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“Oh, of course - sorry. Huh, I never thought of
that
, yes, good point. I'll just pop out
and get a couple of dozen bottles of Gordon's gin in case the French stuff doesn't suit my
condition.”
“Honestly you're so melodramatic.”
When he returned, poised to pack cases, he unfortunately lifted up a bag that was only
partially zipped.
“
Oh my God!
Two six-pack bags of crisps? Are they meant to double as pillows? If
this is the first example of
essential
snacks, I'll have to fit the bloody roof box.”
With that he stormed off, presumably to look for his own most vital items such as
spanners, bulbs and triangles and fluorescent reflective jackets.
Realising I'd got off pretty lightly with this latest packing controversy, I waited for
him to calm down, which didn't take long. After complimenting him upon his super new
day-glo safety jacket, I ended the negotiation in a magnanimous spirit of compromise by
offering to remove one of the picnic bags. I simultaneously made a mental note to pop it
back later in a spot where he'd never notice it.
