Today was a rather special one for me, as I met up with fellow addicts Linda and David, who live just a few miles away. I cannot describe them both as fellow PAD people as David insists on being called a PotD person! But hey, what I will say is that they are both quite wonderful! I’m usually quite nervous about meeting new people but I felt so at ease straight away, a tribute not only you both, L and D, but also to this community we are all part of. So thanks for the hospitality guys, and extend my thanks to the hen whose egg went into such a scrummy quiche! I think I have just met a couple of cool friends!


We celebrated our own ‘coming together’ by that of the three counties that meet here by the Blackwater River. So here’s David typically ignoring the Speed Camera sign at the Hampshire boundary, the county in which he was born. Watch out for the Surrey and Berkshire signs featuring Linda and yours truly in the coming hours....