Thank you, Tommo.
It does help.
I am calming down now. Rehearsal was difficult. They forgot everything they new two days ago.
Good night.

Ah, I didn't realise the time.  There is a special formula for pre-bedtime Grumps.....

Squeeze the toothpaste REALLY hard.  It will go all over the bathroom mirror.  Then try and scrape it off with your toothbrush.  Then grumble at the way your toothbrush tastes funny.  And break a few toothbrush hairs in your grumpiness.  Maybe even sloosh water too fast round the sink so it goes all over the floor for you to get wet feet in teh middle of the night.

Before getting into bed, make sure your toes rip a hole in your pyjamas for added grumpiness.  Trip over the cat / dog / child / your other foot.  And perhaps stump your toe.

All of these things will ensure you have a perfect pre-bedtime grump.

And of course for the finishing touch, make sure that your spouse / partner asks you a really annoying question just as you are about to nod off.  Like "Why are Blackbirds black?" or "Do you think Pigs dream about truffles?" or "What would it be like to be a Cheeseboard?"  You'll be guaranteed to stay awake for ages wondering why they asked, which will make you really grumpy.

Sleep well

Tommo

Excellent advice, Tommo.

And of course the next morning will bring with it myriad grumportunities, beginning with the alarm clock going off just as you were getting to sleep after being woken in the night by seagulls (I was two nights ago) or cats or thunder or aliens or all of the above, then the awful contemplation of the fact that you're awake again and on the same grump-inducing planet as before, and there are things to do, then the kitchen, realising it does after all make sense to wash the dishes in the evening, then finding there's no coffee or tea or milk or food but it doesn't really matter that much because there are no clean cups, dishes or cutlery anyway, then no hot water (or only boiling water, or a constant lurching between the two) in the shower, then no toothpaste left because it all got squirted on the mirror last night, then a frantic search for clean and/or presentable clothes to wear... and that's all before anything actually happens in the day, and once things start happening the early morning grumps come to seem like an idyllic interlude between slumber and hell, and, well I could go on.

I am up early again. It did not take long for "brother my" chorus (Strauss) to come into my head after I woke up 20 min ago. .
This time there was a lot of stamping and stopping and then the voice said: If the choir is not going to come in again we all will go home."
After that I remembered that I will need a black dress. My mind was racing.
Then I read the last messages in this thread. I have many questions now.
Are the three gentlemen the same person? I don't think so.
Do they know me in real life?
Do they work with t-p?
If the last one is correct it could be the most embarrassing.
I will not worry about it now.
I am not sure if I am grumpy or semi grumpy. Time will tell. 
Sorry I had to write that. I will try to change, I promise. 

11 day stints are not good.
 I remember them well from my Macmillan nurse days. I used to lose about a stone in weight ! Awful.
Good luck BBM, keep on truckin' on - it will come to an end !
How many days will you have to recover?
x Jan x

Bloody traffic.  Who had the bright idea to close the road (for roadworks) that i go home on just when the children go back to school?  Someone who walks to work no doubt 

Just how out of touch with reality are The Government?

BBC Radio 4, 6 o'clock news.

The Government have said they will not give a one off payment to people on child benefit to off-set increased fuel bills.

This was because (can't remember his name but Senior Minister) was overheard on a train saying "Let us help the ordinary people, those on child benefits, with their fuel costs"

Excuse me?  Child benefit is not means tested, whether you earn £10,000 or £100,000 you still get child benefit I think? <doh>

What planet are they on?

Exactly Milly.

I rest my case.  This feeble and febrile  Government don't have a clue about ordinary people.  Nu Labour?  My ****  Aneurin Beven and the rest of the REAL Labour party, OLD Labour, the party that supported the weak, the poor, the party that cared, would be spinning in their graves.