A couple of months ago Leftwing Idiot went away for a few days and I wrote about the challenge that posed for me because he provides me with a lot of support.

In a few weeks he’s going away again and tonight, when I looked at the dates, it dawned on me that this time it’s going to be for six weeks.

I’ve drawn up a list of my friends who I hope will fill the support gap and I’ve split them into two categories: those who I can schedule to help me with practical stuff and those who live close enough to get here in an emergency.

Leftwing Idiot summed up my most pressing support need, “You need to make sure you’re not left in a situation where you could be stuck on the floor doing the ‘dying fish’ move for hours.”