Aye, aye, fishy pie!!

I know, I know, haven't been here for yonks. Sorry. I still love you.

I really have been meaning to come back for ages, but I'm lazy. And busy. Paradoxical, innit.

I had to post because I was getting really miserable back then, and it has been pointed out that I looked to be having a crap time. Actually, I was a bit down, tbh, but things are great now. And I've been slagging off this town something chronic, but something happened the other day that made me realise I should just shut my trap and be thankful.

Muggins here only went and left the cash / debit card for his UK account in the cashpoint machine. I then disappeared south for a few days (more of that later) and only realised when I got back. My account could have been wiped clean in that time, as a card left in the machine sits there with PIN primed and ready. And if you believe half of what's said around here, it would be a fairly standard reaction to take as much money as possible upon finding some dumb gringo's card still in the slot.

So what, apparently, did the next client into the foyer do upon finding my Lloyds TSB card? Why, take it out and chuck it under the locked door of the closed branch so it was safe and sound until bank employees opened up on Monday morning. Aren't I a lucky bastard?

And that's not the first time someone has been unfailingly honest when it comes to large amounts of my misplaced cash; i left my wallet with $1000 in it on the bar of a local pizza parlour. The owner returned it intact the following day; not knowing I lived here, he had spent the previous evening scouring the local hotels for a foreigner called Parker who had left his wallet behind.

So, I may get wound up here sometimes, but the people here are honest as the day is long, at least according to my experience.

I'll be back.