Lint's CNPS blog

My progress in the game of CNPS

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

On the way

I always intend to try and make these posts interesting. Honest. But here again I am just going to resort to a dull list. This is because I'm tired and feel like having an early night in bed.

138: On the way to dancing, Monday 25/04, 1840. Parked in the estate at the top of Leeman Road.
139: On the way to Idlewild, Tuesday 26/04, 1920. It drove past just outsde Leeds Met.
140: On the way to Scotland, Saturday 30/04, 1508. Parked in a drive off the A75.
141: On the way back to the Scottish house, Monday 01/05 1700. Parked in Kirkcowan
142: On the way home from the races, Wednesday 11/05 1700. Parked on the far side of Bishopthorpe Road.
143: On the way home from work, Thursday 12/05. Parked in the Euro CarPark. By the wall, near the tunnel.

Done for now!

Saturday, April 23, 2005

Year 2

Oh god, it's still going on.

135: Monday 18th March at 1840, seen outside work on the way to dancing.
136: Wednesday 20th March at 1155, outside work on the way home to see if a delivery man would turn up. He didn't.
137: Saturday 23rd March at 1155, outside The Junction on the way home from the corner shop where I'd gone to buy a sandwich. The shop has had its front door painted recently.

Three in six days - that's almost getting regular.

Monday, April 18, 2005

One Year

It's been a whole year since I started playing CNPS. A whole year since I looked out of my window and saw 1 to 4 without having to leave the house and thought "yeah, this'll be easy". But it's not been that easy.

My run rate has for the most part been ridiculously low. I have currently got up to 134 so if that rate continues it will be another six and a half years of my life before I finish. That's quite hard to contemplate. Six. And. A. Half. Years.

Oh boy.

So onto the dull update:
132: Wed 13th April 2018, Lendal Bridge, 2nd Taxi in a row
133: Sun 17th April 2030, Leeman Road
134: Sun 17th April 2034, Off Leeman Road (I knew where this one was parked)

Bloody Herring.

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Sitting in YO1

I went for lunch at YO1 on Tuesday (steak and chips, not too bad but not the cheapest in town). Since we were sat by the window I was able to look out at passing cars. This possibly wasn't conducive to conversation. I didn't really expect to see anything but it didn't hurt to look anyway. At 1245 I saw a 131 taxi. This was a great moment in my life.

There were too many mushrooms on my plate for my liking though. And that's not an analogy, euphamism or metaphor. There were simply too many real actual mushrooms. I don't like mushrooms much.

Friday, April 08, 2005

Triple 130

I've seen three of these today, the first of which was on Ouse Bridge at lunchtime. Three. One, two, three. I can count to three, whoopeee.

Thursday, April 07, 2005

127, 128 and 129.

Note to self: Titles are beginning to lack ANY imagination.

Three more to report. 127 was another bendy bus, possibly the last I'll get - the last of that particular fleet anyway. It was 6pm on Monday, on Leeman Road. 128 and 129 were both today at 8am and 5.20pm respectively. On Leeman Road. Again.

I'm coming up to my first anniversary of this darn game. It would be nice to reach 150 before that point but I really can't see that happening unless I go and stand by the road now and stay there until I'm done.