I watched the tennis final with Ted this morning. I loved the way Andy Murray went from being 'our Andy' to being a 'useless bloody Scotsman' in the space of one set. Good old Ted, with his changing loyalties and his deep-seated prejudices. I pointed out that Murray was playing in his third straight Grand Slam final and was currently Olympic Champion and US Open Champion and Ted said 'but he just lost' He does make me laugh. We enjoyed a nice beef sandwich after the match (thanks Beryl!) then I had to come into work for a late shift and an end-of-month stock-take.
The snow has finally started buggering off after two weeks that felt like seventeen years. Loads of people called in sick because they couldn't be arsed to drive on the icy roads, which meant I ended up having to do a lot of early mornings, which meant a lot of driving on icy roads. Thankfully, TheLoveMachine was a little gem. After my unfortunate slipping incident a couple of weeks ago I started leaving earlier and driving slower and all was well. She handled like a beauty and started first time most days. Maybe she likes the cold weather more, who knows? I certainly don't, and neither does Philippa, so the house has been rather tense this week. Our interview at the house-sitting agency was postponed due to the snow, so Philippa has started panicking about us being homeless, even though we still have 3 months before we have to think about moving out. Bless her. I love her, but she's a trial at times. I'm slowly learning how to deal with her though. If she gets too moody I just send her off to play badminton and she comes back happier. If she's really annoying me I start calling her 'Pippa' and she walks away angry and gives me peace. 'Always be learning' that's my new motto.
And now I'd better 'learn' my way back to the warehouse before I get in trouble for skiving.
RC 27-1-13
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