Hello again.
Christmas was a blast and almost completely lacking in chaos and tears.
The day after saw floods in the area much like those in Chennai.
A pub collapsed into a river about three miles from my house and the debris floated down the swollen river to damage and in one case destroy the bridges.
Mum called in a panic as the flood water approached along her street but a quick chat from yours truly about the local geography calmed her a bit
(basically the river rose and cut a corner in a meander – she lived beyond the meander and her house is slightly elevated – so the river flowed off of it’s course at a bridge, down her street and back into itself about 100 feet from her cottage)
Top to bottom of the map.
The power went out and with it her heating so she stayed with a friend until the nice man from the power company sorted things out.
Much fuss was made on the news about the government not planning for the deluge but frankly, you buy a house on a flood plain …… (the clue’s in the name)
Gill’s been to the house and discretely removed foodstuffs which must have defrosted in the 24 hours the power was out.
New Year was quiet for me. Gill partied with friends while I stayed in. Horses for Courses.
And so another New Year begins. Full of promise and potential.
Just be nice to those you meet and love those who matter the most.
