Guy's 'What's Coming Up'
A bi-monthly(ish) lighthearted insight into the world of PII's publisher Guy Ullmann's latest going's on, together with updates about PII and details of ‘What's coming up‘ in each issue
Hello and welcome to my summer 2023 WCU!
It has been a frantic couple of months for me, so I apologise for the multiple photo albums and I have tried to keep my goings-on to a minimum, but there are one or two really funny stories that I had to share (and probably shouldn't!)
I've had a couple of real highlights. The first was on my birthday where if you remember last year I watched the Italian Triathlon World Championship stage and was lucky enough to meet Jonny Brownlee and race winner Alex Yee.
I was once again fortunate enough to be there for this years race, only this time Alex recognised me in the crowd and came over to me after winning the race to have a chat! We talked for a good 10-15 minutes and although I invited him out for some celebratory and birthday drinks, he had to decline! But what a really nice guy though and a great performance.
It's given me inspiration to train for a Triathlon, but I think it will be a situation of mind says ‘yes', body says ‘no' !
My second highlight happened last weekend, where I met one of my hero's, read on to find out who….
Pimm's O'clock!
After my birthday celebrations it was then wedding day for one of my oldest friends, Lynzi, on the hottest day of the year.
The venue was conveniently 15 minutes from my cousin's house in the beautiful West Sussex countryside, which meant a weekend pit stop at his to catch up with him and his young family, before making my way to the wedding.
There was a free bar and I was on a table with friends, some of whom I hadn't seen for more than 10 years, need I say more….!?
Next stop Tramore, Ireland...
Kittens galore! Glastonbury blues 🙁
Only in Glastonbury! At the same time, some guy was a setting up a rig for a mini-rave!
WARNING: Cuteness overload!!!
A sweet finish!
And finally this weekend-gone I had a quick trip to Antwerp, Belgium to see my hero Hernan Cattaneo (you'll have to Google him!) which was an absolutely amazing weekend topped off by meeting him – I was a little star struck! Sadly the journey back to the airport did put a damper on things, but does make for a funny ‘And Finally‘ story….!
This was my second attempt at axe throwing – I think I need a career change!!!
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What's Coming Up in the August edition of PII...
The July/August edition of PII includes our summer Solids Handling & Processing supplement, 6 additional features and columns from Sean and Gavin one of which I think will cause quite a stir!!! – Full schedule below:
- – The proper selection, installation, and maintenance of fluid system filters
- – High accuracy flowmeters transform water sustainability
- – Power optimisation smoothes the way for decarbonised industrial heating systems
- – Augmented Reality for HMI Systems
- – Why different valve technologies are needed in chromatography and spectrometry analysis
- – Lessons from Hot Nylon: What to look for in a dosing and metering pump for chemical applications
- Solids Handling & Processing Supplement
- – The newest applications using high shear mixers
- – Digital Twinning in Pneumatic Conveying
- – Active and Passive Explosion Protection Systems
- – Drug powder transfer: Achieving flexibility and compliance in a competitive development and manufacturing world
Columnists
– Sean Moran
– Gavin Smith
If you missed our May/June issue, you can flick through below (click the square in the bottom right to open full screen)
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And finally....
I'm embarrassed to share this, but it makes for a funny story…
On my way back to Brussels Charleroi airport, I had to get to Brussels Midi station to catch my coach.
I caught a train from Brussels central station and to make sure I asked the ticket inspector if the train went to Midi, to which she confirmed.
The train department and a few minutes later we stopped at Brussels Zuid, clearly not Midi, so I stayed on and waited….and waited….
Something's not right here I thought to myself, so I asked the ticket inspector what stop Midi was, to which she replied “Oh, that was the previous stop!“
“But it said Zuid” I replied in a panic
“Yes, that's the Dutch for Midi” she replied
If ever there was a facepalm moment, this was it!
20 minutes later we arrive at the next stop and the ticket inspector said I could catch the next train back and the first stop would be Midi/Zuid.
So on I hop and I again confirm with the new ticket inspector if the train went to Midi, to which she confirmed.
So I get off at the next stop and thought to myself as the train doors closed and it set off “This isn't Midi” and indeed it wasn't, I was now in Anderlecht!!!
At this point I was pretty desperate so thought to catch a taxi, however as I walked along the road a bus with ‘Midi' as the destination drove by and the very kind driver stopped as I frantically waved him down!
Thankfully my coach was still there and I asked the driver how long until we leave – I was a bit concerned as I was the only passenger and they usually hang around to fill the coach, however I had 60 minutes until my gate closed and it took 45 minutes to get there!
He told me he'd be leaving in 10 minutes, which came and went, I then asked again and he said another 15 minutes, at which point I really panicked!
I checked the next available flights and lets just say they were not an option (£££)
So I decided to get an Uber.
€130 later I arrived at the airport and would have given Usain Bolt a run for his money as I sprinted through security to the gate.
I arrived totally dripping in sweat just as they were boarding – I needn't have run, I had at least another 10 minutes!!
I guess the moral of the story is:
a) Ask the ticket inspector to tell you when you arrive!
b) Maybe that one last ‘beverage' in the square was not such a good idea!
As always, thanks for taking time out to read my ramblings, I wish I had more time to talk to more people, which is why I created my WCU newsletter, to give you an insight into my life, without having to chew your ear off!
I wish you a great summer but before you go, I would welcome any enquiries for our forthcoming issue!
All the best,
Guy
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