I spent last night on the back straight at Somerset Speedway shivering to stay alive and refusing to fill in my program as the risk of frostbite was so great.
Dawn could not last beyond heat 9 so headed for the Clubhouse early to try and warm up again.
I myself lasted until Heat 14 then, knowing that there is usually a delay before heat 15, I joined her and gradually turned the blocks of ice on the end of my legs into feet that could drive us back home to bed.
I decided not to poke my head out of the clubhouse to watch heat 15 and apparently I missed the heat of the night. This was Somerset. There is no heat in the night. I was happy to be back in the warm with a pint of beer in my hand.
On returning home we watched the final episode of series 2 of ROME. We have noticed that the Discovery Channel is starting to show the first series of ROME from the beginning of April. It is adult entertainment with plenty of sex and violence but I cannot recommend it highly enough.
They have gone for realism and the extra features inform us that the characters live before the Judeo-Christian Era so they have none of the hang-ups about Sex or Killing that we live with. It was undoubtedly a freer society but as a result of that freedom it was more dangerous.
I struggle with the FREEDOM v. SAFETY arguments as I loved my time in Australia, walking to the edge of cliffs with no safety barriers there to stop people falling over, and hearing that only in Australia does the chandelier drop suddenly onto the audience rather than (as in England) being lowered slowly (Health & Safety) during 'Phantom of the Opera'.
I must now find you some U-Tube moments to enjoy.
They often make other people's blogs for me.
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