Timing

Decided to go over to see a friend in Westbourne after I’d fed the dogs. Haven’t been out that late since had them. Buster goes scatty at night. Barks at anyone that comes too close. The journey there was marred by the guard making me pick up the cards I left in one carriage. He said it was litter. Bloody jobsworth. The train was going to London as well. Good chance of them getting picked up. C’est la vie.
Got off at Branksome and started the walk to my friends. Managed to arrive at the right time to help an elderly lady struggling to cross the road. Carried on to the block of flats he lives at and rang the buzzer twice. He didn’t speak over the intercom so I phoned him on my mobile I’d thankfully taken. He came down and we sat a chatted on the bench at the bottom of the flats. After a while someone he knew arrived and the dogs barked like mad. After I calmed them down my friend introduced me and I went to shake hands. Buster went mad when the bloke reached out to grasp my hand. We just managed to shake and then I settled Buster down again.
I had to leave after about another 10 minutes to catch the last train back or so I thought. I got back to Branksome in time to catch an earlier train to Poole. I got off and crossed platforms and walked down the platform. I got 2 thirds down and then looked out towards the sea in time to see a car at the lights making a terrible racket and belching plumes of dark smoke from it’s exhaust. It managed to drive away but engulfed an oriental girl in a cloud that drifted towards me. It stank. I made a comment to the girl and she laughed and said something I couldn’t catch. After about 2 or 3 minutes two railway workers came onto the platform. By what they were saying to each other I realized they were trying to find the source of the smell. I told them what had happened and they thanked me and went back to the other platform where they had come from.
Eventually the train arrived and we all got home safely. I switched the video off I’d started before I went out after the end of the comedy programme that was on BBC1. Hopefully I’ve recorded Panorama as that’s what I put it on for. Don’t think I’ll watch it tonight as quite tired.