Just been reading the fascinating book ‘Life and Limb’ written by Jamie Andrew. There’s a very dry humored section after the account of the mountaineering accident when he’s getting used to life as an amputee and getting used to people’s attitudes:
“I particularly remember one unfortunate, kindly stranger who noticed me, in my wheelchair, having difficulty reaching something in a shop. The guy came up to me and ever so politely said, ‘Excuse me, can I give you a hand?’ He then looked at my arms, realised what he’d said, and immediately flushed bright crimson. ‘Oh my God!’ he continued. ‘I’m so sorry. I’ve really gone and put my foot in it!’ He stopped, looked down at my bandaged legs, and this time just melted into the floor. ‘It’s OK,’ I said, grinning at the distraught man. ‘Don’t feel cut up about it.’
Tony’s Tea
Just came across this interesting snippet on Kablenet on Tony Blair’s webcast:
Tony Blair wants to follow up on his ‘day in the life’ website broadcast with similar online projects despite criticism that the video amounts to a propaganda exercise.
The video, released on the Number 10 website at the beginning of January 2006, was put together by an in-house production team which followed the Blair around “for some days”, a spokesperson for the prime minister told Government Computing News.
The slick three and a half minute film is claimed to offer the public an insight into the prime minister’s daily routine, but opposition MPs have criticised Blair for using a government website for issuing a political statement.
Among the clips, the video shows Blair holding a mug of tea as he addresses reporters, standing next to various world leaders and listening to home secretary Charles Clarke during a Cabinet meeting.