What a splendid day at the NEC. Arrived at 08:57, by 09:05 I was on the shorts and the day sort of went downhill from there on in. I spent a happy hour or so on the Hoegarden stand where they insisted on serving us Hoegarden (obviously) and lots of food with Hoegarden in (Welsh rarebit, Yorkshire puddings etc). Came home with 12 bottles of wine (inc 6 sparkling shiraz), 2 bottles of scotch, two cheeses and a spittoon (not sure now). BBC food & drink... significantly more fun than the bike show.