One of those weeks

Normally I try and post in here on the same day as a journey, or at least the morning after. This week has been one of those weeks where tiredness, lack of sufficient internet signal or lack of willpower have all come together and so you get a summary post instead.

Monday was a trip from York to Burnley and back again. Not a bad journey up and across the hills and only a 120 miles. However I expected to back by 2 and instead the meeting took a lot longer and I got back at 5.30. Kind of annoying.

Tuesday was a trip to the office and back. 175 miles in total, but feels longer as I know the journey too well and it always top and tails a long day, leave at 7am and return at 7pm.

Wednesday was the interesting one as that involved a journey 220 miles down to Essex to see a new customer. Stopped and ate my lunch in a Sainsbury's car park as could not for the life of me locate the services I was after. Turns out that were directly behind the car park I was in, oops!! Once the meeting was done I went 120 miles cross-country from Chelmsford to Northampton for my hotel for the night. Sat-Nav thought I should go via the M25 at the top of London, I thought I should go cross country again. turns out the Sat-Nav was most definitely correct. Damn it hurts to say that. My hotel for the night was the Northampton West Holiday Inn. I think that hotel will go down as the worst Holiday Inn I have ever stayed in. The description on the website suggests features such as 'Spacious guest rooms' (Nope), 'high speed internet' (worked only briefly and was definitely not high speed), 'power showers' (rusty), 'fitness suite' (one rowing machine plus one jogging machine). The place is in dire of a re-furb and some more attentive staff.

Thursday involved a short journey to the NEC in Birmingham to attend Sustainability Live 2013 and then back up the road to home. I believe the highlight of the day was amusement at my own stupidity for walking straight into the wrong exhibition hall simply because that was where we were last year, maybe next time I should read the signs? I did get a free laser pointer but other than that exhibitions freebies were very disappointing.

On thing I did notice on the week is how many wind farms are popping up by the side of the main roads. Lets just hope they are  making enough to compensate for the build cost.

Today I am working from home. I like working form home, I always get more done than in the office or anywhere else. No interruptions and less distractions, playing catch-up on the week and just about there.