The day after


Saturday having been largely cancelled, life resumes today with just certain matters to resolve when we can. A neighbour has this problem, for example.

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Amrita said…
Heard about that storm and saw a report on BBC. Thank God you all are safe.
5:04 pm
Alan said…
Yes. And folks at church are OK, though some still have no electricity. One lady lives in a house where all her shutters are electric, so she can't even get sunlight into the house - she has become a troglodyte until the power is restored.

Incidentally this roofless house is next-door to our doctor's surgery and pharmacy (the building you can see behind the house)
7:43 am
Anonymous said…
Incidentally this roofless house is next-door to our doctor's surgery and pharmacy (the building you can see behind the house).

(And on the BBC web newspages.) I notice from the web page that it was PAT Davy who had the foresight to send it, I trust she won't be sharing the royalties with anyone close to her!!!
2:00 pm
Alan said…
Pat is very generous and has offered to give me 50% of all royalties she receives.

However, since the BBC pays diddly-squat I do not anticipate filling my piggy-bank in the near future.
9:06 pm
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