All weekend the library computers weren't working properly. What a disaster. it seems the whole community is utterly dependent on the facility and hordes of disappointed library-goers left the building despondently for two days, including me, aklthough in fairness I was a bit angrier than most.

When the problem emerged on the saturday morning, it was my least favourite librarian on duty. He makes a big show of trying to be helpful, but when you actually ask him for help, the answer is always the same. He doesn't know. Aaaargh! The man is such a transparent waster. And on saturday morning, he was hovering over me as I frantically tried to log in, hoping for another chance to demonstrate his willingness to assist customers. No, I'm sorry, I'm not giving him another excuse to tell me he can't help.

Sunday was a brief visit. The lady on duty looked confused and helpless as she apologised to those of us who had trudged upstairs. Still not working? Nope. Right, I'm off, before that oaf makes an appearance and tries to tell me he can't help.

Now it's monday morning. To be honest, I didn't hold out much hope of logging on today. Instead, I went upstairs and immediately sat down to read magazines. The librarian on the desk gave me a cheery greeting. Eh? What's going on here then? She even made an effort to alert those of us who had bothered to turn up that the computers were working again. But then, she probably knows how to help customers.

To Rain Or Not To Rain?

Today is one of those days where you never quite know if you're going to get a soaking, and probably you will because you'll eventually shrug and go out without any weather protection. The sky is obscured by a a pale layer of cloud, backlit by a creamy glow from my vantage point, beneath which ragged dark grey clouds drift ominously past.

Will Cladrail get wet today? Stay tuned for updates, on the hour, every hour, unless you've better things to do like shopping, taxiing the kids around, bonking the missus, or shouting on the street outside my home. Oh there are times when I really do wish it would rain...