As I noted, I flew on Friday night from BOS to LHR. The trip was probably the most uncomfortable I’ve done across the pond. First we got away 90 minutes late, because of a faulty spoiler indicator that had to be replaced. Then the seats proved to be too short in the leg, and the placement of the IFE [in-flight entertainment] equipment meant that even though the nominal pitch was reasonable it was imposible to get comfortable. And then the meal service was slow, and things were pretty bumpy from about 20W to the Irish coast. Bottom line: I got less than an hour’s sleep. Not surprisingly I slept like I log on Saturday night – from about 6pm to 8am!
I’m posting this from the Sun office at 55 King William Street in the City of London, a few yards from The Monument (see right).