Left me macbook pro charger in the hotel room yesterday dinneye. Worra pain. The macbook does charge up overnight using a phone charger but will hopefully get it back. Spoke to the night porter and when housekeeping get in this morning they are going to report back. In the meantime my third day (well lunch actually) on the trot in London has been cancelled due to Adam having a bit of a sniffle. Actually happy with that. It’s a six hour round trip really when you top and tail the train time with travel and waiting time at each end. Should I not go I can get on with a few jobs.
In the meantime dropping THG off at the station this am.
Managed to get an earlier train home yesterday so had a bit of time to prep for the Scouts AGM which went well. New leadership team since last year’s AGM. All change.
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Didn’t go to London. Popped in to Waitrose for some provisions and came away with a free Pieminster steak and ale pie which will be tonight’s tea. Coming out of Waitrose the sun was shining and I drew in a deep breath of the beautiful autumn air. Then at home I spent an hour or so catching up on some admin.
Hotel called. The charger has been found and our Tom, who is in the area this evening, is picking it up for me. I’ll be seeing him next weekend and can pick it up then, if I can wait that long. Left the hotel a good review, fair play to them.
Watched a bit of cricket. Pakistan being walloped. Then figured I’d try changing the studs on my golf shoes. They haven’t been changed since I bought the shoes maybe 14 or 15 years ago when I was a member of Torksey. Not a hope in hell. Glued in solid. Took them to American Golf to see if they could sort it but no chance. Ended up buying a new pair of Under Armors. Grates to spell Armour that way. I guess after 15 years the old Footjoys don’t owe me anything.
Now back in the shed watching da criquet again. Pakistan trail by 312 and lost two wickets in the first over of their second innings.
THG is on her way back from Liverpool. Poor girl has had a nightmare of a trip. Train between Sheffield and Liverpool delayed due to an onboard medical incident and arrived late. Then all the Merseyrail trains were cancelled because of someone on the line. No way THG was going to get to see her sister. Ended up turning around and catching an earlier train to retrace her route back to Lincoln. The train between Liverpool and Sheffield arrived late and she missed the connection. Picking her up at 6pm to go for a drink in the Blue Monkey (or whatever it is called).
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This afternoon, on my way back from American Golf I observed a dead badger on the bypass going up the hill. Shame I thought but I believe that that is a sign that there are a lot of them around. Then after I’d been for a drink with THG on my way back to the car a bloke ran past me on the road in the rain. I thought to myself I wonder why he isn’t running on the pavement. It is quite narrow on the Eastgate I guess. Then a car rolled up behind him and had to slow down to his speed. The woman driver wound her window down and shouted at him “hey mate, there is a path you know”. Hehehe.