I was just about to go make some brekkie, waiting for the Phill Jupitus breakfast show to start on 6music, when I heard a weird crackling in the office. “Crap, something’s on fire,” was my first thought, my second was to start reaching for a fire extinguisher … then I turned off dabbar, and listened … the noise was coming from throughout the house! Finally, I twigged – the crackling rapping noise was especially loud from the wee skylight in the bathroom – hail!
I looked out the front door, and holy falling clumps of ice, batman, if it isn’t hail from hell!
![[Holy crap, what the hell's that?! Ah, it's OK, it's just HUGE MONSTER CLUMPS OF ICE! RUN! FLEE!]](/pics/2004/01/12_holyhail/01/thumb/tnDSC01765.png)
So beware — random falling ice can scare the crap out of home workers at weird times of day! The perils of telecommuting!
2 responses to “Holy Hail, Batman!”
Ah, the Phil Jupitus show, the only good thing about working the night shift is that i get to listen to these guys. North American radio stations should be taking notes, this is how morning shows should work.
Ah yes the 6Music breakfast show is indeed a fine bit of broadcasting. Never before (with the possible exception of Mark and Lard on Beeb1) have I enjoyed a music show as much.
Now I think I’m going to lie down and try and feel human again, wine gin and beer do not mix. /me winces at rembering the fact I called a girl I know a selfish bitch 🙁