7 minutes

 The verbally ordered alarm yesterday sounds this morning, seemingly just after sleep wins over a wakeful night. It is playing that seaside melody, the tune seems to be a default. It is dark, because it is only six in the morning. Take a wakeup shower, not one that is necessary, but it serves it's purpose. Then return to the bedroom and put on the clothes laid out in preparation last night. They are nothing special at all, jeans pullover and underwear. But there is no need to think about them, all the thinking had been done last night. In the kitchen press the coffee grinder's button twice and fill up the middle-sized coffee machine. Put it onto the gas stove, let the gas hiss as it works to heat the aluminium pressure percolator. There is a picture of a man pointing upwards as a trade mark on the coffee machine.

Bread, butter, and a few slices of salami. This is an early morning breakfast

Check all the papers, and remember to pack away the shaver and the toothbrush.

And then take the orange suitcase and the small camera bag away on their journey to Dublin. There is activity on the streets already, children hurrying to get to school.

At the bus stop the electronic notice indicates that the bus is late. This could be silly, it would mean missing the early train to the airport. When the bus arrives, realise why it is late. The driver is a pedantic fool, a man who insists on waiting until the delivery truck waiting at the bus stop has been forced to move on by his hooting of the horn and his shouting. He could have stopped two metres away and let his rights as a bus driver be. Two stunds like that, realise that the sum of these things cause the delay.

Rush through the station, down through the tunnel, and up to the tracks, just as the doors begin to close.

The mask is inflating and deflating like a bellows due to the heavy breathing after the run through the station. But all is well now, the train speeds on.

At the airport, check the email.

There are two warnings that the bus in Landshut has been delayed.

A matter of seven minutes.