Conspicuous Consumption
Have you ever been photographed sat on a balcony eating a croissant; or wallowed in luxury just for the sake of it? What's the most ostentatious thing you ever seen or done?
( , Thu 28 Jul 2011, 13:18)
Have you ever been photographed sat on a balcony eating a croissant; or wallowed in luxury just for the sake of it? What's the most ostentatious thing you ever seen or done?
( , Thu 28 Jul 2011, 13:18)
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Not exactly conspicuous or consumption
So I haven't been on holiday in six years - my holidays have usually been taken up with work whether I've liked it or not, or otherwise have been borassic - and just started a new job. I've booked a week off in a fortnight's time.
What to do? Holiday in Benidorm? Holiday in Cornwall - actually scratch that, it'll cost less to go abroad than to holiday in this lousy country.
No. My schedule is:
Saturday 20 Essex v Gloucesters at Colchester
Sunday 21 Bedfords v Lincolns at Luton
Monday 22 England v India at the Oval (last day of the 4th Test, tickets £15 online. Result)
Tuesday 23 Bucks v Norfolk at Slough
Wednesday 24 Essex v Derbyshire at Chelmsford
Thursday 25 Berkshire v Hertfords at Lord's
Friday 26 Kent v Indians at Canterbury
Saturday 27 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley
Either I will be in crowds of one where no-one will notice me or in crowds of tens of thousands where no-one will notice me. So not that conspicuous. However it should set me back less than half what a week in Bognor would set me back, and I'll get just as sun tanned anyway, and enjoy it more. Just wanted to self-indulgently squawk about it. If anyone spots a Honda Accord in any of these places, it's mine.
( , Thu 4 Aug 2011, 0:00, 3 replies)
So I haven't been on holiday in six years - my holidays have usually been taken up with work whether I've liked it or not, or otherwise have been borassic - and just started a new job. I've booked a week off in a fortnight's time.
What to do? Holiday in Benidorm? Holiday in Cornwall - actually scratch that, it'll cost less to go abroad than to holiday in this lousy country.
No. My schedule is:
Saturday 20 Essex v Gloucesters at Colchester
Sunday 21 Bedfords v Lincolns at Luton
Monday 22 England v India at the Oval (last day of the 4th Test, tickets £15 online. Result)
Tuesday 23 Bucks v Norfolk at Slough
Wednesday 24 Essex v Derbyshire at Chelmsford
Thursday 25 Berkshire v Hertfords at Lord's
Friday 26 Kent v Indians at Canterbury
Saturday 27 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley
Either I will be in crowds of one where no-one will notice me or in crowds of tens of thousands where no-one will notice me. So not that conspicuous. However it should set me back less than half what a week in Bognor would set me back, and I'll get just as sun tanned anyway, and enjoy it more. Just wanted to self-indulgently squawk about it. If anyone spots a Honda Accord in any of these places, it's mine.
( , Thu 4 Aug 2011, 0:00, 3 replies)
Fate will now step in
and make most of those days a wash out and England will have finished off India the day before.
( , Thu 4 Aug 2011, 10:55, closed)
and make most of those days a wash out and England will have finished off India the day before.
( , Thu 4 Aug 2011, 10:55, closed)
I think if I was forced to watch cricket for 8 days in a row my brain would start running out of my nose by day 4.
fair play though if you enjoy it (which you obviously do).
( , Thu 4 Aug 2011, 11:28, closed)
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