I have just found out that I need to be collected at 7am this morning, which is of course the middle of the night, and very probably still dark. Now I know this is all in pursuit a good cause, the education of the ex pat community into how to exchange currency without getting ripped off by their banks, but there is a limit, and I think with such an early start, I have reached it.
The reason of course, is that I must be a Cap d’Ail well before 9am to ensure all is ready for the Mike Lorimer run seminar.
No one of my age should consider any activity that requires leaving ones pit before 9am, unless it is for a round of golf at a particularly good course on a sunny day. I was trying to think of another reason that could justify such a sacrifice, but just couldn’t think of her.
As if today is not bad enough, I suspect a similar departure time will be in the frame for tomorrow for the second seminar at St Endreol in the Var on Wednesday, but at least that has a good golf course, and I shall attempt to suspend reality by making my conscious mind think the early start and the venue will imply a round of golf. I may even pack my golf clubs to carry on the illusion.
Actually I considered booking into the resort tonight with that nice lady decorator, a booking a romantic table, but she is cap at snooker.
Now that the nights are drawing in and the traditional sun downer on the terrace has inched forward to 5 30pm, once the sun goes down, the lure of a pint of Guinness at Valbonnes’ pub, The Queens Legs becomes a prospect one that one would not consider when the opportunity to sit outside in the warmth beneath the stars is possible, but with the first rains of autumn upon us today, it crossed my mind, until I realised that I was on the wagon again at least until I have had my cholesterol test!
Storm clouds gather to prevent hammock use
The weather was so bad today that we could have been in Celtic Manor in Wales last Saturday. It was so bad I could not use my hammock for that afternoon contemplation when I do most of the work that I have taken on, I even went shopping. I have a voucher for 20 euro which I won at the Mougins School summer feet, but had forgotten about until it was about to be thrown away. It is valid at the muslim clothes shop in Valbonne. I told them I was looking for a bomber jacket, but they didn’t get the joke.
Some of my friends now have the Ipad, a one dimensional computer which has no use except to read books or store photos, and is too big to go in your pocket. It is a classic piece of brilliant marketing of a useless item, similar to Jordon, aka Katy Price or The Bay City Rollers in their heyday. I hear that Apple want to target kids with their new Ipad, but wisely decided against calling it the I Touch Kids.
Chris France
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Some fine re-cycling of some very old jokes there, Mr. France.
It’s good to hear them again.
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You’re dead right Simon,if Benny Hill ever did a daily blag this would be it!
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Benny Hill is a much underrated comic genious, just as I am a much overrated (by me anyway) comic writer
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