to be half hoping Manchester has been hit with blizzards overnight?

[TaggieCampbellBlack]

Or maybe some other fairly major but non life-threatening natural catastrophe?

Anything?

Little flood?

Roads blocked?

Curfew?

Anything that might mean it is pointless trying to go there today?

Please?

Ah. Sorry. Am looking out of the window and all is calm and non-snowy in Manchester!

No chance of a small earthquake?

Come, have lunch in the Northern Quarter at the Soup Kitchen or Fab Cafe.

Manchester is quite nice

WondersWhyOpDoesn'tLikeManchesterTiggaxx

Hmm. We could probably organise a riot given about half an hour. Where would you like it..?

Nothing personal but I don't want to go there. It's bloody miles and hours and hours away.

And I can't find my one and only shirt.

And I have a cold.

A little riot would be excellent. I'll check what roads i need blocking.

No problem! I've got to go to London for a two hour meeting today so maybe we could bugger that up as well - save me the trip!

As someone whose whole day was ruined by an actual, real live security alert on Monday, I do not find these wishes of riots funny. I am highly offended.*

*Total lie. Day wasn't ruined. I am not offended. Did have to deal with a road closure due to a security alert, however.

Not a real nasty emergency.

Just enough to close manchester for today.

Phew. Ahem. Sorry though. Actual proper riots are not funny. So I probably won't start one. Unless there is no coffee or heating on the train to London, which has happened before and people were Not Happy.