I was absolutely all-in
when I got home last night and I went to bed almost straight away. I
opened the hall door before I put Furry Face to bed and he took the
opportunity to sneak up the stairs when he thought I wasn't looking.
I pretended not to notice him, and we were both soon fast asleep. And
again I was woken at 2.30am. This time by a car alarm going off. I
did notice that Fudge wasn't on the bed at 2.30am. He must have been
busted by his nanny. She's mean to him like that.
The alarm went on for a
little while - I was just on the point of thinking that it might have
been my car alarm, and was wondering if I should go and do something
when the noise stopped. I eventually nodded off again, and woke at
7am with backache. I always seem to have a backache if I am in my pit
for too long. This backache is probably the result of an old
rollerblading injury (!) - it comes on from time to time, and
lasted all day today.
As I drove to work I saw
that most of this current load of snow had gone, but I did see one
car which (for some reason) was completely covered in snow apart from
a little "port-hole" that had been cleared so the
driver could see dead ahead. The rest of the car was encased in snow
and ice. Dangerous!
And then there was a
traffic jam. Two buses were passing each other in the narrowest part
of the road, had stopped, and the drivers were having a natter.
The news of the day was
focussing on the collapse of the HMV group. Future readers of this
blog will look on HMV in the same way that they will look on
Woolworths, Comet, Rumbelows, Plummers, VG, Grace Brothers, and the
East India Company; historical names. But for those of us who grew up
with these companies, their passing is a shame.
Mind you can we really be
surprised that HMV has gone west? On their shelves are DVDs and
computer games that can be bought for a quarter of the price in any
supermarket.
HMV's management blamed
the internet culture for their demise. They may well be right.
Personally I can't help but feel that within my lifetime shops as we
know them will become a thing of the past. Fresh produce and
groceries will remain in Tesco and Asda, as will whatever durable
goods they choose to put on their shelves. But it will be the
groceries and perishables which will keep future shops going.
Everything else will go mail-order via the internet because that's
the cheapest way for the seller to operate.
Once I was at work I
realised that I'd forgotten to pick up my lunch. And I had very
little choice for where I could get some emergency back-up lunch. My
having little choice meant that the retailer had the upper hand, and
I ended up paying way over the odds. I paid far too much for rather
manky food and fruit which was grudgingly sold to me with a
complementary bad attitude.
I did my bit at work, and
came home. Normally being Tuesday I would gather with the clans, but
because I was on a 10pm finish I missed out. Which was a shame - I
like the weekly gathering. And whilst I don't mind the 10pm finish,
the drive home is a pain. I always find myself stuck behind a car
which drives for fifteen miles at 25mph in a national speed limit.
And just to really boil my piss this one drives right down the centre
of the road so I can't overtake.
Once home we watched the
first episode of the re-made "Yes Prime Minister".
It was quite entertaining; I liked all the characters; they were (in
varying amounts) true to the original. Even if Bernard Woolley
needs a haircut.
I shall be interested to
see how the series pans out...
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