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Friday, 2 January 2026

Friday, January 2/2026


Chilly day but sunny and the crazy winds have finally stopped. Meet with friends at Blue Song. We arrive first and take our draft outside into the sun. The next people to order find that the power is off. A few minutes later John goes to check and returns with coke - and information. The stormy weather is still exacting a toll. Apparently water had got inside the box where the generator was kept and, more or less immediately after our draft was pumped there was an explosion. Fortunately Blue Song, like most of the rest of us, cooks with gas, so Pat and Diana persuade the kitchen staff to boil a pot of water for instant coffee.

Walk home is, as always, uphill. But for that cool weather is an asset. And J’s soup is waiting for us.