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Day Out in Blackpool 

I struggled to open our lockers with my electrical wristband for slightly too long and started to lose my rag/did lose my rag.

‘Why is life so complicated these days? There was nothing wrong with the £1 locker system.’

Louise took my wristband from me, immediately opened the door, and looked, for a few seconds, like she no longer loved me. 

Happy Campers

We went camping near Castle Howard in North Yorkshire recently. I am not yet convinced by camping - it seems an awful lot of hassle to make yourself voluntarily homeless - but Louise spent her bonus on all the gear anyone would ever need (from a man on Facebook) and will be damned if we don’t make the most of it.

Under Pressure in Cheshire

We spent the May half-term in Cheshire with Louise’s mum and sister. I like this part of the country and, when I was 18, came close to starting a teacher training course at Chester University. In truth, this was less about genuine aspirations to inspire the next generation and more about being a Hollyoaks fan; Lee and Bombhead appeared to spend most of their time in the students' union, drinking snakebites while flirting with implausibly attractive women over the pool table and it looked terrific