No Milk Today.

I have 10 packets of Tony the Tiger Cocoa Frosties but not a drop of milk to go with it this morning. I reluctantly drove to the nearest corner store, grabbed a chocolate bar and a carton of fresh milk, made my way to the counter, smiled at the girl behind and opened my wallet.

Two pieces of miserable looking banknote stared back at me. That's all I had - loose change that was not even enough to buy a mars bar. I looked at the girl, smirked and told her I would be back with more cash. I left the food at the counter, then drove to the nearest auto teller cash machine which happened to be in a petrol station. I was behind a queue of 4 persons. Came my turn and I discovered the machine was down.

I went home, frustrated and hungry after wasting almost 30 minutes doing the run around.

And still, no milk.


No milk today, my love has gone away
The bottle stands forlorn, a symbol of the dawn
No milk today, it seems a common sight
But people passing by don't know the reason why

How could they know just what this message means
The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams . . .

(music by Herman's Hermit - a real classic you wish you will still remember on your death bed)