Scattered thoughts

Disclaimer: All pictures in this post taken with crappy phone camera. Apologies for the crappiness.

To begin - why on earth is Sainsbury's stocking Hot Cross Buns in December? Before Christmas even?! There are still four months till Easter and it makes my brain hurt to have shop products commemorating His death before we've even celebrated His birth yet.



Today I was in town and (finally) applied for a Cathedral Precincts Pass (we live within four miles of the Bell Harry Tower so we're entitled to one giving us free entry). Other Canterbury-ites who are interested can download the form here. ( You're eligible if... ) It might be worth your while applying if you are eligible :) Free Stuff ++ . Also, Canterbury residents cards don't work for getting in for free at the Cathedral.

While I was in town I also made a visit to Woolworths for the first time since the closing down was announced and it was very sad :( There wasn't a lot left and none of it was really stuff I wanted to buy. I guess the latter is the reason why they're now defunct. They've even started selling off the fixtures and fittings. That really is quite gutting to see. Can't work out why it is, but it is.



Got home to the news that the list of final closures has been published (list here) and Canterbury is going in the first wave - on the 27th December. Can't help feeling how crappy it is for those (soon to be un)employed by Woolworths. Also of interest to me were that Croydon's is going on 30th December and Coulsdon's is closing on 2nd January. More gapes in the high streets :( It's really all rather sad.

More disturbing to me was that Woolworths has the below signs plastered everywhere. It was quiet (and almost cleared out) when I went, but what kind of chaos must have reigned for these to have to be put up? This is why I'm losing what little faith I had in humanity :(

Today I went to the library in town and withdrew 8 books on many diverse history subjects. I'm off work for a few days and I needed something to read ;)

While in town I saw a stand with a big yellow umbrella near Whittards. The umbrella had "Dianetics" written all around the edge.

It was scientologists. They had even brought along their wacky patented reading people's thetans devices.

It was so funny it made me laugh.

Almost.

It would be funny if they weren't a sinister cult who cut you off from your family and steal all your money.

Anyway, if you want a laugh I saw them there only an hour ago and they looked like they'd be there for the duration. If you're better informed than I am perhaps you'd even want to bait them.

I just hope they don't convert anyone to their wacky crazy sect based on their stall today.