And now it's raining (hard!)

What a week. Bright sun Monday, dull and cold Tuesday, and now it's raining like God's bathroom has sprung a leak.
I don't want to go on about the weather, as I think I've promised several times over the past few years to stop doing that completely, but if you asked me to rank my meteorological preferences, days like today would be very, very low on the list. Low cloud, everything dull, wetter than a sweating clownfish. I hate it. 

 

In other news, the 'Is It Too Early For Christmas Tunes' debate seems to be dominating every aspect of life. Is there really nothing more important to worry about at the moment? I guess it's a nice distraction from Autumn budgets, and 'crisis this' and 'crisis that' and 'imminent accidental nuclear holocaust' and what have you, but does it really have to be such a big thing? Two people in the office want to have a Spotify Xmas playlist going in the background, but two others want to leave it until we're well into December. As one remarked "If I start hearing Mariah chuffing Carey in November, I'll be going on a killing spree long before Christmas Eve."  One of the cafe managers on one of the smaller sites wants to decorate and 'start the festive feeling ahead of our family fun days' while his chef has said he'll quit if a tree turns up before Saturday December 10th. I'm trying to let them sort it out amongst themselves, but that isn't working, so I've decided to turn the final word over to Gavin, 'so we have an all-encompassing company-wide policy that covers all departments and therefore generates a consistent outward-facing attitude and image to the public'. (Copyright 'Rory Wankspeak Ltd' 2022) 

Normally, I'd be right in there by now, stirring up Yuletide excitement and reminding everyone that it'll all be over before we know it and we should make the most of it, but I'm not really feeling that way this year.  Autumn has been so mild that it just doesn't feel close to Christmas yet. And - you know - having a wee baby in the house tends to take your attention away from upcoming dates on the calendar!

Having said that, we are well aware that young Mathew has his own Big Day before The Big Day itself, and I assure you Big plans are afoot to make his 4th birthday a Big 'Un!

RC 17-11-22