A hero

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Not a very pleasant morning in Uxbridge - grey and cloudy with a strong, chilly wind blowing. Play should start on time though.

Already today I have met a hero. At McDonalds in Uxbridge at 7.45am a queue of punters was waiting to be served by the grand total of one member of staff - a young lady. For the next half an hour the queue was never less than eight-strong and this lady, of eastern european origin, was alone at the counter and did not have one second to pause yet she served everyone with a smile, warm courtesy and complete efficiency. When she finally had 1.3 seconds to draw breath she went and cleared a load of tables, also finding time to inquire as to whether me porridge had been acceptable!

I don't expect this person is overpaid. It's people like her that power this planet. We could lose all the politicians tomorrow.