Inadvertant ritual

Because the early train gets to Waverley a little too early, for the past couple of weeks I've been getting a coffee before catching the bus to Leith.

Every morning, the girl serving has pointed out that, "we're just open, we only have takeaway cups: is that OK?"

Every time.

I knew I'd become a regular the other morning when she started to say it, then stopped herself.

How easily we fall into habits.