The Christmas visiting begins

We are off today to visit the 'outlaws', PG's parents. I think one has to be married for them to become 'inlaws' and so for now they are my outlaws! There is a pun there somewhere but I am currently functioning on 3 hours sleep and I can't work it out, ugh!

We beetled off last night to fix a friends pc deciding en route to partake of dinner, if it can be called that at the cafe in a local supermarket. I am not usually given to frequenting these places for more than a cup of insipid coffee but this one, contrary to the norm used to be good. I say used to be because the company has recently suffered a take over by another and suffered appears to be the correct term! The service was hopeless, an ill mannered, disinterested teenager almost launched our food at us, forgot our drinks and grumbled that we dared to request cutlery. Had we not been in a hurry I was strongly tempted to seek out her manager and remind him of his staff's obligation of service but pressure of time and a distinct feeling that I would be beating my head against a wall caused me to abandon that idea.

The remainder of the evening was a scream, the pc was fixed in the first half hour and the remainder was spent in hilarious and alcohol fuelled conversation. We got home, against our better intentions, at stupid o'clock and are consequently going to suffer today!

So as I was saying, it's off to the 'outlaws' today, Christmas parcels in hand and with some interest in the prevailing weather forecast......the route we are travelling, all 180 miles of it, is promised 'very heavy snow' for most of the day and into the evening.......bring it on!