Key Moments

 The week started in the usual fashion with Ellie being dropped off. She had been up early and was already dressed and ready for school. All we had to do was get her some breakfast and walk her to the school.

The Silver Vixen had plans. There were cards that were not going to buy themselves. Also, she was so taken with Urban-Cub's Christmas tree that she thought she would get a similar one. Off she went to Chichester, leaving the Gorse Fox to his own devices.

We had a slot booked at the local recycling centre. This meant digging out all of the detritus that we needed to dispose of. This was done in the pouring rain and soon the back of the car was loaded to the gunwhales. The time slot approached and the Gorse Fox headed off. He was the only person at the centre. Bit by bit the car was unloaded and the detritus sorted into the correct containers. The rain continued to pour and the Gorse Fox was getting very wet. Finally, the car was empty. 

This is where it all went a bit silly. The Gorse Fox should explain. He was worried that in the process of emptying the car and traipsing back and forth to the containers that he might drop the car keys. Now the Skoda a a neat little recess for the keys to nestle. It seemed like a good idea to leave them there safely. With the car finally empty, the Gorse Fox closed the boot and as he grabbed the front door it slipped from his wet hand and closed. There was an ominous click. The car had self-locked. The Gorse Fox was standing in the pouring rain and the car was sitting there smirking. Fortunately, his mobile phone was in his pocket. He called the Silver Vixen. She grabbed the spare keys and asked Old Bill to run a rescue mission. Ten minutes or so later the keys were handed over to the drowned rat and he was able to drive home.

This is a mistake he will not make again.

The final excitement for the day was the Gorse Fox going in to Bognor Regis and getting his Covid booster shot. He has been waiting for several weeks for this, and was particularly narked when he got both and email and text message from the NHS today. The gist of the message was "Oi, you are eligible and still haven't been jabbed. Get on with it". Given that the Gorse Fox has been trying to get an appointment for weeks, he was no best pleased.