Was in a band with a guy I never really got along with and happily fell out of touch with after the band split up. Years later, he was arrested for having thousands of 'those' images, and got out recently. I don't know anyone in the old Bristol metal crowd that will even speak (politely) to him now.

Given how long it felt, can I just check which year it is now?

I'll wait until I've cleaned out the fireplace. No matter how careful I am, I always end up with ash on my hands that sometimes ends up on my face. Unintentional easy make up!

Thanks for the info! I've been suffering this winter and been really confused what was going on. This sounds like exactly the thing, so I'll be grabbing myself a humidifier ASAP now to see if that helps (I'm sure it will).

I think of this book every year because of the excellent opening line: "The great grey beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive." Thanks for the early reminder!