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Back Blip – posted 17th June.
 
Drove something over 300 miles to collect Jnr from Nottingham University stopping just a couple of times to top up the caffeine levels. The plan is to spend the night at his flat and then we can share the driving home tomorrow. The Blip was taken at Lancaster Service Station through wire reinforced windows; the plan had been to show the wire, but the attempts were unsuccessful, it wasn’t till a few hours later that I realised how to do it; I’ll probably have forgotten again by the time the next opportunity arises.
 
The journey wasn’t too bad until the last couple of hours when I was caught up in traffic, it could be much worse tomorrow travelling home on a Friday. Jnr treated me to a Chinese carry-out, which was generous as he would have preferred chips; however, the goodwill didn’t extend as far as a sit-down meal, they might have had hot saki on the menu which would have been a very pleasant accompaniment.
 
The evening was spent spring cleaning, the lad is concerned about losing his deposit on the flat; I’m sure his worries are unfounded, the place is badly in need of repair and decoration and is not exactly in the most salubrious of areas. He’s been there nearly a year, has not upset any neighbours and has paid the bills punctually; they know he has another two years there and will want his return custom after the summer. We shall find out tomorrow.