The day before Hogmanay

I am in for the night. I had to go to Asda today, I've been putting it off due to weather and general cannae-be-arsedness but it would only be worse tomorrow. It was bad enough as it was. I clearly have not been paying attention to the news and missed the bulletin informing us that once the shops close on Hogmanay they will never ever re-open. People seem to be wandering around the store piling their trolleys high with all sorts of things, not just shortbread, black bun, and booze.

The queues at the tills were quite long as well, overlapping some of the shelves I was trying to get into, which caused some problems. Finally I got through the checkout,packed my stuff into my rucksack and escaped to the bus stop.

I'm in for the night as I really cannot face going back out there again. The streets are randomly covered in ice. Some of the pavements have been treated and some have been left. There is no pattern as to why so you have to pick your way along and hope that they've been cleared where you are going. The roads are clear so there is no reason why the council cannot now divert their grit to deal with the pavements which are deadly in places. People have fallen and hurt themselves, including a friend who broke his elbow yesterday.

I've yet to make it down to Saltcoats to see my parents but they're well aware of the travel problems so I guess I'll see them in the New Year.

It's Hogmanay tomorrow. It's also a full moon, a "Blue Moon" in fact, http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/29dec_bluemoon.htm?list1306461. That should encourage some mad behaviour. For the first time in a few years I will actually be going out to a Hogmanay celebration. Last year I spent the night alone at home and the year before that I was working behind the bar at a local venue.

Whatever people's plans are for tomorrow, I hope they have a good one.

The day before Hogmanay

I am in for the night. I had to go to Asda today, I've been putting it off due to weather and general cannae-be-arsedness but it would only be worse tomorrow. It was bad enough as it was. I clearly have not been paying attention to the news and missed the bulletin informing us that once the shops close on Hogmanay they will never ever re-open. People seem to be wandering around the store piling their trolleys high with all sorts of things, not just shortbread, black bun, and booze.

The queues at the tills were quite long as well, overlapping some of the shelves I was trying to get into, which caused some problems. Finally I got through the checkout,packed my stuff into my rucksack and escaped to the bus stop.

I'm in for the night as I really cannot face going back out there again. The streets are randomly covered in ice. Some of the pavements have been treated and some have been left. There is no pattern as to why so you have to pick your way along and hope that they've been cleared where you are going. The roads are clear so there is no reason why the council cannot now divert their grit to deal with the pavements which are deadly in places. People have fallen and hurt themselves, including a friend who broke his elbow yesterday.

I've yet to make it down to Saltcoats to see my parents but they're well aware of the travel problems so I guess I'll see them in the New Year.

It's Hogmanay tomorrow. It's also a full moon, a "Blue Moon" in fact, http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/29dec_bluemoon.htm?list1306461. That should encourage some mad behaviour. For the first time in a few years I will actually be going out to a Hogmanay celebration. Last year I spent the night alone at home and the year before that I was working behind the bar at a local venue.

Whatever people's plans are for tomorrow, I hope they have a good one.