Diverted Again

It’s a normal Monday with L in the gym, the weekly shop at Sainsbury’s and then my cycling at the velodrome followed by a trip to see my Dad. L does a 4k run early on Tuesday and a swim. 

I am out with my friend from school on Wednesday. We meet in the Furnace for a change and the Furnace has a beer festival on. Result. Then we eat at the Silk Mill where everything that doesn’t come without chips is off. So their famous ‘Pie 3’ and chips it is.

But back to Tuesday when I was in Birmingham in the evening to see Pixies. 

It’s a surprisingly easy drive there but coming back is a nightmare. The multi storey car park next to the Academy only has one exit gate and that’s where most people have parked. So, I queue for an hour to get to the exit and then as you get to the barrier you discover that your payment is now not enough to cover your ‘extended’ stay. An attendant has to let you out. This is clearly standard practice as the attendants are stood there doing exactly that.  

Then the Aston Expressway is closed so I am diverted. Then the M6/M42 junction is closed so I am diverted again. 

(Tuesday 20^th May)