19th March 2024
The online timetable for Firstbus sucks. I needed to go into Bath and decided to take the bus. I found a time that suited me, so I walked down into the town and got to the bus stop on the town bridge at 09.40 to catch the one at 09.43.
I noticed there weren’t any other people waiting, which concerned me a little. I looked on the display and saw the next bus due at 10.51, WHAT!
I then looked on the timetable board and it showed the arrival time of 09.33, so I missed it, bugger!
My only hope was the train. Fortunately there was one that I could catch, thank you GWR.
I was due to meet up with my old friend from infant school, Steve.
I got to the Boston Tea Party early, so I ordered a breakfast, I think I deserved it.
Steve arrived six minutes late, as usual, but we were soon reminiscing about our early school days, and Steve is an expert about Bath history.
We gassed on for over an hour, our single coffees lasted well.
We made a tentative time to meet again to explore Charmy Down Airfield at Upper Swainswick, another day out for a couple of old duffers.
Next I had to visit my friend Rob who wanted a wooden frame made to mount inside a stud wall in his house. I didn’t get round to it last time, so this time I made a plan to do it.
Rob had already marked out the size of the hole on the living room wall, and also where it would emerge by the stairs. Something was not right, the marking on the stair wall was not in the same place as the living room wall.
What followed was an hour of positional adjustments, until finally he was happy with the placement.
It was late in the afternoon when we set off to buy the timber, hitting rush hour. He wanted to go to B&Q in Bristol, an hour later we were there.
Having selecting a suitable piece of the correct width we set off back. He dropped me back in Bradford on Avon after what seemed like a hectic day.
Another Lifetime to go 