Life in the Slow Lane
Large tanker having puncture repaired. M23 Southbound. Closed inside lane. Time Delay: 3 Neil Diamond songs.

Little Victory
Casual check of coffee vending machine results in net gain of 2p.

Mr Grime (sdale)
Superb cartoon stork, carrying 'bundle of joy' on back of white van, westbound M26. Artist should be proud. Technique uncertain...likely to be one of;
a) Hand drawn
b) Stencil, cleaning exposed area with cloth
c) Remaining outline from previous owners advertising sticker

Little Victory Pt2
Tasty Cup of frothy Campachino 18p; Exact Money Entered; 9p returned;

Little Victory
Water - Free vend; Change 2p; Profit 2p;

Real Madrid #23 Watch
PC World Crawley

Little Victory
Tasty cup of Campachino 18p: Insert 50p; Change 37p; Profit 5p.

Life in the Slow Lane

Gatwick Airport holiday traffic delaying southbound M23 traffic. Total Journey time 1.4 plays of Buckcherry's "Time Bomb" [***]
	Today's journey Timing brought to you courtesy of Buckcherry

Life in the Slow Lane
34 Blue Portraloos, heading southbound M23.

Life in the Slow Lane
Big Bemuddlement "Hi" to the person who was wearing the Peugeot 206 this morning on the southbound M23 J9. Bemuddlement apologies that we didn't see your courteous 'flashing headlamp' signal, (allowing Skye to overtake the Juggernaut she was rapidly heading on collision course with). Bemuddlement suggests that maybe next time, you signal whilst not driving in the Blind Spot of the vehicle you are attempting to signal and instead perform the indication from the position where you threw those splendid 'hand gestures', which were clearly visible due to your subsequent, excellent positioning.

KTB Spotting
KTB - Major to Minor on R2.
Major = "Eat The Music"
Minor = "Army Dreamers"

Time Observation
Vending Machine: BST - 1hr
Coffee Machine : Correct BST
Kitchen Clock : BST + 1hr

Grime Decrease
A very minimalist "H" spotted on back of white transit, lower tributaries of the west bound M20.

Life in the Slow Lane
Minor collision J6 M25, two non-descript vehicles. Time Delay: 0.75 8:00am News Bulletin.

Current "Reds"

Harry Potter - Order of the Phoenix: JK Rowling [***1/2]
700+ pages, weighty, fun, full of Hogwarts Elaboration... but it left me disappointed... I wanted more than a trivial 700 page filler between books 4 and 6 & 7. Set up nicely though.

Ghost Rider: Neil Peart [****]
How does a man survive the deaths of his daughter and wife within 11 months? He gets on a motorcycle and rides. Outstanding account of one man's struggle to exist.

Chasing Down the Dawn - Jewel [*****]
OK I'm a bit biased here. Big Jewel fan. Incredible insight into the dreams and motives of the singer/songwriter.

Little Victory
Own Coffee; Hot Water Only; 6p Profit.

Current Spins - Point Proven
Bemuddlement is a great believer that all great albums are under 40mins in duration. No better proof can be found, at the moment, in two of the latest spinning aquisitions

The Darkness - Permission to Land [38mins 11secs]: [*****]
Four letter words, sex, alcolhol abuse, sex, satanism, sex, a Naked woman on the sleeve and sex. Its NWOBHM meets Guns'N'Roses, meets AC/DC, meets Geedy Lee on Acid, meets The Scorpions, meets Hipnogsis. They even nick a riff from "Red Barchetta" (Stuck In A Rut) and I'm sure there's a bit of Brian May's "Starfleet" inspiration on here... but hey... this works.... and it works well. They even have a "pointy tail" in there logo... it feels like 1979 all over again or is that 1988? Not since Axl Rose have we heard a heard singer who can cram so many Syllables into a line.
"Be they Angels or but men who rock"? You decide....

Electric Six - Fire [38mins 20secs]: [****]
Any band that passes a nodding wink to Tubeway Army's "Down In the park (I Invented the Night) and Van Halen's Panama (I'm the Bomb) is alright by me. It's "Fire at the Taco Bell". Disappointing lack of video-extras in this day and age.. costs the CD a "*".