Situation update

Today I fixed my bike, or at least now the mudguard is further away from the wheel, so it's spinning freely... but there's a crackling noise as the wheel spins, as if sand grains have got into the bearings. I don't know if that could be bad enough to seize the wheel up completely. I'll take it to the Cycle Surgery on my way home tomorrow (assuming the forecast snow doesn't stop me cycling at all)... but I'm going to be very nervous cycling it between now and then.

And doing an impression of the Statue of Liberty in the shower turned out to be surprisingly successful at keeping my right elbow dry (though not so good at getting my arms washed (or the space below my left shoulder blade)...