The unfeasibly long school run had a whole new dimension to it this morning…it was kind of like an incredibly long obstacle course - like we used to do at school except this time in the car and with trees, whole bushes, bits of fence and a myriad of dead animals strewn in the road to avoid.

Having had a VERY sleepless night being battered by the 80mph winds caused by Hurricane Doris or whatever its bloody name is, we awoke to find the garden completely trashed: fences down and cars covered in debris. After a quick check to ensure there was nothing too drastic, we set off only to discover that the rest of Ireland took a battering seemingly far worse than our place, which is quite sheltered by tall trees all around it. Judging by the amount of dead bodies, Irish birds are not too clever at sheltering from the wind (bit difficult when you live in a tree I suppose) and there seemed to be an awful lot of dead rabbits on the road as well (your guess is as good as mine - maybe they popped out to see what all the noise was - either that or one of the local butchers had spent the night driving about flinging his stock out at regular intervals).

I also noticed, apropos of absolutely nothing, that one of the petrol stations on my route is currently pricing its unleaded at 103 cent per litre - read it and weep my UK readers!! Don’t know exactly what that is in sterling but it’s got to be around 70 pence per litre.

Anyhoo, with the boys safely at school, I drove back listening to ‘Dermot and Dave in the morning’ (don’t mock, it’s quite good), had a good laugh at M and 50 the Toll Trolls (the two trolls that live at the M50 toll obviously - you had to be there):

M: ‘Why did Tigger have his head down the toilet?’
50: ‘He was looking for pooh!’

…and had the good fortune to hear most of my current fave songs (well, we haven’t had a list in a while have we?). So (fanfare!) in no particular order:

Top Ten Songs to Enjoy while Avoiding Hazards in the Road

1. Scissor Sisters: Don’t Feel Like Dancing
2. Shakira and that other bloke: Hips Don’t Lie
3. Kelly Clarkson: Breakaway
4. Gwen Stefani: Hollaback Girl
5. Gwen Stefani: Cool (it’s my list, I can have two if I want)
6. A Ha: Take On Me (oldie but goodie methinks)
7. Jack Johnson: can’t remember the name of the song
8. Pussycat Dolls: Buttons
9. Green Day: American Idiot (and no, they don’t censor it here)
10. Justin Timberlake: SexyBack (it’s growing on me)

There you go - happy Friday!

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