2nd October 2024
The long flight was uneventful, unless having the battery die in my noise cancelling headphones counted.
With two and a half hours to go, I saw I had a spare one in the case, so I fitted it, only to find it was as dead as the other. It wasn’t the end of the world, almost.
Breakfast arrived an hour before landing, actually it was an insult calling it that. They presented me with a pot of yogurt and a packet of granola and a fig biscuit. I regretted not going premium, at least the food is slightly better.
The landing was a bit heavy, the loose ceiling panel that I observed when I boarded almost dropped down. Boeing are having quality issues, but this doesn’t help their case, I was glad the doors stayed attached though.
The walk to the passport control was not as long as last time. That long walk is an endurance, if you can survive that, you deserve to be let in.
There is another long walk to the bus station, and I even managed to suss out the menu ordering system in the cafe, a result for me.
A two and a half coach journey later it pulled into the Bath bus station.
Nicola was waiting with a smiling face, it was what I wanted to see. A short walk to where Colin had the car, and we then headed for Bradford. It was the first ride in their new Hybrid vehicle, it was a smooth journey.
Nicola had already left some supplies in the fridge including lentil soup and a blackberry and apple crumble, she is a life saver.
As we walked up the steep path to the cottage I noticed some of the foliage had grown back, even though I had applied stuff to kill the roots.
In the cottage itself I was greeted with a dripping kitchen tap. I had been prepared for that, and a button had come off the Eames lounge chair seat. I think the thread that tightened the button had broke, hopefully it’s not too difficult to repair.
I was not impressed with that, so I will be moving that into the bedroom where it will get less use.
After a cup of coffee and a cake, Nicola and Colin left, and I took stock of things I had to do.
I was due to pick up the Shogun from Ryan and Louise who had invited me to dinner, another life savers.
On my way down I decided I would visit an old school friend who lives by the canal. He had dropped off Facebook: I didn’t know why.
I found his house, knocked at the door, and eventually he answered. He looked a bit dishevelled, but I remembered he alway looked that way. We chatted for a while, he told me he quit Facebook because of many unpleasant comments he received. I was relieved that he hadn’t kicked the bucked, so we made plans to meet up again.
Dinner at Ryan and Louise was fabulous, they worked together and produced a tasty chicken and rice dish.
I didn’t realise that Louise was the reader of the blog, I felt bad that I didn’t mention all the thoughtful things that they had done over the years, especially during the cottage renovation period. So now I will broaden the scope of my daily ramblings to show my appreciation.
I picked up the truck, petrol tank empty(as usual) this will be the last time I will be able to use it, as it will be sold. It’s an expensive beast to run, but it’s had its usage, so I can’t complain.
I tried to get an early night, Kelli didn’t have a good day, hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Another Lifetime to go 