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Drenched and starving!
Jun. 13th, 2008 10:59 amIt's possible the unverse was paying too much attention to me rhapsodising about swimming in the lake last week, since it's now made two attempts to recreate the experience now I'm back at home and work.
Yesterday, just as I was about to cycle to an appointment, it started to hail. I had no car, there are no buses that cover the route, and it was even too late for me to change my mind and walk (with umbrella, therefore less wet, even if much slower). I probably wouldn't have walked anyway, but I would have liked the choice.
This morning at work, just as I had observed that it was late enough for the campus shop to be open so I could go and buy milk so I could have cereal for breakfast, we heard the sound of running water in the office. Investigation revealed heavy rain directly over some shelves filled with paper files, and an assortment of electronic equipment on the desk below. Heavy, smelly rain, from the three floors of currently-empty student accomodation above. I managed to rescue the files from the worst of the deluge, but got drenched myself. Breakfast was further delayed by the need to go home for a shower and some clean clothes, although at least I was able to remove some of the discomfort of the journey by fashioning a makeshift skirt from my wrap, so I didn't have to sit in the car in my dripping wet original skirt.
Breakfast was delayed even more by my realisation that although I've got milk at home, there's no cereal. I gave up, and bought a flapjack when I got back to work. Roll on lunchtime.
Yesterday, just as I was about to cycle to an appointment, it started to hail. I had no car, there are no buses that cover the route, and it was even too late for me to change my mind and walk (with umbrella, therefore less wet, even if much slower). I probably wouldn't have walked anyway, but I would have liked the choice.
This morning at work, just as I had observed that it was late enough for the campus shop to be open so I could go and buy milk so I could have cereal for breakfast, we heard the sound of running water in the office. Investigation revealed heavy rain directly over some shelves filled with paper files, and an assortment of electronic equipment on the desk below. Heavy, smelly rain, from the three floors of currently-empty student accomodation above. I managed to rescue the files from the worst of the deluge, but got drenched myself. Breakfast was further delayed by the need to go home for a shower and some clean clothes, although at least I was able to remove some of the discomfort of the journey by fashioning a makeshift skirt from my wrap, so I didn't have to sit in the car in my dripping wet original skirt.
Breakfast was delayed even more by my realisation that although I've got milk at home, there's no cereal. I gave up, and bought a flapjack when I got back to work. Roll on lunchtime.
