I was considering the process of waking up on my way home. The fruits of that ponderance are here on my website.

Today at approximately 13:00 I made an offer on a house in Manchester. Assuming all goes well, I’ll be moving as soon as I can get a buyer for my house in Cambridgeshire and assuming my offer on the house in Manchester is accepted.

To some of you, this information comes as no surprise. To others, this will be the first inkling of my dissatisfaction with my life in Cambridgeshire of which you will have been aware. If you have anything constructive to say on the matter, then feel free to update my moving house wiki appropriately.

If you know of anyone looking to move into a reasonably sized two bedroom house in a village in Cambridgeshire, then please do let me know. Obviously, not having to pay estate agents fees will make me very happy.

Labour MP Mo Mowlam died today. It’s not very often that I actually like a politician. Mo Mowlam was one of those that I had respect for and actually liked. Her irreverence both amused and intrigued me. Her work towards peace in Northern Ireland impressed me even though the Good Friday agreement was never implemented. She set up a charity (MoMo) for providing help with treatment costs and respite for carers. She was always a fiercely family-oriented person.

I hope you will spare a moment of silence for one of the more decent politicians this country has lost recently.

This morning I was struck by the similarity between the words ‘ichor’ and ‘ichthus’—One a symbol of the christian faith, the other a thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer or wound.

Words never cease to amuse me.

On my way over to Brazil for the work conference I’ve now finished attending, I had the unfortunate requirement to sit land-side in Heathrow terminal 4 for about two hours. During this time I had no internet connection and so couldn’t move money into the right bank account to buy a coffee. To pass the time I sat and wrote a scathing complaint (on official feedback paper) about how there was no wifi access land-side and how utterly unacceptable this was. I wrote on the form that I wanted a response in email because if they responded while I was away I wouldn’t otherwise know.

Imagine my shock therefore when I woke up this morning and to my delight there was a response sitting in my mailbox about the complaint I had filed a mere week and a bit ago. Since the disclaimer only said that non-intended recipients had no right to redistribute the content, I am reproducing the bulk of the message below to show that against all odds, BAA do seem to listen to their customers. Ask and þee shall receive…

Dear Mr Silverstone

Feedback Reference: 1028547

Thank you for taking the time to complete a feedback card during your recent
journey through Terminal 4.

I have spoken to our Head of Commercial Telecomms and she has informed me that
in approximately 8 weeks from now, a wireless LAN 'hotspot' is being installed
in the Cafe Nero 'landside'.

I do hope you are able to make use of this service during a future journey
through Heathrow Airport.

With regards



Susan Valles
Traveller Communications
On Behalf of BAA Heathrow Airport Ltd.