I spent an hour trying to clear my poor car of the ice that had imprisoned it, going back inside every few minutes to warm up. I wore my ski-bib over ...my clothes, which I wore over my thermals and was still freezing. At least I didn't have Weights today; those locker rooms were cold!I inched along on the way to school, my tires chained up and the town's road crew hard at it and making good progress. It's not that I thought them incompetent, I just believed in being cautious. One never knew when. And then, finally, the group ascended the stage for the first time ever in their current incarnation. “So give it up for Excess!” announced the landlord. “That’s Sunbeam, Sticky Goo, Marsh Mallow, Krakatoa and Daffodil!” The five girls strode onto the small stage, Sunbeam and Sticky Goo carrying their guitars and Marsh Mallow her bass guitar. Krakatoa, or Prissy, seated herself behind the drum kit. And Daffodil, or Carla, behind the synths. As they appeared, the crowd, many of whom were the. When I returned to her office she had everything ready. ‘From what David told me she has started the ball rolling, so she should be paying, but you can rest assured she’ll try to plead poverty and claim legal aid. That’ll land you with the bills. We’ll have to head that one off at the pass. But first things first, can she lay her hands on your money?’ ‘Well she has her own bank accounts. We have a joint account for housekeeping and the kids. There’s a joint credit card on it, but my salary goes. .. the thought blazed through my mind like a falling star, 'Why couldn't I use her to get myself off.'I'll admit that I'm no stud-muffin. At 15 I was still skinny as a rail and had that computer-geek whitefish complexion that you get from sitting in front of your computer all day playing video games and working on programs.Needless to say I was still a virgin. But I wanted to lay a girl in the worst way. It was just that I was too shy to put myself in a position to get one to do anything with.