The Long Wet Friday

As predicted - it was the day from hell. It began well though (I was indoors for 90 minutes) - and went downhill from thereon. Drenched in the first five minutes of walking, so it didn't really matter too much after that (i.e. for the next 4 hours 55 minutes !!) although the boots got squelchier and squelchier until I was almost aquaplaning within my own footwear ... Some of the damned "households" (y'know - those things that come through your door and get immediately consigned to the blue bin !) were quite literally turning into papier mache - here's one example (poor old Ricky Tomlinson and his FarmFoods offers !!):



Everything got wet - and when I got home at 1730 I said "bugger it", dried myself off and cooked the pheasant instead - very nice in a red wine sauce with veg and mash. Today so far - been to the tip - always so many cans and wine bottles to dispose of - and then it was "dry off postie stuff" time as in ...



Clobber is in the washing machine as well !

Next stop - not the "freebie" @ Stalybridge (first 1,000 through the gate not only go free, but they get a complimentary scarf - might be a few on EBay later with seller's address = Alfreton !!), but the "Other Road to Wembley" - the FA Trophy 1st Qualifying Round 'twixt Mossley and Kidsgrove Athletic - a team Mossley have not met for a while since the Unibond/Evo-Stik Leagues went into North/South mode. After that - home and then off to Rochdale for food (so piccies won't be up until sometime tomorrow - weather apparently poo, so no walkies arranged).

So that was Friday - today is looking OK weather-wise ... so far ... take nowt for granted mind !!
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