5 seconds more

In some ways writing as I do sometimes thinking of what to write sometimes that just comes out in how things happen
This weekend gone Sally and me went on a weekend break one of those deals that you see in the weekend papers and a good deal it was, staying at Wetherby, not far from York and Harrogate so Betty's Teashop is always on the agenda NOT too much money to spend on a cup of tea and cakes although last year we did succumb to Betty's finest and fine they were but for a very large hole at the end of the tea in my wallet, but I am losing the thread of what I wanted to say.
The weekend was looked forward to for some time and the prospect of good weather can always be left to chance at this time of year but the forecast was good all we had to do is turn up and go driving was not a problem as York is only about 100 miles away not too long for the old man (that's me) to drive.

However things did not go to plan, we did have our weekend away but not as we thought Sally was not well and a visit to the doctor confirmed what we all know now as a virus infection congestion in the lungs the antibiotics should work in time well maybe not they only had 2 days to work on a course of 5 days although the coughing was not that bad was it?
We did make the weekend but not doing as much as we would normally do.

Well the gods on that Sunday 19th April were looking after us both on our way back we would go via Skipton and then on to Colne Boundary Mill for that last pair of shoes/dress/coat/hat you name it they have got it that we must buy. Should only take us an hour after breakfast were my words ,however I do have a nickname "Biggles" which involves a broken car/a semi-final and getting lost on the way home maybe more of that story another time it's a great one to tell over a few pints, and yes we did take a wrong turning somewhere which leads me to a crossroads in a major road at lights waiting for them to change and on a hill, I was going straight across but out the corner of my eye I saw another car as my lights changed green going very fast and heading for the junction I was crossing, I was able to stop as I was only going slow as the other car went through the red light and collided with a car that was going in the opposite direction to me.

So 5 seconds more would have been a different story as the car would surely have collided with the passenger side of our car and I may have not been writing this blog now. Luckily no one was hurt although both cars will need a bit more than a day getting repaired.

Things like that leave you wondering about life and things