticed she wasn't in the car when police phoned him six hours later.

This also happened in France where a motorcyclist also left his wife at a service station after coming back from a ride into Germany.

The cops advised "You'll need more than a bunch of roses".

Fogg Phileas,
Texas Houston.
3rd August 2000 and uhm?