Obama visit, having a rant.

I often run errands, for people or go to pick up stuff from FB. I know how to get to work, sociology shops etc, but anywhere off the beaten track I am useless. Often I struggle to find where I am going! only to find on my way home I know exactly where I am if taken a different way. Feel foolish. As for living in London, I often got disorientated if I came out of a wrong exit from the tube....or worse still the first time I used it, sitting on the central line waiting for a northern line train to come I because I didn't know they ran on different levels....
As for Obama coming, air traffic over our house seems to lessen and is replaced with chinooks flying in formation. One I assume being an airforce 1 playing the find the pea game in the air.

She knows her address, Riverwalk, but found she could not relate it to where she could exit the tube! It is quite a culture shock when you live on the Isle of Wight!

I had hoped [from the title of your post] that Obama was dropping in to have tea with you, but sadly not.

Am expecting a friend for supper or would tell you about some of the wee British 'darlings' we have at the most expensive day school in Europe. Born here can't speak any thing except English, and when you take them into the city on wow 'PUBLIC TRANSPORT' they get and I really mean this 48 phone calls from parents in one hour to make sure they are ok, I was a Scout leader.
then they go back to the UK to Uni, and go completely off the rails, it can be a very strange community here, I know of one family who go to England every month to shop, as the children will only eat British Food. And we are talking baked beans here !!!!!!!

Experigran your granddaughter has no idea where she lives?

Oops , did not read Felice post properly !

The Belgium king...

No sorry, Felice, I thought you were in London. She's nervous enough being there. Thanks so much for the offer. I really must pay more attention!

Felice , King??

Experigran, I am in Brussels If your Granddaughter is here send me a PM and I will make sure she is safe.
It isn't even Obama, any US 'dignitary' gets the whole treatment, yet our King can go to Church on a Sunday with little fuss.It is just soooo frustrating, especially as Brussels gets the blame for everything going.
It makes me laugh when the EBC news tells you that Brussels wants this or that, every other country take a look has a laugh and ignores it, then the Ebc have a panic attack.

Oh dear! I had to smile the other day when my 19 yr old granddaughter was affected by the tube train strike. She is at Uni and living on her own for the first time in London. When her usual station was shut she simply walked until she found one that was open. coming home in the evening she suddenly realised that, being a creature of habit and always going the same way, she actually had no idea where she lived! I hope she's not caught up in these disruptions.

The Americans are a bit paranoid aren't they... rant away Felice, you have my understanding!