Not Potterdammerung, no Sir-ee
Jul. 22nd, 2007 11:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mistletoeThis is a Potter free post in the sense that I have not read *the book*, I have no intention of reading *the book* and I may be the only person in the world who never saw the magic of the saga. I started the first one whenever it came out and whatever it was called; liked the first chapter, stuck it to Diagon alley, thought 'this is slow' and gave it up. I have never returned. I found her writing derivative and tedious, the characters cliched and the whole thing a yawn. Good luck with your millions Ms Rowling but not a penny of it is mine.
Latest on the mousey front. I SAW ONE!!!!!! In the kitchen, the bugger, streaking into the pantry. Anyway, I caught the blighter before 10 o'clock last night and out it went. Mind you, if this keeps up I'm afraid the humane way may have to become more final solution-y as they seem to be coming back by whatever route they are using. Such a pity. Trap is set with fruit cake at the moment. Hopefully it will still be open in the morning.
e.t.a It wasn't. Yet another mousey tasted the freedom of the great outdoors. That's 5 mice or the same one 5 times. I'm afraid death is the only alternative. Boo hoo.
In sports news the lads lost to Scunthorpe(!) yesterday, so the streak lasted one game. However, cricket news is much better as Ottis Gibson took 10 - 47, first to perform such a feat since 1994 and the first ever for Durham; good lad. The Test is shaping up nicely although the forecast for rain tomorrow doesn't bode well for the final day.
e.t.a. 9 wickets down when the dark then the rain defeated them at 3.20. Drawn game. And in spite of Gibson taking 12 wickets Hampshire hung on for a draw too.
Roy's been given permission to talk to Baines. Glee. Now, should I keep him in my fantasy team?
Speaking of weather it's still going on, the flooding I mean. Yesterday morning I watched Sky News which was showing the M5 stationary. While they were on. the jam began to move except for one car that had broken down in the outside lane.
Latest on the mousey front. I SAW ONE!!!!!! In the kitchen, the bugger, streaking into the pantry. Anyway, I caught the blighter before 10 o'clock last night and out it went. Mind you, if this keeps up I'm afraid the humane way may have to become more final solution-y as they seem to be coming back by whatever route they are using. Such a pity. Trap is set with fruit cake at the moment. Hopefully it will still be open in the morning.
e.t.a It wasn't. Yet another mousey tasted the freedom of the great outdoors. That's 5 mice or the same one 5 times. I'm afraid death is the only alternative. Boo hoo.
In sports news the lads lost to Scunthorpe(!) yesterday, so the streak lasted one game. However, cricket news is much better as Ottis Gibson took 10 - 47, first to perform such a feat since 1994 and the first ever for Durham; good lad. The Test is shaping up nicely although the forecast for rain tomorrow doesn't bode well for the final day.
e.t.a. 9 wickets down when the dark then the rain defeated them at 3.20. Drawn game. And in spite of Gibson taking 12 wickets Hampshire hung on for a draw too.
Roy's been given permission to talk to Baines. Glee. Now, should I keep him in my fantasy team?
Speaking of weather it's still going on, the flooding I mean. Yesterday morning I watched Sky News which was showing the M5 stationary. While they were on. the jam began to move except for one car that had broken down in the outside lane.
About 20 minutes later the Highways agency Range Rover turns up. He snakes across the road to stop the traffic and puts cones across the road. Then he runs across to the broken down car, has a word with the driver and lies on the road to have a look under the car. I was just thinking the people in the front car on the inside lane must be feeling a bit cheesed off when they get out of the car. Meanwhile, the Highways guy goes to the boot and gets out a wheelchair. Oh no! there's a disabled person in the car. The two guys from the other car come across to help. Then two more guys from different cars come to offer assistance too. A woman gets out of the car and she wheels the wheelchair over to the hard shoulder. This stops a car that was thinking of sneaking up and he gets back in the line. Meanwhile a little boy gets out of the car and goes over to the hard shoulder. One of the men gives him a coat because naturally it's raining. The woman reappears with an umbrella and she and the good samaritans help an old man out into the wheelchair which she has wheeled back and throws a coat over him. Then he is wheeled to the hard shoulder. Finally the highways gut gets a tow rope and prepares to tow the car somewhere. I went all teary (sap) at how the British can rally in a crisis.
