Shop early

One of the reasons for not looking forward to xmas is having to replace broken bulbs in the various decorations around the house. Jan likes decorations (OK so do I) but it's an inevitable chore.
Anyway, I had to find some small bulbs and went to the obvious electrical specialist in Ripon. As I approached the counter with a small bulb in my hand, without even looking at the bulb, the chap behind the counter said, "don't tell me, 34 volt, 3 watt, we haven't got any." So not only does he know about electrical stuff, but he's also a mind reader. How cool is that?
OK, so with no joy in Ripon we headed to Harrogate. Jan needed a stint in M&S and I knew where we could probably buy the bulbs. She got what she wanted in M&S, but I failed with bulbs. Bum.

I like marron glacé. I've tried to find them at various stores and despite asking blokes in suits, in all the stores we went to, all I got was a blank stare. Seems like it's not a very well known product. Harrogate was bound to have them somewhere. Lakeland had sold out and we bought the very last box in Lewis and Cooper.
Shop early for christmas kept ringing in my ears. Jan was totally unsympathetic. Nothing new there then.