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Cold
Comfort
Had a funny old day today. Just never quite
got warm enough.
I
work in one of these places that has got air
conditioning and if you open a window you get
yelled at for disrupting the thing. And its
usually fine. No probs.
But
today there was a bit of cold snap going on
and someone didn't tell the boiler dude, so
the place was too bloody cold all day.
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STORY
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Planning
permission has just been lodged for what's
going to be the north's biggest mixed
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What's
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It
reminded me of being a kid. I grew up in one
of those mining home where there was always
free coal showing up every month. A chore of
mine was getting the coal in. Shovel. Barrow.
Bunker.
But
for some inexplicable reason Dad found this
stuff a little puzzling. We always had far too
much of it, and on occasion he'd flog it to
one of the next door neighbours. It's as if
no-one had told him what coal was for. He'd
have the back door wide open in all weathers
and never budge from the wind.
He
was the original of the later ubiquitous no-coat
town boozer. Walked through blizzards in string
vests he did, and never had much use for the
central heating he'd installed when we moved
into the place. So long as there was enough
heat in the tank for a bath.
He
later told me it was because he worked in the
coldest driest coal pit in Christendom, and
he just got used to it. A far cry from how he
is these days, bogging off to the Canaries to
roast in the African sun whenever he can get
away.
And
today was just like trying to do my homework
in the subzero temperatures. Ever tried writing
with fingerless gloves? It was that sort of
afternoon.
Thank
gawd for the coffee machine - if only to warm
my hands on!
Our
lass had a similar day too - she also was reminded
of growing up. She grew up trying to fight the
inevitable by dressing for the weather she wanted
it to be instead of what it was. "Mam I'm
cold! " "Well put a jumper on you
silly moo..."
So
getting home tonight was mainly about getting
warmed up instead of chilling out.
Blogga
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