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!
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 🙁