It had been a wasted journey.  I had booked a one-hour swim at my local leisure centre, only to discover that the pool was closed when I arrived.

By rights, I had every reason to feel annoyed but, instead, I ended up smiling.  The attendant’s explanation for the closure was:

“A vomiting incident in the shallow end.”

It sounded like a line from the script of The Brittas Empire and, for reviving that memory alone, I could not feel anything but amused.

© Simon Turner-Tree

Simon Turner-Tree would be at home in Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre.