The Anonymous Widower

This Awful Cold Weather

Yesterday and Wednesday as well, I hardly left the house, as it was so cold. Today, it’s no better with -1 at 06:00 and -3 at 09:00 forecast for tomorrow.  And that -3 comes with fog. At least it gets sunny in the afternoonafternoon, but temperatures are just hovering above freezing. Ipswich isn’t any better with temperatures a couple of degrees colder. So I suspect that I’ll stay in bed as long as I can.

I remember a similar day some years ago, when C had plenty of work to do and wanted to get rid of me for the afternoon, so she found two pairs of thick tights and I wore those under my trousers.

I just about survived.

It’s funny how attitudes to practical transvestism have changed.  A man would have never done this in the sixties, but now if needs must, men do.

In fact in the 1960s, Bobby Moore tried to sell Man-Tights and I can remember the adverts for them on trains on the London Underground.

I also remember a story from a friend, who was a very keen caver, who told me to keep warm, they generally wear several layers of tights. Once in the 1970s, a friend broke a leg badly. whilst caving in France and they had to carry him out all the way.  But the worst bit, was removing his tights, as he didn’t want to go to a French hospital wearing them.

I have no choice today, as I live alone.

So it’s either go and freeze or stay at home and keep warm.

I think I’ll do the latter!

You really do miss your late partner for the smallest and silliest reasons!

February 11, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | Sport | Clothes, Football, Widowhood