A very busy day working on my FOCUS newsletters as we experienced a violent storm with torrents of rain, killing 14 in this country and 35 across Europe. Diana was suffering very badly with an infected throat and I had to go to the surgery in the afternoon to get my foot re-dressed. Soviet troops are leaving Czechoslovakia, another historic landmark.
Today was a very busy day for me but it started with the distraction storm force winds blowing violently and tearing at us. Then came a torrent of rain that was too much for the gutters and was penetrating the windows on the windward side of the house. The radio reports were of more deaths and destruction with trees and masonry falling onto people and killing them: 14 die in this country and 35 across Europe. Routes were blocked by lorries and buses falling over and leaving the road and I was glad that I no longer have to drive for my living or even go out if I do not want to.
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I worked for just about all of the day on my final layout for the four FOCUS editions. This was a very long-winded and arduous affair and I was quite fed up with having to do it. Diana is suffering very badly with an infected throat and had to go and see the doctor. I also had to go to the surgery in the afternoon to get my foot re-dressed which was a brief respite before I had to resume work. Percy and Derek were over to help if they could, but I had to do most of it myself and it was very late before I had finished the leaflets with the advertisement sheets still to do. I therefore could not go to the District Council's Planning Meeting this evening to plead on the Three Lawns application and, the wind still being very high, that was just as well. The gales had hit 100mph at the Abbs Head weather station on the Northumberland/Scottish coast and huge seas riding on Spring Tides smashed down the sea walls in North Wales. The town of Towyn was flooded to a depth of 5ft and 2000 people had to be evacuated. What a day! Still the events of Eastern Europe could not be banished from the headlines. The Soviet troops are leaving Czechoslovakia, another historic landmark.