Thick fog
7th
February 2017 (Tuesday)
... 09.30 We woke up to thick fog, however it is beginning to lift and it should
be ‘bright and sunny’ by midday. Janice
and Michael are off down to Eastbourne;
I’m going down town to find a pet shop that stocks dawg shampoo ....
after that I’ll go to the Civic Centre for a morning cuppa to celebrate finding,
and buying, the aforementioned shampoo.
Must ‘go’ .... “slight flap on”.... the kettle has reached ‘boiling
point’.
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| Original Uckfield Bank building. |
23.00 “Dawg shampoo?” ...... dogs, bless their
hairiness, have as much choice when it comes to shampoo’s, as we humans
do; this meant that, with me not being
the fastest thinker on the block, when it comes to “dawg shampoo”, this
complicated things just a little. I
finally settled for the shampoo that had a picture of a ‘Westie’ on the
label! The pet shop, “Paws and Claws”
is situated in a quiet corner, of f Uckfield High Street.... along with two ‘new’ coffee shops; there are probably other ‘shops’... but I
didn’t see them!
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| Smokehouse and Lodge. |
By
the time I began the walk up the hill the sun had burnt off the fog, and it was
warm .... far too hot to enjoy walking up that hill! From the bottom of Uckfield to “N0 1” is
all uphill, and I’m sure that there’s some seismic movement happening because
the hill seemed steeper today! I
spent most of the afternoon asleep in ‘The Sunhouse’.
Michael
and Janice arrived back from Eastbourne bearing gifts ..... “Gregg’s” Fudge
Doughnuts! Not quite the same as “Fisher and Donaldson’s”
but very tasty.... very tasty indeed! There isn’t a “Gregg’s” in Uckfield: which is, perhaps, just as well!
The
“News” has been concentrating on the problems with the NHS... and how our
Health Service can’t cope as well as our European neighbours do in winter. Our European neighbours don’t waste their money
on extremely expensive ‘dreams’ such as
Trident, and can therefore afford to spend
money where its needed! Yes there
would be jobs lost if we scrapped Trident .... but with the money saved we
could create useful jobs that would benefit the whole population.... such as a
proper ‘Care’ system... and hospital beds with Doctors and Nurses to man
them! Moan over .... but I enjoyed it!
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| Barber Shop. |
The
weather forecast for tomorrow is overcast with the chance of showers early,
then brighter in the afternoon.
Photographs
: Top – The original Uckfield Bank building, Middle – “The Smokehouse”, and Bottom
- “Ray’s” Barber shop... where I have had
hair cut.
