Wee moments to remember
Some highlights from yesterday:
Catching the underground. Partick has begun this fascinating renovation project, which involves one side of the station always being closed, and therefore on many occasions requiring an all out race for the train. I now experience the near daily ritual of coming down the escalator, seeing the sign on the other side flashing “OUTER APPROACHING,” release my dignity and run for all I’m worth down the platform, into the emergency exit, up the stairs, through the corridor, down the stairs, out the other side, usually to see the end of the train waving it’s bum at me…but this day…I made it! Ah the kind driver who gave me the knowing, pitiful look as I came to a stop and walked calmly onto the train. Psychologically this shouldn’t be a big deal, as the trains come about every 6 minutes…but somehow that doesn’t seem to matter at that moment when you know the driver saw you running and chose to just callously leave you behind! Ah the rejection!
FREE CONE DAY at Ben and Jerry’s! Ah the bliss of double fudge brownie! I am so glad that this day is international! It was worth every moment of the wait in the queue.
The thunderstorm. Now mind you, I left my flat yesterday in pure sunshine, and being the eternal optimist (as well as reflecting on the weather pattern the day before), I chose not to wear a jacket, or socks, and I wore these cute little flat shoes…so when Mike and I were having a meeting in the atrium at the Brel, and it began to rain…and rain…and rain, I realized I was not exactly appropriately dressed for the occasion. I chose to enjoy the experience, however, rather than think about how I’d get home…and it was so worth it! I love a good thunderstorm! The room we were sitting in was covered in plexiglass so you could see and hear everything. The best part was that we could predict every thunderclap by the HUGE spark that erupted from the wall socket above us seconds before each peel of thunder. Absolutely incredible…and then there was the hail!
So, there were definitely multiple seasons going on yesterday, and I re-learned the lesson to never leave the house without a jacket and an umbrella, no matter how warm it seems to be.
as they say… “no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing”
I managed to have a camera in the right place at the right time - didn’t get any good video of grey sky and occasional flash but the audio will be good!
hmmm, now I think about it I should clarify that my previous comment refers to the Thunderstorm part of your post and not JJ running for the train - I don’t have any video or audio from that part of your day