I am in the process of writing letters to places, such as my local pub, grocery store and favourite local gigging band. I write to these people who do not know me from the next punter and apologise for my absence on a certain day in their bar, store or at their gig. My excuses are always a bit lame and go into much to much detail. Whilst writing to my local pub I apologized that I would not be able to make it as normal on the Friday night and wanted to tell them in plenty of time so that they would not miss the usual £25 pounds that I spend. I have had a wonderful reply from them which has started a dialogue with them completely by chance, neither of us knowing which is the madder.
[The series of letters will be presented in the referenece section -- Francis]
