Let me tell you about my day

Up bright and early to get the 'money shot' at Barrier Park for my precedent images... a view of the cafe with people outside enjoying their surroundings (a rare event, the place is always devoid of humans whenever I'm there).

Remember my camera and a couple of spare batteries. As I'm approaching the Blackwall Tunnel, I feel something burning in my pocket. Fish out a set of keys that have been burning into my leg. The batteries had touched my keys, reacted together and super heated the keys. As I dispose of the batteries fearing that they will explode, an overheight lorry enters the tunnel causing a monumental jam. As I wait patiently (wishing that I'd got the drawing board in the car with me) a motorcyclist hits the car behind me, causing a further jam.

Arrive in Barrier Park just as the sun disappears behind clouds. Cut my losses, snap away and drive back through the tunnel to be confronted with a road block and a lorry in flames on the flyover.

Hours later I return to the drawing board having wasted half a day....

Dickie

p.s. 17.21 A client has just emailed to tell me the Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' I supplied has died (cost £125 plus VAT). Just gets better and better!