Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone. How did you all spend New Year's Eve? Down the pub? 'Round friends houses? At great big parties? I wasted my day learning to ski, and then driving home from Milton Keynes. I've learnt several things.

1. There are not many cars anywhere near as old as Ernie that travel on motorways (the oldest I saw was a 1993 L reg, 7 years newer than my car)

2. I hate skiing.

3. Driving on motorways is the most boring way to spend New Year's Eve.

4. I hate skiing.

5. I am going to be injured in the Alpes when I have to ski for a week.

6. I hate skiing.

7. I can't ski very well, and next week is going to be a disaster.

8. I hate skiing.

9. I really don't like skiing, and I would much rather go to Lanzartote again than the Alpes.

That just about covers the basics. Add to all of those the fact that I don't like skiing, and I think you can see why I might be worried about going to the Alpes for a week to carry out research with Uni. Most people would worry about whether my 22 year old Escort is going to make it accross the continent, but I know that is the one certainty on this trip. Well, that, and the fact I'm going to end up in Hospital.

PS - There are not many people who will give you European Breakdown cover on a car older than 15 years old. Thank goodness for the RAC and the AA!