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 Alright, alright.... it's proper felt like a Sat'day today.

Went out for a walk with me mate.

Headed out of Slawit, up Hilltop, past t'res...... up Merrydale, over Cop Hill and down Marsden Lane.  Passed the end of a sorry looking ** Sparth Reservoir, and made a beeline across a bridge marked as "closed" - once across realising just why it was closed and deciding never to use that bridge again.....  Called at Wild Cafe for a brew...... back up to Manchester road to the Olive Branch and back onto the canal through their beer garden by Square Dam..... all the way back to Slawit.

Bloody cold wind.

Airless, stuffy, sweaty climb out of Merrydale.

Lovely old packhorse trail that runs between Marsden and Halifax - y'all heard of the Piece Hall?  Well, that's the route the cloth went on to get there, innit.

5 miles....  nice steady walk.... here's a map if you like that sort of thing

Phoned the doctor to get two appointments - one appointment is to book cos they texted me to book one to discuss my cholesterol, but they don't have a nurse free to talk about it till middle of march.... i mean.... you're gonna tell me to take statins, just prescribe 'em over the phone and save yourselves some time.  

The other appointment..... i need a face-to-face to talk about a trapped nerve which is actually giving me a bit of jip....  remember my suspected "heart attack" that i actually think is a trapped nerve in my shoulder and it is keeping me awake at night..... middle of march before i can see someone.....  i'll be bloody tired by then.  Ring back Monday.... wow, ok, join the queue Monday and no doubt get through to speak to someone at the same time that i am due in the dole office.....

Country's gone to t'dogs, mate.

Here's a little montage of pics from today - they were all shit photos in their own right but you get the idea.... winter sun, green mossy stuff happening....... some lovely worn stones on the packhorse trail...blah blah blah.

Now, go away.