Pop! Op Drops May Be a Solution to Euphoric Trapdoor Shoes

How many idiots of Halewood does it take to change a lightbulb? Er... round here two of us, total brake light faliure requires a visit to the delights of Halfords at the No Mercy, a read of the manual and the slow realisation that the screwdriver so kindly provided by Volkswagen in one of the cars many hidden compartments does not fit the screws provided by Volkswagen to secure the light housing, this is because it is both a phillips and flat blade device and the phillips not the flat end is displayed. Soon solved and bulbs are changed. Wy does it take two of us? Well I can't see the lights if I hit the brakes so Cal treads the peddle and the jobs a good 'un. I follow this up with a quick fuse change and I now have interior lights again. This and changing a wheel are the extent of my mechanical abilities so it requires recording. For any folk from Volkswagen that may pop in this way, why do you have to hide the fuses in the most inconvenient location? Then you compound it by taping the cover to the fuses in with tape that don't want to come off without the application of a sharp implement. I could have had a finger off.......

Rest of the day involves blinking the news, finishing off Charlie George's autobiography, feeding the family and downloading some Plasticland ('Make Yourself a Happening Machine'), Steve Wynn ('Here Come the Miracles') and Field Mice (For Keeps) stuff.

I also conduct an experiment in chemical warfare in the bathroom as a result of Monst's viewing of Cillit Bang adverts. Stuff smells of heavyweight chlorine to me, not a good time to recreate the Battle of Loos.

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The Camp Freddie Navigation Solution

.....and so a return to cataloguing to a backing of Steve Wynn which is never a bad thing. Dash off a return mail about the 'C' word. Then move onto the Elastica at which point Nicola appears. We repair to the Meeting Place once I have catalogued enough to justify a coffee to myself and find it shut. Still it is a nice walk in good company.

Return to my heap of Health Promotion library. All drugs today..... this may influence my reaction to the discovery of something I wrote called 'The Camp Freddie Navigation Solution', come to the conclusion that this is clearly the name of some 60's garage/psych outfit from Nuneaton. Throw it open to Shan and Ingrid to name the members. It's at times like this I regret my lack of musical ability........

Chat with Steve from Christie. Old person NHS talk, reforms, collapse of the public sector, impact on multidisciplinary education, woe is me type chat. Organisational redesign arthritis I think. Lots of it about right now. Does point me in the direction of a gap in the market that might be worth exploiting..... Main reason for the chat though is to sort Christina's trip to the Inter-lending group meeting tomorrow up in the wilds of Preston. Good opportunity to swap what we know though.

Quick positive vibes to Sally, not because she needs them but because she thinks she does! Send her an email to that effect but because I'm a gnarled, sarcastic old bugger I hope it reads as positively as it is meant. Loads of doubt that way about emails sent today.

Home via the No Mercy to pick up 'Zathura: A Space Adventure' for the boy and Monst as a World Cup antidote. An order for ginger also comes in.....