Well, here I am again, with yet more partially completed
research!
Early on Boxing Day 2013, we made the journey down to South
Wales to visit relatives. Before we could begin our trip, however, we had to
call into that mecca that is the petrol station for the obligatory petrol, air
and water. While the boys were doing this, I popped into the supermarket for
that other obligatory offering – whiskey. It was nearly 11 in the morning, and to me the
shop seemed rather busy. Are we all so materialistic that we cannot go more
than one day without visiting this modern, unappealing building, I wondered.
Well, we had a great time in Wales, apart from frantic ’phone
calls from those we’d left behind, telling us that there was a burst water pipe
somewhere, so houses, buildings, shops pubs etc. in LE11 and LE12 were without a fresh water supply. So, we told them
not to put the heating or hot water on, just in case. When we returned later
that night, our water seemed fine and all appeared to be well, although perhaps a tad cold at 10 degrees!
Then, next day we received news that the obligatory
unexpected Christmas visitors were coming on Saturday, so off I trotted in the
evening to buy some extra supplies. It was a bit odd: If I’m driving I always
go right to the back of the car park, where I have often encountered people having
driving lessons, people hanging around, and people looking, well, downright
dodgy, and today was no exception. There were people openly handing things over
to people who were driving up in their car, pausing to collect said things,
before driving off out of the car park, without visiting the store. Blimey! I
parked a bit further away than usual and made sure to hurry with my tiny bit of
shopping.
I know you’re going to ask me why I was back in that supermarket
the next day as well. It upsets me to have to admit that I needed more supplies,
as my preference is to buy in all I need to last from me from Christmas Eve to
New Year’s Day, batten down the hatches and only go out to exercise the legs –
so to visit a park, or a footpath - but this year, I didn’t manage this! So, back
to the supermarket, in the daylight this time, only to find the same thing happening!
Ah, but this time I had someone with me who, having better eyesight than me, and
being more up-to-date with immediate happenings in Loughborough, was able to
reassure me that it was the Severn-Trent water company dishing out bottled water
because there were still many houses in Loughborough with a water supply that was
not fit for drinking!
Oh goodness me, that’s relief on several fronts: Relief that
Tesco’s were not turning a blind eye to drug-dealing, and relief that our own water
seemed not to have been affected by the burst water main.
Hmmm, clean water supply? That reminds me, I was going to blog
about my partial research into Archdeacon Henry Fearon: Better save that one
for another time.
Hope you’ve all had a very merry Christmas, and may I wish
you all a Happy New Year!
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