Just under a day ago, Ira and I went to pick up her parents from the airport, as they were returning from their holiday in Turkey. She called the airport before we left, to check the flight had left on time; it hadn’t, and was in fact delayed by almost an hour. Unfortunately we have come across problems with their public communications before, so we left a little early, just to be on the safe side. We sat outside the arrival gate, on a bench that faces the opposite way, meaning we had to crane our necks each time we thought some passengers were arriving. Eventually Irina used one of her makeup mirrors to check behind her, without having to move. Quite clever usage of a standard handbag item I think 🙂
PS Just thought, this post’s title makes little sense unless you have been to a pantomime before. Do they have them in other countries, or are they an Anglo-centric form of entertainment?