Weather Threats & the Egyptian River

[Tartar Horde]

Winter was no fun when I was a kid, we had an outside toilet, and breaking the ice on the bog to take a dump is not funny. One Coal fire downstairs and the rest of the house freezing. Which is why we were always active. If we weren't at School Ma would kick us out in a morning and didn't expect to see us till dinner or Tea. No way on Earth would She allow us to sit in front of the Telly during the day, Rain! no excuse put anorak on. We'd come home dirty and Muddy with probably a few scratches & bruises thrown in.