Monday 21 July - DAY 119

Quiet day, limited work manageable as still no main internet - the 72 hours callback deadline approaches. Mrs C is on a busy week for online calls and so limits my own hotspot access.

Another good net in the evening, the boy's game continues to bed in and he is enjoying himself no end. He is a better batsman than I ever was – I accrued runs, but he scores. I had a few shots but he has a more complete book. He has eye and timing as well whereas...

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Sunday July 20 - DAY 118

Was offered and accepted scorer duties in an intraclub 40 over game, and played a blinder. 80 overs, went to the wire, nigh on 350 runs scored, ball by ball and for a Crohnie diabetic, managed to do it all without the need to use the services. That's the equivalent of that Atherton innings in South Africa...

Runs and catches for my lad and he was pleased with himself and rightly so. I flaked in the evening and rightly so. No move for Mum,...

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Saturday July 19 - DAY 117

Did precious little as it was Saturday, the internet is still down and the dying embers of my phone’s own paltry monthly phone allowance winnowed away.

Mum continues to waiting for news on the possible move on #118 but the lack of concrete statements is somewhere between annoying and disheartening.

Recommended listening - Canned Heat, On The Road Again.



Standard bakery activity, the...

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...will follow when I'm back online at the end of the week. Until then, here's some music (there are around 80 tracks queued up behind this post and an index around day 100)

UPDATE: We're back with a proper connection that has few if any spinning wheels... So, let's catch up...

Friday July 18 - DAY 116

Text received from Virgin saying they couldn't connect to our phone and our Hub isn't set up.
At practically the same time, so I maintain without...

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Hospital. Blood clinics have been rearranged from outlying facilities to the two bigger, more central sites and are walk-in, 12 until 4 on weekdays, which is clearly to reduce risk and limit possible transference.

Masks are mandatory in the building and there's a boxed stack of disposables at the door. Sanitise in, sanitise out. Bloods were on the ground floor so there was no call for lifts or stair etiquette. People sat in the corridors were separated one per bank of three...

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