October 26, 2008
Methodist Church
Home of the 18th Bailgate Scout Group. Spiritually supervised by the Rev Ian Brown. When the scouts come back from camp if the tents are still wet they spread them out to dry across the pews upstairs. It can get very steamy. The church is conveniently close to a few pubs. Handy if you have some spare time between dropping off at cubs and picking up.
Newport Arch
Apparently the oldest Roman arch that can still be driven under in the country.
Electric Sub-Station
When Clocks Go Back – The Non Lie-In
This clocks going back business is all very well but the artificial lie-in is just that. You lie in bed in the dark having woken up at your normal time, which is of course now an hour earlier than your normal time.
I can’t really drop back off to sleep so I lie there, wondering whether Anne is awake. I want to do something. Read a book or turn on the wireless set maybe. She gets annoyed if I talk to her because she believes that the extra hour is a real boon and should be taken advantage of. I don’t know if she is asleep or not.
There is a god-like element to the clocks being turned back. It feels as if we are controlling time. Life is a big illusion.