• Ankle pain: check.
• Slight hangover: check.
• Scorching weather: check.
• Unbearably messy and disorganised tool shed: check
• OCD: check.
• Pile of junk to be moved: check
• Rotting wooden pier to dismantle: check
• Big back of compost and soil that the driver could not be ars... did not think of leaving in the right place: check
• Bindweeds taking over the whole place: check
• Wonderful allotment volunteers: check
• Birthday treats for Luis: check.
• Positive attitude: check check check.

Post mission recap

• Tool shed organised and presentable
• Pier dismantled and usable planks put away
• Pile of junk removed
• Bag of compost and soil left where it should have been in the first place if the driver had had the slightest... Moved.
• Bindweeds terminated
• Luis happy despite being older.
• McDonald's cure for hangover spotted.
• Level of satisfaction: 10/10