Jakemans, etc

I must be getting old because I’ve started putting together a little ‘Winter Kit’ to have in the back of the car. It’s a sturdy plastic container, with a sealable lid, and I am compiling a list of what to put in it. I want to cover every possible emergency I might encounter while driving, including (but not limited to) freak storms, flooding, a pile-up, carjacking, seizures, stroke, or rapid onset sickness and diarrhoea. It will have a decent pair of boots, a blanket and a shovel (in case we get caught in heavy snow) a spare washbag and change of clothes for Mathew, a bag of toiletries, a torch, a towel, some bottled water, some tinned fruit, a mini-kettle that can plug into the cigarette lighter, Pot Noodles, Kendal Mint Cake and some walnuts. And some paracetamol. And, if I can get my hands on them, some Valium. And maybe a weapon of some kind, in preparation of hostile alien invasion or a huge wave of zombies. Oh – and a sleeping bag or two and a pillow, obviously.

Now I’ve typed all that I’ve realised I may have to buy another car just to fit it all in.

RC 22-10-20