Another Poppy story

This is the horseshoe weirr near Ludford Bridge on the Teme in Ludlow.

So Tuesday my Chauffeur is off shopping in Ludlow and drops me and Poppy next to the bridge so we can have a walk along the river. Another Weir has recently been repaired and I thought it would be interesting to see. We set off but we soon find that the river is very smelly. My GP did say that as my tumours grow following the RT I might see strange things and detect strange smells. BUT I think this smell is due to the Welsh doing unmentionable things upstream and the new weir churning the water. So we keep going but not too close to the smelly river.

Unfortunately Poppy does not understand footpaths - we do not have such fancy things up in Hayton's Bent (nor do we have street lights). Poppy cannot understand why we are walking on the verge rathe than in the Oss road. At every opportunity she dashes out into the 'main' road, running from side to side. I try to get her back on to a short lead. I am walking with a stick now if the ground is uneven and it is not easy when you have a stick, a long, extending, lead and a mischievous dog around your legs. We eventually find an area of grass where she can have more fun.

I then set off back to meet my lift. We get to the road again and Poppy is off again. I am struggling with stick and lead when I am chastised by an old lady on the other side of the road. She shouts at me " you want to get that dog under control or it will get killed, the cars go very fast along this road.". My natural politeness stops me fron saying "what do you think I am trying to do?" or "Do you have any concern that the dog might topple me into the road and get me killed?"

I do not wish to get into an argument as I understand from recent news how dangerous it can be and I do not suppose that old ladies carry knives but they often have knitting needles which could give you a severe injury - I do not wish to be another statistic. Anyway no harm done and Poppy and me are taken home.

Fed up today. This is the first time since 1972 that I have not gone into work to see the A level results.

Felt OK today but have only done this BLOG post and aches and pains are coming back. Off to see Cash in the Attick now. I would not dream of cticising this TV programme but am a little concerned that I am now looking forward to it.

Could be worse. I have still never seen Big Brother or anything involving Simon Cowell (have I got this right? I mean those dreadful Opportunity Knocks lookalikes)

Brilliant comment this year on QI. They were discussing Joseph Balzagette the man who designed London's Victorian sewage system. It appears that his descendant now runs the TV Company responsible for Big Brother. The Irony is that Joseph managed to remove sewage from London but his descendant is putting it back in peoples living rooms.