Right you guys are going to laugh but last week, the UK was effectively brought to a halt by snow, dependent on location, between 2 and 12 inches of the stuff.
Down here in the extreme South West, we have palm trees growing in the gardens, are unlucky if we get frost on the car more than twice a year, as you can imagine, we aren’t exactly used to dealing with snowdrifts of 3 or 4 inches deep The upshot was that most of my testing of MX279 was curtailed, schools and colleges closed so no target harem to tease.
Ongoing test pack marathon now being rested until this coming Saturday. OK, what to do, best part of a week with no structured testing, time to play silly buggers with pheromones!
Monday just gone saw us at a Keane gig, indoor venue of around 4,000 capacity, not huge but a useful testing arena given that the crowd was at least 70% female, aged 14 -45 or so. Having worn my usual 2 drops A314 to work, another 3 drops mid afternoon should ensure some personal space in the throng. Better soften it though…
Now, I’m sorry but, as I reached for the Shine, my subconscious took over and grasped the to go of MX292 and forcibly sprayed 3 shots, one to my hair and two to my wrists despite my very best efforts to overcome the temptation!!
No noticeable self effects and the wife didn’t seem affected but she was bouncing around due to her favourite band playing a live gig (4th time we’ve seen them in two years!). Single refresh of MX292 at 18:00.
90 minutes later and we’re parked, Having listened to a Kevin ‘Bloody’ Wilson CD on the way up (watch him on Youtube but make sure the kids can’t hear!), we are feeling decidedly stupid and giggly anyway. Walk round to front of venue, only about 30 people queuing so no standing in the rain and we stand a good chance of getting front row spots. 20 minutes later, the doors open and we get to the front row right next to the amplifiers!
Gig starts, fans go wild, etc etc. what is interesting is that I am getting significant looks from a couple of teenage girls stood next to me ( jailbait without a doubt) who blush and look away when I catch the eyes. Obviously, I’m not interested but decide to test the MX anyway. At the same time, the guy next to me ( from the next town to me as I found out in the myriad other things he disclosed that evening) was very sociable, volunteering information like there was no tomorrow. Likewise, his girlfriend ( stood about two feet away from me) is chatting away to my wife like they were old friends. Normally at a gig like this, I would be getting elbowed, shoved or having lecherous Spanish women pinching my backside etc! This time, there was a very respectable 8 inches or so all around me, doesn’t sound like much but everywhere I looked, people were crammed like sardines. In fact the only person crowding me was the wife who was now stood directly in front of me and kept bumping backwards ( ho hum).
After the gig, we decided to hang around the stage door to chat with the band, at least a couple of them always come out to sign autographs etc. The weather was cold but dry. The couple we had met stayed with us, chatting and generally passing the time. I was my usual chatty self but very quickly felt that the other guys ( 20s and 30s) were being very respectful and some minor interest from a couple of the girls, one of which backed off noticeably once she noticed my wedding ring. One girl who I had never met before actually apologised after spilling her life history to me and then carried on with more details for another 2 or 3 minutes until I had to cut her off and tell her that 2 members of the band were stood about 6 feet behind her!
What is interesting is that I could actually differentiate between the effects of the two mixes. A314 gave me the breathing space in the gig and had the usual, almost gratitude when the ‘lofty alpha’ considered the other males to be worthy of communicating with. Those of you who use A314 know what I mean, it’s by no means arrogance on my part. With the MX292, I got a distinct impression of more friendly, life of the party respect from the guys and some light flirtiness from the girls but without any of the almost hysterically funny silliness that I observed in the MX275 testing.
Apologies for the long post but I’m wearing a lot of TAF today ( will post about that later) and am feeling that I’ve absolutely got to get this log updated!