B&Q still shuts when I need a screw on a Sunday though. People who smile too much still knock on my door assuming they are happier than me. You friend is still used as a tool in The House of Lords to influence laws that affect me.
At least we reach a point on our lives when Santa and the tooth fairy are exposed as a comfort blanket. You friend however stays with many adults, making them feel guilty and generally screwing up their minds.
So sorry if I treat him with disdain but he is far too convenient for too many people. He is useful as an off the shelf moral code, but he is a convenient control tool too, and that has always disturbed me.
But anyway, this is not about controlling the masses but blessing the gritter. Hopefully the blessing carries on tomorrow when I go home. Having a party tonight and a well deserved lay in tomorrow. Mind you, my mate's wife is a bell ringer so sleep may be shattered, albeit in a rather traditional way.