They were still br sorting it ready we thought br you never know the time br in Wales and dinna bother tae br read the programme it's usually late not eight as they write br when br the fireworks went off br boom on the hill br and the night over wir castle lit with a big wow- br wee of explosions fifteen minutes before br we were ready for it. br br Boys! Boys! stop it wi they mugs of tea – br run! – br then there’s me br thinking about getting my coat down from the peg – br they’ve skeltered up the street br halfway round the millpond before I’m br slow- br ly catching up with them br because br I’ve put on weight br br too many fags, too, br and – let’s face it – br I’m no a kid now, either br and comin home after all br agree with them br there’s nothing better br than a real storm br wi fast br crackin forks br of lightnin. Wicked! br -We didna miss it br much.