Friday 21st June

The eldest is out early today, as she’s off on a University visit to Leeds with school, and Mrs P takes the opportunity to drop her off and get into work early. This gives the youngest and I the chance for a leisurely breakfast, and in my case a leisurely tidy up afterwards. I go out handy to pick up some sealant which I’ll use to complete my work on the big DIY project that was the lounge, before the carpet hopefully arrives next week. I also manage to buy some eggs, having forgotten yesterday.

On returning home I remember I still haven’t attempted to fix the toilet seat (see Wed 12^th June). I really must get it done next week, no excuses.

I’m off out to town this afternoon and so I’m on an early lunch. I decide to take the train and I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that it’s late, but I am. I only remember the good times travelling on trains not all the delays I suffered over the years. As if to compound matters the train back is delayed as well, when for no accountable reason it stops twice in the middle of nowhere.

When out in town I am once again struck by a modern phenomenon that I don’t understand. In days gone by people only used suitcases once a year when they went on holiday. Now you see lots of people dragging suitcases on wheels around town on any given day. I understand some business people use the air hostess style, trolley dolly pull-alongs, to carry heavy laptops. But why would you take one, or a fully fledged suitcase shopping with you? The sceptic in me things they’d be great for putting things you’d nicked in, but surely not everyone pulling a suitcase around a town/city centre is on the rob. They certainly aren’t all newly bought cases either. I guess I’ll just have to continue to wonder.

The eldest had a good time today with her University visit. I think this means she liked the accommodation. After tea she takes her brother to cricket practice and then goes to drop off something at a friend’s. Two hours later she is still not back with the car and Mrs P and I are wondering where she has disappeared to. An exchange of texts reveals she is still at her friends, intending to take them for a drive. Mrs P and I wonder if this is the shape of things to come. Mrs P and I get out for an evening stroll for the first time in a while, and then as the eldest hasn’t returned jay-le-taxi goes out to pick up the youngest. The eldest returns safely before dark having had a pleasant evening out.

Yours not pulling luggage around town.

Jay