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May he rest in peace!!

25 November, 2004 by Alistair

I can see it now “Local Angler Dies in FREAK wader accident” and underneath “possibly a sex maniac”
I am stressed out writing an essay that is due in shortly. So before I start for the day I am procrastinating rather heavily. I wanted to try on my new waders again as I am still not convinced that they fit me. Anyway, we do not have a proper mirror in the flat; all we have is a door with a mirror on it from an old wardrobe. I took it through to my lounge and placed it on top of the radiator. It is very tall and heavy. I put on my waders and boots, my waistcoat and then my chest pack. I was procrastinating OK!!!
It was at around the time that I was thinking of getting my rod out and swishing it around the room when the mirror fell on top of my head. I fell to the ground and just lay there stunned for a few minutes. I could imagine the scene, Claire crying, the police trying to draw a chalk outline around my body with my foot long silver rod case sticking out. “So, you say that he just LIKED wearing waders around the house?”
The tabloids would have had a field day, and lets not forget the jokes at the funeral. “Oh at least he died doing something he loved ……kind of!!”

Thank God I wasnt eating an orange at the time thats all I can say !!!

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