Gimme something hard and strong please... had another disturbed night - this time due to my bloody sister sending me a text message at bloody 3.00am! You really think that after 20+ years living in the southern hemisphere, she would know what the fecking time difference is!

And yes, I know I could turn my mobile phone off at night, but I don't. I have a pathological need to know people can contact me in an emergency without waking the whole house.

Trouble is, my sister has a strange idea of what is an emergency and what isn't. Last time she waited 3 days to tell me that my mother was in hospital. Last night was the 'I think you better try to get over here' call, that could have waited 4 hours for either of us. Not a lot I can do until the bank opens at 9, so telling me at 3 just gave me a sleepless night.

Ho hum... off to check up on cheap flights now, to see if it's even worth approaching the bank.

LTS