Shopping in London - February 9

After a later breakfast this morning I headed down Oxford Street to Marks & Spencer for some shopping. I was after couple of jerseys and  a umbrella. After seeing some interesting  items I thought I would check out Selfridges, in the next block, before buying. What a silly idea. The men's floor was large open area with everything laid out by brand name. To look for jerseys for example you had to traverse all the brand name sections across the first floor--a floor that covered a whole city block. In the end I ask salesman where could I find a sleeveless jersey and he told me a particular section right across the other side of the building. So off I went got to the other side I couldn't find it. So I asked another sales person. They didn't know. I did eventually find it. Ask the sales person there and was told they only had summer clothes. To which I replied "Well as it 7 degrees outside and I think it's winter." Only to be told "It' summer in here."

So back to M&S where everything was laid out in clothing items. Ask a man with tape around his neck what was my size. To be told "Sad to say sir, but your are XXL."
"That's alright" I replied "I have been working on it for long time."

I tried on a XXL jersey and it fitted. So I picked out two jerseys, a sleeveless jumper, a scarf, and a small umbrella. Took them up to the counter and paid by Visa card. Put the card in the machine, it flashed up a message "Remove you card and give it to the cashier." The thought went through my head something was wrong with card and nice man behind the counter was going to chop it up. But no, here in England they do not use pin numbers the cashier needed to use the card to check my signature on the receipt.

Two jerseys,a scarf, and an umbrella

 To finish up with, here at the hotel I have a very new and modern bathroom, but the hole in the toilet seat is interesting. The phrase a round peg in square hole seems to spring to mind.