I woke up this morning feeling tense as though something was wrong. I decided to go for a quick bike ride to relax, but a dreary depressed atmosphere hung over the dale. A sad feeling seemed in the air and a stillness that gave the impression time had stopped. Well that was until I heard an almighty crash and saw " that builder " dropping rocks into a trailer over the hedge on a Sunday morning of course. That pissed me off, quickly followed by several shot gun blasts coming from somewhere. Grrrrrrrrr. It was a day I quickly decided that would be best spent out of the valley. It was going to spit me out one way or another.
So I decided to go to an last minute car show. On the way I stopped at a cash machine in town. and when reversing out into the street nearly hit two passing cyclists who swore at me. Later on the motorway a camper van suddenly changed lanes and nearly drove into the side of my car . Luckily I swerved into the next lane to avoid it. By now I knew what sort of day was ahead, but had switched off later after a good show.
When I got home my mother had fallen off her bike after hitting a hole in the road. She was OK but her leg was badly grazed. Well thats about right I thought thinking the days woe was over.
As I drove down the lane I then spotted some cows gathered around an electric pole. I could tell something was amiss from a distance, but couldnt believe what had happened when I went to investigate. Basically a cow had pulled a cable out of the ground that helps the pole keep upright. This wouldnt normally be a problem, but this cable had touched the electric wire up the pole, but that shouldnt have been a problem because there is a large insulator half way down the cable to stop electric going down should this happen. The cow was electrocuted anyway somehow it seems.
I knew this morning something was off. After a while you can feel it.
Sounds like a very unsettling sequence of experiences. Hopefully things will turn around for you tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThanks. You have mentioned cows twice in your blog recently. " Flatten the herd " was an unfortunate title. Luckily no other animals touched the cable.
DeleteThat's very strange!
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