The 5th Of November

Another of those late entries I'm afraid folks, and I don't think there'll any jokes about wanking either. 


Went over to Lewes for the fireworks/bonfire thing tonight with some friends and didn't have the best time of it. It probably can be a good evening if you have a good way of getting there and away, and know a good place to go, but I seemed to spend almost my entire evening queuing. When we got to Brighton station we had to queue for an hour to get on a train to Lewes - at this point I kind of thought about jumping ship and spending the night drinking in Brighton - then when we got to Lewes we were herded towards a certain part of the High Street, and got to see some of the precession, but not with a great view. It was so crammed full that it got uncomfortable and, after attempting to get a pint in a pub - queuing again for over 20 minutes before giving up -  I decided to cut my losses and head back to Brighton for a couple of pints before the pubs shut. Then had to queue again to get back to Brighton - although had a better view of the precession this time, as had to dodge through it and around it to get back to the station, dodging flaming torches and the deafening explosions of bangers along the way.


So much queuing this evening. And I am not a patient queuer. 


Perhaps on another night I would have enjoyed the festivities in Lewes. It is a place I have visited fairly often and I like it, but it was really just too crowded for me to enjoy tonight. Essentially this evening I stood in queues for over 4 hours and saw a few blokes walk past with fiery sticks. And I'm not even mad-keen on fireworks. And I didn't manage to get a pint in all the time I was there. Enjoyed watching some of the precession though, and it would have been nice to have seen them burn the guy, but for the fact that I would never have gotten home. The guy in this case being a giant effigy of Mr Cameron! 


Luckily I managed to get back to Brighton before the pubs shut, and bumped into a group of friends, who I stayed with for a while. Drinking made me happy, and they gave me a lift home.