Not a bad weekend on this sandbar. And it seems we’re getting a little more September to make up for the one we missed. There were an awful lot of people about. This not only gave businesses a nice shoulder season weekend and brought back some friends we haven’t seen since summer, but it gave us something to do on Monday morning, arguing on Facebook whether the towns should leave the lights on one more weekend later next year.
I know it’s hard to believe, but we all used to agree on certain things in America.
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