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The welcome return of the Antarctic blast
Jun. 11th, 2006 08:37 pmWe've had a cold snap in the City by the Sea this last week (why does cold come in snaps and heat in waves?). The skies cleared and we got a quiet cold and constant mist that my weather thingie recorded as -5°C on Friday night. The official reading was -3°C, which was the lowest temperature on record for this neck of the woods. Well done us! Happily the rain and wind returned yesterday, bringing cloud cover to protect us, so the minimum last night was a balmy 7°C getting up to a grand 11°C this afternoon. It's blowing a gale outside right now; funny how that's the sound of cold, but the silent still was colder.
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The renovations at my supermarket continue apace; they have, rather thrillingly, moved the fruit & veg to the other end of the store. I don't like their new checkouts though. Hmph.
Today I was listening to the music they played. You're not really supposed to register the music they pipe into supermarkets; I read a book about it once, explaining the delicate art of choosing stuff that's upbeat and pleasant, but not challenging or in any way offensive, with a mix that appeals across the ages. I don't think they got it quite right today. It started off well enough with Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice", then moved onto something by Kelly Clarkson and then to the bouncy Safeway jingle ("We're Safeway, the Fresh Food People, with fresh ideas for you!") just in case we'd forgotten what shop we were in.
And then, mysteriously, they followed that up with "Forever Autumn" (by the Moody Blues? Or am I making that up?). That's the one that tootles about in a pretty but melancholy fashion for a while before he wails "My life will be forever autumn, 'cause YOU'RE NOT HERE". Talk about bringing the mood down.
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( Sparing the squeamish )
The renovations at my supermarket continue apace; they have, rather thrillingly, moved the fruit & veg to the other end of the store. I don't like their new checkouts though. Hmph.
Today I was listening to the music they played. You're not really supposed to register the music they pipe into supermarkets; I read a book about it once, explaining the delicate art of choosing stuff that's upbeat and pleasant, but not challenging or in any way offensive, with a mix that appeals across the ages. I don't think they got it quite right today. It started off well enough with Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice", then moved onto something by Kelly Clarkson and then to the bouncy Safeway jingle ("We're Safeway, the Fresh Food People, with fresh ideas for you!") just in case we'd forgotten what shop we were in.
And then, mysteriously, they followed that up with "Forever Autumn" (by the Moody Blues? Or am I making that up?). That's the one that tootles about in a pretty but melancholy fashion for a while before he wails "My life will be forever autumn, 'cause YOU'RE NOT HERE". Talk about bringing the mood down.
( Sparing the squeamish )
