h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hey all, it's another irregular, rambling, pointless instalment in my journal.

You may recall that I hired a car to drive over to my sister's in Lancashire this Christmas. Anyhow, today I returned it, which would have been perfectly simple had we not been a tad short of luggage space on Friday. See, to fit in all my other sister's family's stuff (excessively larger boxes for presents mostly) we took out the parcel shelf and left it at hers.

Naturally the necessity of returning the shelf slipped my mind until yesterday and I received no answer when I phoned the house. Sister and niece stopped a few extra days in Lancashire, so it was only sister's boyfriend who should be around. But he wasn't around last night, nor this morning when I called.

Fortunately work is extremely quiet at the moment (main activity is huddling around a gas fire indulging in intellectual conversation hem hem), so I got let out at half one. Even more fortunately, sister had returned. Turns out her boyfriend has been in Stockton, which explains his failure to answer phone and door.

Got told off by my dad who had tried phoning me on my mobile to say that sister had the parcel shelf, only to find I'd left it at home. I pointed out that I couldn't have answered it whilst driving anyhow and I only stopped driving at sister's by which time the phone call would have been redundant. He does not accept my impeccable logic.

Anyhow, Arriva Rentals were pleased to have their car returned with parcel shelf, and I got to do some shopping in the sales. Got some good, cheap DVDs, but was also tempted into Burton's by the sign advertising a suit for £65. Spiffy. I also got a coat which wasn't in the sale, but which I think looks rather good.

Good time had by all then!??

Welcome home!

Oh, yeah, Christmas was good, if a bit noisy. Kids and musical presents, y'know.