Monday 9th Sept

I decide to tackle the family email account today. The inbox has been slowly filling up and now numbers near to 500 messages. Given that I delete a fair amount as I go, I feel that a bit of housecleaning won’t go amiss. So it is I spend the majority of the morning creating folders, moving messages and deleting the ones Mrs P now doesn’t need. A fairly therapeutic exercise I have to say. Now can I turn my attention to the other five email accounts I have!

Mrs P and I go to the supermarket after lunch. Our usual time being 9am Monday morning, when it is usually quiet, we are somewhat surprised how at busy it is. Most people in there seem to be of retirement age and so are probably stocking up after their weekends frivolities. For the second week running there are not enough tills open, and when the call goes out for trained cashiers, the rush of employees is distinctly underwhelming. In fact it is non-existent. I feel like I can officially announce the death of customer service in our supermarket.

We are currently seeing if we can make it to October without putting the heating on, like many other households I suspect. So it is we are digging out extra jumpers and wrapping up warm. In an effort to warm up further, I take myself out to play football in the evening, which I expect will be the only sweating I do this week. I continue to be amazed how blokes of 40 years plus, can get so annoyed over a friendly game of football, I think some of them have forgotten you’re there to enjoy yourself.

Yours already missing the warmth of summer.

Jay