Maxx earshot

'You know when nothing's wrong but you hate the world.' A cashier at TK Maxx said this to her colleague as I was paying for some trousers. When did people stop trying to maintain even a veneer of professionalism while at work?

This was one of a few errands that I completed through the day, teeth chattering throughout. I haven't felt these temperatures for a year or so, so am readjusting. Enquiries about a new phone, buying contact lens solution, seeking strong hair putty for my unruly mop.

Rugby, chips and shandy at the pub for another Six Nations match. It must be noted that Lawrence Dallaglio is maturing very well indeed.