The week in numbers
It’s been a busy week.
Number of flights taken: 5
Number of miles flown: 9,244
Number of times pulled into the Dubai customs office: 1
Number of times feared a cavity search: 0.75
Number of green laser pens held in ‘detention’ for release upon departure: 1
Number of green laser pens returned: 0
Number of toilets in upgraded Intercontinental suite: 3 (of which none were bidets)
Number of articles about Ross and Brand read: 0
Number of conversations about the US election: countless. Is infinity a number?
Number of dollars spent on hotel internet connections (grrr): $152
Number of metres swum in hotel pools: 1,000
Number of good nights of sleep: 0
Number of ruined Roman cities visited: 1
Number of times thought ‘Hmm, Dubai might be a nice place to live’: -3
Number of times thought might die in Beirut traffic: 7
Number of times it was good to be home: 1
Number of hours before I left home again: 36
I’m not looking for sympathy, as I’m lucky to be doing it, but l’ll be glad when this is over. This is not a vacation. 48 hours to go.
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One Response to “The week in numbers”
1 Nic 3 November 2008 @ 6:57 am
It’s not been a busy week.
Number of flights taken: 0 (but wife is off)
Number of miles cycled: 250 (ish)
Number of times forced to have a beer: 1
Number of times not forced to have a beer: Is infinity a number?
Number of articles about Ross and Brand read: Who are they?
Number of conversations about the US election: Loads, and I started most of them. Can’t wait for “change”
Number of swimming pools passed on way to work: 5
Number of good nights of sleep: 7
Number of ruined Roman cities visited: 1
Number of times thought ‘Hmm, I must go on holiday to Dubai, again’: 0
Number of times it was good to be home: 7 (get a dog, it’s great)
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