Aaargh!

[davidgillon]

I woke up with a stinking headach, so have mostly been a bear of little brain. It was just starting to wear off when my sister rang about 4-ish and as we were chatting I wandered over to the window to look into the garden for the first time today. Which was when I realised 1) it was raining, and 2) I'd forgotten to bring in the three books I was reading when I had tea on the patio yesterday. Aaargh!

I was lucky. It probably hadn't been raining long, and even though they're softback the books are probably the best placed to resist getting wet of all the books I own. The paper they're printed on is coffee-table art book quality (they're a copiously illustrated book-format aviation magazine), and the soft cover is similar, and possibly even plastic coated. There was some slight buckling at the edge of the top one when I grabbed them, but all they needed was a quick wipe with a towel and they were fine. The top one is now the bottom one to weigh it down and it looks like I've gotten away without even the buckling.

Timely call, sister dear!