The Bipolar Lock keeper

Today’s Mood 7

Hours slept 5.5 with sleeping tablet.

Yesterday, I headed to the local recycle centre as I have an industrial amount of cardboard to get rid of.

Finding it not yet open, I headed into Hebden Bridge and found a cafe opening up. I ordered coffee and a Full English breakfast called a “Full Monty” on their menu. It was massive and it included fried Spam! It’s a thing in Yorkshire – WTAF is that about? Like Black Pudding, it is not for me!

Headed home as someone was collecting some furniture I’d put on Freecycle but en route, I paid my first visit to Todmorden Golf Club. Positioned on top of the hill, it has stunning views but each hole has a slope index!

My mum & I headed out for lunch to Gordon Rigg’s in Walden. I had Rag Pudding – which is the local dish similar to a Steak & Kidney Pudding.

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We headed home. Mum had a snooze & I went for a walk along the towpath from my house (Lock 24) to Lock 18 in Todmorden. In that direction, the canal is going downhill. Todmorden is lower which hopefully means my house will never flood!

There’s an old book shop (Lyalls) on Rochdale Road & I went to see if they had old maps of the canal. Got talking with owner (Colin) who regaled me with some history of my house.

Get this, it used to be a BROTHEL in Victorian times for the canal navvies. Plenty of “action” under my roof back in the day, none now – as yet 🤣