Author Topic: Payback time

librarian

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Payback time
« on: February 23, 2007 »
Today, I discovered proof that the pleasure/pain principle really exists.

Pleasure:
-- find a £10 note in the little pocket of a pair of cycling tights I haven't worn in months. Prevent Mr Mac from immediately claiming it for a train fare.
-- cycle into work for first time this week, and it's not raining/windy/freezing
-- wear brand new long socks under three quarter tights for pleasing aesthetic effect

Pain:
-- Forget once again to reseat rear tyre before leaving house, something which should have been done weeks ago. Suffer inevitable deflation on way into work
-- Get passed by WHSmith News van whose appointment is clearly more pressing than the life and limb of a fellow road user (though I did manage to have a polite word with him further down the road)
-- Discover when I get to my desk that the fruity smell I noticed earlier in my rucksack was in fact two forgotten plums, which had been crushed to a pulpy mess in the front pocket


So, tell me: is all of that worth a tenner?