The law is an ass

I had a really nice day yesterday. I met up with a friend and we had a day of eating food and wandering. This included going into the centre of London and eating more food and wandering. One of the places we ended up was Piccadilly Circus where we saw... the sinners and winners man. That’s right the chap who just last week was banned from using his loud hailer to harangue people in public. However, proving that the law can be an ass and that ASBOs are not necessarily the answer to all of life’s problems, there he was. I suspect he wasn’t actually breaking the terms of his ASBO. I think the ASBO said he couldn’t be within a certain distance of Oxford Circus or use a loud hailer. So there he was at the opposite end of Regents Street and using a microphone and amplifier. You’ve got to admire the chap for his persistence!

We also went to the café in the crypt under St Martin’s in the Field church at Trafalgar Square. I think I have mentioned that place before, but it is a really nice place to go and just have chat and a drink – and some very nice apple pie. If you’re ever in the area, I would highly recommend it as a lace to escape the bustle of London for a while.

My mum phoned while I was out and I think I am going over to my parents’ house for lunch today – roast lamb in case you’re interested. Anyway, mum also said that she thinks dad will have to be admitted to hospital because his leg isn’t getting any better and she thinks he’s going to need to be hospitalised to get it fixed. I find it very difficult to be particularly concerned by this, but I’ll go home anyway and see what’s going on.

Then later I think I am going to walk a friend’s dog. I really like animals, and dogs particularly, so I do actually find that an exciting prospect. It also seems that my landlady is not going away over night tonight so I will escape for a decent bit of time today instead.

So another fairly busy day ahead, which hopefully will distract me from returning to do battle at work tomorrow.