Once again Dawn dropped me off and collected me from Hertford North. At work, I endured a battering from the BSI inspector reviewing our EMS manual. However, at least I received some recognition for all the work I had done bringing our environmental management system from ground zero through stage 2. I now have three months to get us through stage 3 and full accreditation.
Dawn, on the other hand, scheduled a more relaxing day than Thursday for the foot-weary Kerrs. No train journey, no ride on the underground, and no traipsing around looking at London's landmarks. Instead they got the grand tour of our home town of Hertford. Dawn took Brady to Tesco to experience a British grocery store. Surprisingly Brady was in awe of the amount of produce available - take that Publix and Winn Dixie!!!
The three of them did the rounds through town. Jim had a caffeine deficiency from Thursday so first port of call was Starbucks for some coffee. Then, store by store, Hertford learned (thanks again to Jim) that the Kerrs had arrived. Our two and a half years of anonymity gone in a few hours as Jim and Brady told every store owner that they had come here to spend Christmas with us. No doubt we'll be reading about it next week's Mercury newspaper. Lunch for the threesome was at the Woolpack where again the Brits impressed the Americans. Jim could not believe how natural our log fires look.
The day was not without mishap though. After I had got back from work I ran out to Carleys to pick up some good old British fish and chips from a good old chippie. Sadly, when I got home, they had wrapped up two pieces of haddock and three chips, instead of four fish and two chips. We coped with the disappointment though.
The day ended with Dawn, Brady and yours truly having a quick walk around the neighbourhood to view the Christmas lights. As expected, I took my camera and got some odd looks from many of the home owners as I took photos of their work.
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