It was Pudsey.. but not

It was Pudsey... but not Children In Need Pudsey last Sunday, 13th. The first occasion that Time Was... had ventured to the Civic Hall for a Toyfair, though we were there for Recon 2009 and will again be at the Civic Hall for Recon 2010.

Despite following the Googled directions, no Sat Nav's for us, we managed to miss the turning in Leeds and had to do a circuit of the City to get back to the M621 so we could retrace our steps. So the day didn't start well, and it started at the unusual hour of 5 a.m. and then the day got progressively worse.

We had a 'lovely' selection of fairies and witches, together with a substantial selection of Doctor Who and other Sci-Fi shows. Everything brand new and in pristine condition. Well we didn't get a look in, or even a look at, as the good folk of Pudsey just wandered straight by us. Most of what was selling in the Hall was old playworn toys. The punters of Pudsey had long deep and somewhat empty pockets. Where were all the Doctor Who fans???? Or isn't BBC1 on the TV's of Pudsey?

By 2 p.m. we hadn't even taken the cost of the table and our sandwiches and cakes were all gone, so we couldn't afford to buy anymore.

On the way home we had to endure torrential rain at times only to find that in our neck of the woods it had been a beautiful sunny day. That sort of put the icing on a very disappointing day. Perhaps it was because it was the 13th, or the lack of Magpies on the journey up, or even the ladder that we walked under in the Civic Hall. Not really, just looking for excuses. We hadn't taken the right goods.

But are we downhearted? Well yes!