Saturday December 13, 1980

_. Mum and Dad still feeling poorly today. At 11 Ally and I set out to Pudsey to pay a call on the other party-goers so brutally struck down. At Waterloo only Tim and Steve were in, and both were sick yesterday. The word diarrhoea was mentioned. After depositing our Christmas cards we left the house of misery and sought out Auntie Mabel at St Lawrence Close. She has shown no signs of food poisoning, and said that _____ made himself ill by the shear quantity he consumed. After a few minutes we left leaving her with Mark and Debbie.

On to Stockport at 1:30. A rogue rodent is causing havoc at the Hollywood Hotel and Dave has bought a kitten [and I name her Sybil]. Ally took an immediate liking to the creature which is odd because she generally loathes cats. Out at 7 to the Steak Kebabs restaurant in Didsbury. I ate an enormous T-bone [again], then we went on to to the Robin Hood until 1:15. The landlord had a 'lock in' after hours. At closing time he asked: 'Do you vote Labour?' When I responded: 'Of course we do' he allowed us to remain. Ally was on brilliant form showing Garry how to throw darts properly. Back to the Hollywood at 1:30. Ally played with Sybil, who clicked her dress. To bed with milky coffee.

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