Mark Pack

The title of this song caught my eye and I was expecting some fun lyrics mentioning places I know. As it turns out, it's an instrumental piece - but the music is fab:  »

What indeed:  »

Yes, you read that headline correctly. Technically it's been illegal to leave rubbish in Transport for London's litter bins at stations with rail services. You might think a litter bin is there for placing litter in, but alas the lawyers weren't thinking of that when they drafted the London Regional Transport Bylaws back in 2000. But [...] »

It was off to Pizza Express in Greek Street last night, having been invited to their launch event for the new menu. Red carpet was rolled out for the event and tables moved out of the way, so I can't judge what the venue is normally like. But it certainly seemed long and thin when crammed [...] »

After my 515 reports to Contact Islington during 2009, I thought I'd keep a month by month record of how reporting goes during 2010. Here then are the scores on the doors for January, listing the number of reports I've made: 39 graffiti 4 dumped rubbish from the corporate sector 21 dumped rubbish from private individuals 1 road name sign 2 [...] »

Haringey Council is planning to introduce a diagonal crossing outside Wood Green station. However, given the paucity of the information on Haringey Council's website you may not have spotted what's implicit in that description, namely that it is only half a diagonal crossing. Unlike the diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus which, when viewed from above, is [...] »

I ring BT. I report an issue to them. They say they'll sort it. They give me a number to call for any follow up. The issue is outstanding. I ring that number. They tell me that's the wrong number. They give me another number, and tell me to pick option 6. I ring the number. It gives me options 1-5. And then [...] »

I wrote to Richard Branson with my New Year wish on 31st December, asking not much really: It's a simple request really. There's a utility box of yours that's sat on pavement and been badly broken for months. Having passed it a few times myself, I finally got round to reporting it five months ago. Since [...] »

I, of course, am just as clever.  »

Earlier this month I blogged about a broken and ugly piece of railings in Crouch End: It is these details - the look of road name signs, the style of bollards, the appearance of railings - that cumulatively can do so much to raise or depress the look of an area and the pleasure or dislike [...] »