Diary Thursday 8th December 2016

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The anniversary of the murder of John Lennon, the only celebrity death that made me feel as many Americans must have felt on learning of the JFK assassination (I was just a year old then). It was raining very heavily when I set off for work as usual at 5.30 am, and obvious on arrival that once again it was going to be a day of reduced hours. We were sent home at 11.15 am, with a 30 minute break deducted after our 7am start. These reductions are getting silly now and crippling my earnings to the point of making me feel I had more money on benefits. I arrived home to bills, Christmas cards, and discovered that someone on Freecycle has a free vinyl playing record player available. I contacted him and he is delivering it to me personally on Monday. It’ll be the first time in years I can listen to my extensive record collection. Yay! Youtube – John Lennon – Woman - Arthur Chappell