Feeling rather ambivalent right now. I had a lovely evening of drinks and chatter with the four people who actually turned up, and gifts in the form of biscuits and honey.<\/p>\n
Some folk couldn’t make it and let me know, but a LOT of others cancelled at the.. well “last minute” doesn’t really count if you’re already sitting waiting with a bottle of wine. Even more who said they’d be there just simply never turned up. No reply to messages, no nothing.<\/p>\n
Anyway, thankyou to those who did come along.<\/p>\n
Also mum’s minivan got stolen today while I was out, with the carcass of my treadmill in. With the end of her no-claims bonus and that even a van in such good condition is only reimbursed at list value, she’s only going to get \u00a350 or so back.<\/p>\n
Blue Daihatsu Hijet, numberplate “T831 EMO”, stolen from Winchester Road E4 between Friday 11th Feb, ~5pm and Saturday 12th, ~2pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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