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I phoned Marcello, my hairdresser last night to see if he could fit me in before Christmas as I know he gets so busy. He told me to go early this morning, so after walking Ellie in the rain, off I went to Ramsgate. We always have a laugh as I have been going to him for years and he was interested to hear the whole story of Ellie’s journey home (which I prefer not to put in print!) Of course I heard all the latest about his daughters and Cuban wife. It really is far more than a hair cut there.
I then drove into Waitrose car park. It has always been if the barrier is up and the man isn’t in his kiosk then that is a day you don’t pay. So, I drove in, parked, a bit of shopping in the town and then quite a lot of shopping in Waitrose. It wasn’t until I had actually driven out of the car park that I noticed something stuck to the bottom of my windscreen. I stopped the car to discover it was an official “parking fine ticket”. I was so annoyed and couldn’t imagine how I had received it. I drove home really annoyed because I then realised it was for parking in Waitrose car park!!! I spent well over £70 in there and got a parking ticket?! It seems now you can only park for an hour and a half and I was there for an hour and three quarters. All the rules had changed in my absence. I guess somewhere it may have said but I didn’t notice.
Mal phoned Waitrose and asked why this had happened and the person said there is limited parking. Mal asked for how long. “I don’t know” was the reply. So Mal asked how customers should know if a member of staff didn’t know and then asked for the Manager whilst I am shouting that I will never be shopping in Waitrose ever again!! The Manager said it is now limited to an hour and a half and had been changed about 2 months ago. Mal put on his pensioner voice saying how unexpected and we would never have left it that long if we knew, poor old pensioners expected to pay a £70 fine etc etc. Mal never gets cross, unlike me! The upshot of all this, the Manager said he had leeway and he would cancel the ticket! We have taken his name and everything else in case we hear from the “Britannia” company again.
Later I heard from Torin and Charlotte has lost her job!! Just like that and she is very high up in her company. Great, 2 weeks before Christmas. It seems she was asked to do something illegal and refused. (In a very small nutshell.)
In the evening I spoke to my sister and she has had a rough couple of days (coming up to the anniversary of the death of her husband). Also Mal’s brother isn’t well, so he is going to train it down to see him for a day or two next week. Let’s hope tomorrow will be more cheerful and positive.
There was disruption in the UK skies after there was a computer failure at air traffic control. It sounded very suspicious to me. I will say no more.
A good programme on the TV in the evening. It was the start of a new series about Canterbury Cathedral. I love that place and when I worked in Canterbury I spent every lunchtime sitting in or walking through the grounds. The programme tells me a lot I didn’t know about the cathedral including how much money they have to raise to keep the cathedral from falling into severe disrepair.
Thought for the Day – “Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.” ~ Pindar
