Wednesday, August 13, 2008
13th August. Gatwick memories and holidays
I feel weary tonight and a bit shivery - I do hope Ashley has not left me with the cold he collected here and took back to Bangor.
This afternoon we went to The Hawth (theatre) to see an exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of Gatwick Airport. It has come a long way since the stylish terminal building of that date (the beehive) was the centre of activities. Now there are 2 terminals and thousands of passengers everyday.
And I guess the quality of service was better 80 years ago - not that we have had problems there - but poor Boris Johnson did at the weekend.
The Mayor of London criticised staff shortages in the arrival hall, claiming airport authorities had a "chimpanzee-like" control over luggage handlers and that the service was worse than that of many Third World countries.
This afternoon we went to The Hawth (theatre) to see an exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of Gatwick Airport. It has come a long way since the stylish terminal building of that date (the beehive) was the centre of activities. Now there are 2 terminals and thousands of passengers everyday.
And I guess the quality of service was better 80 years ago - not that we have had problems there - but poor Boris Johnson did at the weekend.
The Mayor of London criticised staff shortages in the arrival hall, claiming airport authorities had a "chimpanzee-like" control over luggage handlers and that the service was worse than that of many Third World countries.
We spent quite a while at the exhibition, chatting. I discovered just why Dad obviously felt he couldn't get involved with the Museum Society.
At the helm had been a woman who would not allow anybody to be anything but one of her minions, who also according to Janet Roskilly was also nasty and vicious and secretive.
She has now moved back to Essex.
We have stuff in the loft for the museum and maybe at last we will get it handed over.
Who knows what might come from this stroll through Gatwick memories.
The museum, without this woman, now has the local council on side and a new building is envisaged at Tilgate and a full time professional curator employed.
We have also been looking at self catering holidays on the Isle of Wight in October. I have a whole bundle of possibilities in Favourites to be sorted later.
This evening we shopped for food - not too much is needed actually.
Perhaps I should give up eating! I often feel rough after it!
The almost full moon was peeping over the clouds as we drove home.
The light evenings are shortening daily.
I shall now watch the first of the new series of Who Do You Think You Are - the programmes that looks at a celebrity family history.
I shall more than likely fall asleep.
Goodnight.
