Cavendish Fire Trouble

Since the road between Cavendish Square and The Link (soon to be a.k.a. Cavendish Connect) is by now a de facto construction zone, there has been some protection for those customers daring to use the entrance closest to Vineyard Rd - a series of containers joining the entrances of the two above-mentioned buildings with a hole in the middle to allow ingress/egress.



However, in the last few days, the containers have been moved around, so the passage leads directly along the side of Cavendish Square. And, thoughtfully (or more likely kicking-and-screaming), another hole has been cut in the side of the container so that anyone using the Fire Exit would not be blocked by the placement of the container, and would actually be able to escape. However, there is one small factor that has been overlooked - the floor level of the container is high enough to preclude the Fire Exit doors from opening properly.

Bonds with beards

I caught a trailer for Golden Compass the other night, as well as the shocking image of Daniel Craig mit Bart.

I was struck by his similarity to...well, to something that I couldn't quite remember. It took me an hour or so to remember that Timothy Dalton also put on a beard and a waistcoat for a movie, and it took me but a few seconds to whip out the phone and check imdb for a few possibles and yes, here it is: American Outlaws.

And just a few more seconds this morning to find a pic of Dalton - playing detective Allan Pinkerton - with a facewarmer:

Charming.

And of course, this post wouldn't be complete without realizing that many other Bond actors have had movies roles with beards:

Roger Moore (possibly as Dobbs in The Quest)



Pierce Brosnan (as/in Robinson Crusoe)



and of course no list would be complete without Connery as...well, as Sean Connery:



PS For the completists - I couldn't find a picture of a bearded George Lazenby. If you send one in, I'll update this.

McDonald's committed to a healthy lifestyle

I snapped this picture at McDonald's in Cavendish Square in Claremont.

Since McDonald's has now embarked on a healthy lifestyle campaign in order to hold down negative publicity.

And you can see that they are really committed to it...except that the top magazines are over 2 m up, and that they are tucked behind a column next to the entrance to the counter / service area.

In all fairness, Mcdonald's biking is not such a ludicrous idea