{"id":917,"date":"2007-01-24T09:25:01","date_gmt":"2007-01-24T09:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/"},"modified":"2007-01-24T09:25:01","modified_gmt":"2007-01-24T09:25:01","slug":"on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/","title":{"rendered":"On snow, graffiti, McDonald&#8217;s and Robert Lindsay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It snowed overnight. Unlike <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nimbos.net\">some<\/a>, I&#8217;m not a fan. It looks nice enough, but once I start trudging around in it my feet get wet, then cold; the snow melts and refreezes as slippery ice and, as I plod around in my permeable, gripless shoes, I tend to end up on ground, getting even wetter.<\/p>\n<p>The snow did seem to have emptied the bus this morning, which was useful as it also prevented me from repeating yesterday&#8217;s walk to work along the south bank of the Thames &#8211; no doubt it would have picturesque, but my feet would have been like ice after an hour of that.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday&#8217;s trek, despite being the coldest day of the year that far, was great though. From Southwark Cathedral along to the Palace of Westminster, the route is full of London landmarks: St Paul&#8217;s Cathedral, the Gherkin, the Globe, Tate Modern, the London Eye. I passed someone spraying graffiti on a wall near the NFT right next to a group of contractors cleaning graffiti from the next wall along. Such is London.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"imgright\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-uk.amazon.co.uk\/e\/cm?t=willhowells-21&#038;o=2&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000KC8O3S&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>My plan was to reward my healthy, bracing stroll with a McBreakfast at County Hall (once home of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greater_London_Council\">GLC<\/a>, now of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monosodium_glutamate\">MSG<\/a>). When I got there though, it wasn&#8217;t yet open, so my fitness regime (such as it is) was unmarred.<\/p>\n<p>I crossed Westminster Bridge, scene of two iconic <em>Doctor Who<\/em> moments, unable to resist the temptation to play the accompanying incidental music to the latest of those on my iPod as I did. This made me happier than is perhaps normal.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I reached College Green and passed top TV actor Robert Lindsay (or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/more4\/drama\/t\/trial_tony\/index.html\">was it Tony Blair?<\/a>). Which was cool.<br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It snowed overnight. Unlike some, I&#8217;m not a fan. It looks nice enough, but once I start trudging around in it my feet get wet, then cold; the snow melts and refreezes as slippery ice and, as I plod around in my permeable, gripless shoes, I tend to end up on ground, getting even wetter. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7],"tags":[820,821,823,822,247,825,824],"class_list":["post-917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doctor-who","category-geeklife","tag-graffiti","tag-mcdonalds","tag-murray-gold","tag-robert-lindsay","tag-snow","tag-walking","tag-westminster-bridge"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>On snow, graffiti, McDonald&#039;s and Robert Lindsay - No geek is an island<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"On snow, graffiti, McDonald&#039;s and Robert Lindsay - No geek is an island\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It snowed overnight. Unlike some, I&#8217;m not a fan. It looks nice enough, but once I start trudging around in it my feet get wet, then cold; the snow melts and refreezes as slippery ice and, as I plod around in my permeable, gripless shoes, I tend to end up on ground, getting even wetter. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"No geek is an island\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2007-01-24T09:25:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Will\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Will\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Will\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/143a6b60a322d001fdc07f2007384300\"},\"headline\":\"On snow, graffiti, McDonald&#8217;s and Robert Lindsay\",\"datePublished\":\"2007-01-24T09:25:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/\"},\"wordCount\":288,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/143a6b60a322d001fdc07f2007384300\"},\"keywords\":[\"graffiti\",\"McDonalds\",\"Murray-Gold\",\"Robert-Lindsay\",\"snow\",\"walking\",\"Westminster-Bridge\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Doctor Who\",\"Geeklife\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/\",\"name\":\"On snow, graffiti, McDonald's and Robert Lindsay - No geek is an island\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2007-01-24T09:25:01+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"On snow, graffiti, McDonald&#8217;s and Robert Lindsay\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"No geek is an island\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/143a6b60a322d001fdc07f2007384300\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/143a6b60a322d001fdc07f2007384300\",\"name\":\"Will\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/edd7c0105cc6a39125db7653749feae1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/edd7c0105cc6a39125db7653749feae1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Will\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"On snow, graffiti, McDonald's and Robert Lindsay - No geek is an island","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"On snow, graffiti, McDonald's and Robert Lindsay - No geek is an island","og_description":"It snowed overnight. Unlike some, I&#8217;m not a fan. It looks nice enough, but once I start trudging around in it my feet get wet, then cold; the snow melts and refreezes as slippery ice and, as I plod around in my permeable, gripless shoes, I tend to end up on ground, getting even wetter. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/","og_site_name":"No geek is an island","article_published_time":"2007-01-24T09:25:01+00:00","author":"Will","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Will","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/"},"author":{"name":"Will","@id":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/143a6b60a322d001fdc07f2007384300"},"headline":"On snow, graffiti, McDonald&#8217;s and Robert Lindsay","datePublished":"2007-01-24T09:25:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/"},"wordCount":288,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/143a6b60a322d001fdc07f2007384300"},"keywords":["graffiti","McDonalds","Murray-Gold","Robert-Lindsay","snow","walking","Westminster-Bridge"],"articleSection":["Doctor Who","Geeklife"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/","url":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/","name":"On snow, graffiti, McDonald's and Robert Lindsay - No geek is an island","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2007-01-24T09:25:01+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2007\/01\/24\/on-snow-graffiti-mcdonalds-and-robert-lindsay\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"On snow, graffiti, McDonald&#8217;s and Robert Lindsay"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#website","url":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/","name":"No geek is an island","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/143a6b60a322d001fdc07f2007384300"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/143a6b60a322d001fdc07f2007384300","name":"Will","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/edd7c0105cc6a39125db7653749feae1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/edd7c0105cc6a39125db7653749feae1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Will"},"logo":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}