Funeral

The funeral of the young man who was killed in the road accident was held yesterday, with a reception afterwards at the British Legion. By the time I got back from Brecon, there were people in black all over the road in front of the Legion (smoking) and outside the Wheatsheaf, too. The wake went on all evening.
Early this morning, I was out with Islay, and the road outside the Wheatsheaf and the Legion was covered with cigarette butts. One of the road sweepers had just arrived to clear it all up.
These men are really unsung heroes of Hay - they do a huge amount of work to keep Hay looking tidy.
A pity the same can't be said of the bin men this week.
Last week, I wasn't really expecting the bin lorries to come round, though the ordinary bin lorry did come round at least part of Hay. None of the re-cycling bags were collected.
This week, everyone put their bags out as usual - and they're still sitting there. It would have been nice if the bin men could have told us when they were likely to turn up to collect - at the moment, we're all guessing that they'll arrive tomorrow, but who knows?