Today I helped my friend Karen move house. It was uneventful aside from a few moments of great hilarity that were funny to us but wouldn't be to anyone else.
That was until we decided to go to the Old Kent Road to drop some furniture off at the BHF shop. As we were driving along, Karen spotted a man collapsed on the floor outside a shop. Karen, in her caring, nursing manner, asked if we should stop to help. So we did.
A girl had called an ambulance but was a bit nervous so I helped the ambulance operator understand what had happened. As the man woke up from his drunken unconsciousness, I spotted something in the waistband of his trousers. It was a big knife. So I asked him what it was and he said it was a "shooter". It clearly wasn't so I gave him fair chance to get rid of it while Karen was checking up on him.
He then decided to stand up and take the knife from his waistband.
So I did what one would expect. No, I didn't run away.
I used a Home Office approved restraint technique and threw him against a shop window. After several good hard shoves and some assistance from a very helpful builder he dropped the knife and we got the paramedic to get a police officer to come along!
All in a day off I suppose
Timmy "Sharp spotting" Magic
Friday, June 22, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
cyclocop in action
Further to my post a few weeks ago about being CycloCop, here is a picture of me in my CycloCop uniform!
Timmy "6 consecutive CycloCop days" Magic
Timmy "6 consecutive CycloCop days" Magic
Monday, June 18, 2007
magic and the tate
No - not the gallery, the comedian!
In the past few weeks I have rediscovered the wonder of Catherine Tate! I had forgotten how funny she was.
This video made me chuckle, particularly in light of the conversations I have had about language in the past few days
Timmy "Est-ce que je suis bothered?" Magic
In the past few weeks I have rediscovered the wonder of Catherine Tate! I had forgotten how funny she was.
This video made me chuckle, particularly in light of the conversations I have had about language in the past few days
Timmy "Est-ce que je suis bothered?" Magic
Friday, June 15, 2007
magic's movie advice
Don't see the new Ice Cube film, "Are We Done Yet?"
It's rubbish!
Timmy "Wasted 90 minutes" Magic
It's rubbish!
Timmy "Wasted 90 minutes" Magic
Thursday, June 14, 2007
pc magic - maybe
Now that all the people who need to know, do, I can tell you that I have passed the application form stage of my Met PC application.
Roll on the interview!
Timmy "Bye bye SO?" Magic
Roll on the interview!
Timmy "Bye bye SO?" Magic
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
magic at the movies
Being the holder of a Cineworld Unlimited card means that I can see more films than the average person. I go to the cinema at least once in every set of rest days.
This afternoon was no exception to that rule. I saw Oceans 13, the third installment of the "Ocean's" series
It was very entertaining and well worth a watch. It is not as good as the first one, but better than the second. Let's hope that this is the case for the other "three-quels", Spiderman, Shrek and Pirates of the Caribbean are also as good.
Note that this post, unlike my previous few, is not about Ireland!
Timmy "Casino Cool" Magic
This afternoon was no exception to that rule. I saw Oceans 13, the third installment of the "Ocean's" series
It was very entertaining and well worth a watch. It is not as good as the first one, but better than the second. Let's hope that this is the case for the other "three-quels", Spiderman, Shrek and Pirates of the Caribbean are also as good.
Note that this post, unlike my previous few, is not about Ireland!
Timmy "Casino Cool" Magic
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
close to the collapse
While perusing the BBC News website, I noticed the article about the collapsed building in Victoria.
I was really close when it happened.
Look!
Timmy "Glad he isn't stuck on the cordon" Magic
I was really close when it happened.
Look!
Timmy "Glad he isn't stuck on the cordon" Magic
flooding near mum and dad's
Today there was the biggest rain fall my Dad had ever seen. It resulted in some really bad flooding.
A picture from the BBC shows the shopping centre near my parent's house.
Timmy "Dry in London" Magic
A picture from the BBC shows the shopping centre near my parent's house.
Timmy "Dry in London" Magic
dave and magic's foliage fiasco
On Sunday evening, after the Army and after the pub, Dave and I decided to make the most of the lovely Sunday sun and chill out on the quad at the College. We got my frisbee out and had a few throws, but they kept hitting the sides of the houses so we gave up in favour of the famed yellow boomerang.
After a few throws, we hit a slight snag. The boomerang got stuck in the tree on the quad.
The boomerang was unreachable so we decided to use a football to try and dislodge it
After a few tries, we arrived at another slight issue. The football got stuck.
The blur in that photo is because I couldn't stop laughing.
Dave then had an idea. He would go and see his uncle Gordon too see if he had a ladder. He did.
He also had a broom which Dave tried to dislodge the ball and boomerang with. Note the blurring once again - it is really hard to take photos through tears.
It got the football down, but not the boomerang. So we called in India 99, the Met Police's helicopter.
Not really, but it did come close.
Finally, with the help of Private Pipe, rushing to our 609 situation, the boomerang was dislodged and fell to the ground. We rejoiced greatly.
This isn't Private Jon Pipe but is indicative of a soldier
Timmy "Be the Second Best" Magic
After a few throws, we hit a slight snag. The boomerang got stuck in the tree on the quad.
The boomerang was unreachable so we decided to use a football to try and dislodge it
After a few tries, we arrived at another slight issue. The football got stuck.
The blur in that photo is because I couldn't stop laughing.
Dave then had an idea. He would go and see his uncle Gordon too see if he had a ladder. He did.
He also had a broom which Dave tried to dislodge the ball and boomerang with. Note the blurring once again - it is really hard to take photos through tears.
It got the football down, but not the boomerang. So we called in India 99, the Met Police's helicopter.
Not really, but it did come close.
Finally, with the help of Private Pipe, rushing to our 609 situation, the boomerang was dislodged and fell to the ground. We rejoiced greatly.
This isn't Private Jon Pipe but is indicative of a soldier
Timmy "Be the Second Best" Magic
Monday, June 11, 2007
a magic weekend
The past weekend has been quite busy with all the goings on. The goings on have been thus.
On Friday evening, the Ireland Youth Chorus, over for the whole Gospel Arts weekend, did a concert with the Household Troops Band. It was a great evening, with some fantastic music by both band and choir, as well as by Damian Wileman as vocal soloist.
Saturday was the Gospel Arts concert itself at the Royal Albert Hall. There was no visiting band this year, but a Massed Youth Chorus from all corners of the territory. The evening was as good as it has been in the last few years and the selection of music was great. A particular highlight was the "Hillsong Praise" finale, four Hillsong songs in an arrangement by Andrew Mackereth, bandmaster at Nuneaton. It featured "That's What We Came For", "The Potter's Hand", "Church on Fire" and "The Power of Your Love" and was performed by the International Staff Band, the International Staff Songsters and Massed Youth Chorus.
In a move from the tradition that one would expect from a Gospel Arts festival, Electralyte were featured playing two of their songs. The guys from the band are all top blokes and I thoroughly recommend their first album, "Breakout" and their new album being recorded this summer when it comes out.
Phil Cobb, former Expressions guest soloist, played with the International Staff Band and was in fine form. It is great to see that the Army is still raising talented musicians in "traditional" and "modern" circles. He played Kenny Baker's "Virtuosity" with the level of skill that he has displayed for a number of years.
On Sunday morning I ventured to Staines Corps to see the Youth Chorus and my Irish chums again. The songs were excellent, the drama was entertaining and relevant and Adam Moore did a great job of preaching. The whole meeting was rounded of by a number of people kneeling at the front in response.
Having a father who is the Director for Evangelism for Ireland has its perks, as I was invited to share in some lunch with the choir before their return. The gang got changed from their morning meeting gear into their flying gear and I was met by my dear friend Heather. She was wearing a t-shirt commemorating the "great" victory of "Norn Iron" over my homeland. So just for all those Ulster based readers:-
That of course led to a bit of banter, so ribbing about the rivalry and a couple of verses of some NI football songs. I quote.
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus lay down his sweet head.
The stars in the bright sky looked down where HEALY, HEALY, HEALY!
I gave in and played "We're Not Brazil, We're Northern Ireland" on my phone.
Timmy "Norn Iron 24% win rate" Magic
On Friday evening, the Ireland Youth Chorus, over for the whole Gospel Arts weekend, did a concert with the Household Troops Band. It was a great evening, with some fantastic music by both band and choir, as well as by Damian Wileman as vocal soloist.
Saturday was the Gospel Arts concert itself at the Royal Albert Hall. There was no visiting band this year, but a Massed Youth Chorus from all corners of the territory. The evening was as good as it has been in the last few years and the selection of music was great. A particular highlight was the "Hillsong Praise" finale, four Hillsong songs in an arrangement by Andrew Mackereth, bandmaster at Nuneaton. It featured "That's What We Came For", "The Potter's Hand", "Church on Fire" and "The Power of Your Love" and was performed by the International Staff Band, the International Staff Songsters and Massed Youth Chorus.
In a move from the tradition that one would expect from a Gospel Arts festival, Electralyte were featured playing two of their songs. The guys from the band are all top blokes and I thoroughly recommend their first album, "Breakout" and their new album being recorded this summer when it comes out.
Phil Cobb, former Expressions guest soloist, played with the International Staff Band and was in fine form. It is great to see that the Army is still raising talented musicians in "traditional" and "modern" circles. He played Kenny Baker's "Virtuosity" with the level of skill that he has displayed for a number of years.
On Sunday morning I ventured to Staines Corps to see the Youth Chorus and my Irish chums again. The songs were excellent, the drama was entertaining and relevant and Adam Moore did a great job of preaching. The whole meeting was rounded of by a number of people kneeling at the front in response.
Having a father who is the Director for Evangelism for Ireland has its perks, as I was invited to share in some lunch with the choir before their return. The gang got changed from their morning meeting gear into their flying gear and I was met by my dear friend Heather. She was wearing a t-shirt commemorating the "great" victory of "Norn Iron" over my homeland. So just for all those Ulster based readers:-
That of course led to a bit of banter, so ribbing about the rivalry and a couple of verses of some NI football songs. I quote.
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus lay down his sweet head.
The stars in the bright sky looked down where HEALY, HEALY, HEALY!
I gave in and played "We're Not Brazil, We're Northern Ireland" on my phone.
Timmy "Norn Iron 24% win rate" Magic
Monday, June 04, 2007
sony price cut for blu-ray player
It is good to see the Sony price cut for blu-ray player reported on BBC News. It looks like the future of HD TV and DVD is getting affordable! Yay!
Timmy "Magic Ray" Magic
Timmy "Magic Ray" Magic
tim's outdoor toys
On Sunday afternoon, twixt meetings, Glen and I went to Hamleys to purchase some outdoor toys.
We bought a nice fluorescent orange Frisbee ring type thing, which flies absolutely miles when you really chuck it. We discovered this by letting a small child in Cavendish Square throw it, It ended up in a hedge on the other side of the park and narrowly missed the sleeping homeless man who would have, no doubt, shouted if we had woken him.
It also flies miles in Green Park, with a tendency towards heading for deaf-blind men. Don't even begin to ask how we found that out.
We also bought a boomerang called "Outdoor Magic" to go with the "Backyard Magic" I bought the other week. We had slight issues getting it to come back but found it delightfully easy to take big chunks out of the blades by landing it on concrete.
All I am waiting for now is my kite, hopefully arriving tomorrow.
Timmy "Indoor/Outdoor/Backyard/Everywhere" Magic
We bought a nice fluorescent orange Frisbee ring type thing, which flies absolutely miles when you really chuck it. We discovered this by letting a small child in Cavendish Square throw it, It ended up in a hedge on the other side of the park and narrowly missed the sleeping homeless man who would have, no doubt, shouted if we had woken him.
It also flies miles in Green Park, with a tendency towards heading for deaf-blind men. Don't even begin to ask how we found that out.
We also bought a boomerang called "Outdoor Magic" to go with the "Backyard Magic" I bought the other week. We had slight issues getting it to come back but found it delightfully easy to take big chunks out of the blades by landing it on concrete.
All I am waiting for now is my kite, hopefully arriving tomorrow.
Timmy "Indoor/Outdoor/Backyard/Everywhere" Magic
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