racing in the streets
Does it get any more exciting than this?
Around 6pm on Monday, and almost witnessed live by Ms Love, a barge collided with Battersea Bridge and got stuck under one of the arches. Major excitement, it even made the evening news, albeit the local roundup. Policemen sent to the scene were overheard singing 'what shall we do with the drunken sailor..'.
Traffic chaos ensued. In an undeniable case of I'm alright Jack, we were able to view hours of frayed tempers and honking horns from the safety of our luxury penthouse. As anyone who's been lucky enough to secure an invite round will testify, the flat does somewhat suffer from traffic noise. However, 3 days on, such noise is a thing of the past. A couple of clever traffic diversions and all of a sudden Battersea Bridge Road is like a quiet Cotswold village.
The bridge is now shut to all traffic except pedestrians and bikes. And will be for the next 2 months apparently. In celebration, and taking a well earned rest from the relentless slog of job interviews, Ms Love and I ventured out this afternoon for our very own bridge party. Reclaim the streets etc etc etc. Recreating that RGJOM vibe we posed for stupid photos sat in the middle of the road and took photos of road signs.
This certainly beats the abandoned car for entertainment (which incidentally is still there, still abandoned by a crack terrorist cell....maybe it was the terrorists that drove the barge into the bridge?) Simply too exciting for words..
Around 6pm on Monday, and almost witnessed live by Ms Love, a barge collided with Battersea Bridge and got stuck under one of the arches. Major excitement, it even made the evening news, albeit the local roundup. Policemen sent to the scene were overheard singing 'what shall we do with the drunken sailor..'.
Traffic chaos ensued. In an undeniable case of I'm alright Jack, we were able to view hours of frayed tempers and honking horns from the safety of our luxury penthouse. As anyone who's been lucky enough to secure an invite round will testify, the flat does somewhat suffer from traffic noise. However, 3 days on, such noise is a thing of the past. A couple of clever traffic diversions and all of a sudden Battersea Bridge Road is like a quiet Cotswold village.
The bridge is now shut to all traffic except pedestrians and bikes. And will be for the next 2 months apparently. In celebration, and taking a well earned rest from the relentless slog of job interviews, Ms Love and I ventured out this afternoon for our very own bridge party. Reclaim the streets etc etc etc. Recreating that RGJOM vibe we posed for stupid photos sat in the middle of the road and took photos of road signs.
This certainly beats the abandoned car for entertainment (which incidentally is still there, still abandoned by a crack terrorist cell....maybe it was the terrorists that drove the barge into the bridge?) Simply too exciting for words..
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