Local Wag

 I was up just before seven. It was pouring with rain and had been for several hours. Clearly, today would require the waterproofs. I noticed that a local wag had published several videos of the flooding at Shripney. One featured a ferry, several galleons, and a rib ploughing through the flood waters. Another video featured dolphins, and today's offering featured a submarine surfacing. They were very well done, but hid the real inconvenience the locals are experiencing.

I went to Zoe's and joined the walk to school. As it was raining so heavily, the classrooms were open so that the children could go straight in. I set off on my usual walk. The rain eased off a bit during my first circuit, but returned with vengeance during my second and third laps. You will not be surprised to hear that there were very few walkers this morning.

Once home, I had breakfast and then finished the weekly shopping list. Lottie arrived, and we had the usual banter with her before heading out to Sainsbury's. When we first arrived, we seemed to clash with a bunch of Zombies, but after the first few aisles, they melted away and gave no further trouble. I saw a little old lady looking at the salmon, and she commented on how expensive it was. I told her about my deliveries from Fresh Fish Daily, explaining how much my wife loves salmon. "Oh, you must take care of your wife. A good wife is most important," she explained. I acknowledged that, and as I walked away, she said, "A good husband is important too, but I no longer have one" I said that I was sorry, and she responded, with a twinkle in her eye, "It's all right, I'm not looking for one. You're quite safe." We both chuckled as we parted and continued with our shopping.

When we had finished in Sainsbury's, we popped across to M&S for a couple of bits, then headed home. By this point, it was lunchtime, so once we had packed the shopping away, we grabbed some lunch and a cup of tea.

We had a bit of Kindle time during the early afternoon, but then Di had to take Jasper to the vet for an injection, and I had to meet up with Zoe to go and collect Ellie from school.

We have just had a severe weather alert regarding heavy rain. I'm wondering if there is a market for local countryside river cruises.