Measuring weight
Today I was at a workshop in London in the Finance district not far away from the Bank of England. The workshop took place at a very noble club.
The most fascinating things were the toilets, however. Old tiles and large mirrors – it has the poshness of a 19th century bath. With free shoe cream for black shoes. I don’t know the English word for that, but the boxes above the pissoirs were out of glas so you could see the water flushing down.
The most exotic thing: a large leather chair in one corner. You sit on it, and it shows your weight in stones. Next to it: two leather-bound books with the accumulated weight statistics of the members of the club going back all the way to 1892. What a treasure.
April 17th, 2008 at 22:47
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, Karsten. Was macht Du heute? Feierst Du in einem noblen Klub?
Gruß Borwin