Mum and I went down to Kent today to see Nan and take her to Specsavers for a hearing test. She's 92 now and is more than a little deaf which makes having a conversation with her a bit difficult! I'm quite softly spoken and don't really like shouting so we'd been urging her to go and sort out her hearing for a long time.
We took Dad's Mondeo as the forecast was saying we might have some snow and I wanted a nice big, heavy car to feel safe in! I took it very easily on the M1, though, but didn't see any safety cameras lurking on the bridges, just lots and lots of roadworks!
We had an excellent journey down with no snow at all, which was a touch disappointing. For a while now I've been having a secret fantasy of some really bad weather, hopefully happening on a Sunday night/Monday morning so it doesn't disrupt us at work too much. Some really deep snow to bring the country to a halt and give us all a "Snow Day" to remember! You know what they say...be careful what you wish for!
We took Nan into Dartford - always such a pleasure (NOT!) - and had lunch before heading off for her hearing test. The result was as we expected - she definitely needs a hearing aid in both ears, but the question is, what type? They range from the bog standard NHS type to the super deluxe ones that cost over £1000! Ohhh! I don't want to get old!
After taking her shopping to Sainsbury's we drove back to her flat, had a well-earned cup of tea and then turned the nose for home, hoping that we'd have a good journey home in the rush hour traffic.
It wasn't too bad and we did get the odd flurry of snow near Luton which made me a bit excited. I drove to the pub to pick up my car, had a quick drink with Keith and Dave and went home to put the dinner on before heading back out to pick Keith up! Phew! The time is flying again!
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