Last week I was in London
for a couple of days. It was as well that my business there didn't
over-run because yesterday was International
No Pants Subway Ride Day in which people around the world made
journeys on tube trains with no pants. Fortunately (or not) the
American definition of "pants" was used. In my world
that means "trousers". Personally I would have
thought that if you were planning to flop it all about, then January
wouldn't have been the best time to do so. But what do I know?
Bearing in mind that I
was back to work today I had something of an early night last night,
only to be woken by "er indoors TM"
coming to bed at 2.35am. I then lay awake until finally giving up on
sleep and emerging from my pit at 5.30. After my ablutions I watched
an episode of "South Park" with Fudge asleep (and snoring)
on my lap. Today's episode was a classic - Cheesey Poofs and the
Planetarium.
And then to work. Five
minutes earlier than usual because I needed to brush the snow off of
the car. We had snow overnight. A light dusting, but snow
nonetheless. The mere mention of the word is enough to make the
country grind to a halt. As I drove to work more snow fell. Not much,
but as it fell it was freezing to the windscreen, which was a
nuisance.
The day's news was
somewhat depressing. the World Health Organisation has failed in it's
mission to eradicate polio. There are still parts of the world where
it is endemic. And to add insult to injury it seems that the people
most in need of the polio vaccine are refusing the treatment because
they see it as part of a western plot to take over the world. You
couldn't make it up !
I spent quite a bit of
the day looking out of the window wondering what would happen with
the snow. My main worry was that it would melt and then freeze, and I
would be driving home on sheets of ice. As the day wore on rain fell
and washed most of the snow away. And so home via Stanhope - an old
friend had advertised on Facebook that she wanted rid of some old
dining chairs. periodically when we have dinner parties we never have
enough chairs. Two more wouldn't hurt, so I popped round to collect
them on my way home.
Being unable to park
anywhere near home I've left the chairs in the car for the time
being. But they will come in handy...
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