Back again
Sep. 19th, 2006 09:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andrewduckerBack from Southampton yesterday, extremely tired from long journeys down, much unpacking and flights back. Which isn't to say that I didn't enjoy myself down there - Winchester (nearby) is beautiful, and the cathedral and environs are well worth a look.
Two stupid events occurred, one partially my fault, one entirely.
Firstly, we were down at B&Q, getting drills and garden furniture, and as Lilian reversed out of the parking space I noticed the space in front of us was open, so I waved at it and said "Why not go forward?" and without thinking, she did. Straight over a large concrete hump, leaving the front wheels _just_ touching the ground, no traction and a horrible scraping sound in our ears. Thankfully the recovery guy was _great_, didn't take the piss at all, put a wedge under the wheels and winched the car backwards, recovering it without any damage at all. I spent the hour we were waiting for him taking Lilian for a long walk, on which she calmed down by listening to the sweet sounds of me apologising a lot.
Secondly, I went in to work with Lilian on Monday morning, to help her get the last few bits of her email set up. I emptied out my rucksack so I could carry a few things in for her (like her smart shoes), and then when we got back home I just grabbed my suitcase, got into the car and we headed for the airport. It wasn't until I got off the plane in Edinburgh that I received a text from Lilian telling me I'd left a load of things on her bed. Including my Nintendo DS, the charger for my MP3 player and the manuscript for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
awdrey_gore's novel, which I managed to scribble on about 10 pages of in-between unpacking boxes (Oh - happy early birthday Miss Gore).
Work was pretty hard today - I did manage to track down an annoying validation bug I couldn't spot before I left last Wednesday, and I got a lot done, but there's still vast amounts to do - I'm hoping I can get the majority done tomorrow, but it's going to be pretty intense for a few days...
Oh, and I'm nowhere near caught up with LJ - if you've done anything exciting (except forflickgc and drplokta - I think I'm up to date there) then feel free to leave a comment.
Two stupid events occurred, one partially my fault, one entirely.
Firstly, we were down at B&Q, getting drills and garden furniture, and as Lilian reversed out of the parking space I noticed the space in front of us was open, so I waved at it and said "Why not go forward?" and without thinking, she did. Straight over a large concrete hump, leaving the front wheels _just_ touching the ground, no traction and a horrible scraping sound in our ears. Thankfully the recovery guy was _great_, didn't take the piss at all, put a wedge under the wheels and winched the car backwards, recovering it without any damage at all. I spent the hour we were waiting for him taking Lilian for a long walk, on which she calmed down by listening to the sweet sounds of me apologising a lot.
Secondly, I went in to work with Lilian on Monday morning, to help her get the last few bits of her email set up. I emptied out my rucksack so I could carry a few things in for her (like her smart shoes), and then when we got back home I just grabbed my suitcase, got into the car and we headed for the airport. It wasn't until I got off the plane in Edinburgh that I received a text from Lilian telling me I'd left a load of things on her bed. Including my Nintendo DS, the charger for my MP3 player and the manuscript for
awdrey_gore's novel, which I managed to scribble on about 10 pages of in-between unpacking boxes (Oh - happy early birthday Miss Gore).Work was pretty hard today - I did manage to track down an annoying validation bug I couldn't spot before I left last Wednesday, and I got a lot done, but there's still vast amounts to do - I'm hoping I can get the majority done tomorrow, but it's going to be pretty intense for a few days...
Oh, and I'm nowhere near caught up with LJ - if you've done anything exciting (except for
flickgc and drplokta - I think I'm up to date there) then feel free to leave a comment.
