OK I'm going to have another rant - I need to get this off my more than ample chest.  I go swimming regularly, twice this week so far in fact, so a good swimsuit is essential.  When we moved from next door I sorted out all my clothes and got rid of all my old swimming costumes as they were all a bit tatty, and just kept my one good one.  Unfortunately the chlorine has got to this one and there's a nice hole appeared and the elastic has all gone floppy.  Not a problem I thought - I'll just go and buy a new one.  Well, if you live in Colchester that seems to be an impossibility!  Maureen and I went into town today and it seems that no one stocks swimwear until after January.  Whilst I can understand that it's probably not so popular at this time of the year, people do go swimming all year round so it didn't seem to me to be too much to be asking for.

It's no wonder I tend to do most of my shopping online nowadays.  Ebay has come to my rescue as usual - all I need to do is choose which one I want from the great choice available there.