An atmosphere of sadness tangible yet, somehow, intangible hangs over the spoon-shaped vale of Trepanning's woes this morning,
writes Clare Terrace.
A lone bell chimes its mournful clang-clang-clang from The Shambles, as if, somehow, it was the metallic heart that beats at the very middle of the Town's tangible loss.
For today was to be Drilly Day which, in a very real sense, is the biggest day in the calendar. Though not literally, of course, as it is set in 18 point Grotesk Fancynancy and is therefore the same as the other dates.
And among the goodtownsfolken, a wistful sadness of dejavu still prevails, for, less than 72 hours ago, today would have been the day after the day that was the day after tomorrow and now it is a fortnight the day before yesterday. Their loss is almost unexplainable. The bell clangs again and, in a very real and literal sense, it will rust in a pool of tears.
This is
Clare Terrace for Drilly Day Live, determined and dispassionate while all around me are weeping.
posted by Clare at Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Owing to events wildly out of our control, Drilly Day will, for the first time, be postponed this year. After a meeting of the Drilly Day Council and in accordance with precise numerological precepts that, in the words of Professor Hardy Polphetamine of the University of the Third Eye, "date back yonks", a new date of Monday 5 May has been set: 05052003.
The change was forced upon the Council by recalibration works carried out after Mrs. Uren's Curved Time Oven was involved in a serious incident. During experiments to create Vanilla Hyperslices, a ring doughnut was fed into one end of the apparatus by mistake and a patisserie violation occurred. Students of the Quantum Bakery School are said to be suffering from clinical deja vu as clocks are set back twelve days and 21 minutes following the incident.
Semantics experts are now trying to clear the building of past participles and improper tense inflections that may aggravate time continuums while allowing more generous sell-by dates. Savoury items have not been affected.
posted by Trepanning Town Council at Monday, April 21, 2003
Drilly Day Bus Timetable Changes
Issued on behalf of 
As usual at this time of year, Drilly Day forces us to suspend all bus services with effect from 1200 TTime on Drilly Eve - May 4 until 4pm on Drilly Dayafter, May 6, where we will run a Sunday service subject to finding a few of our drivers not in an advanced state of enlightenment.
As always, stand facing the bus when you hear it approaching and raise your arm if you wish to be excused from boarding. Please have the correct change ready and do not talk to the driver or otherwise distract his attention while he concentrates on issuing your ticket. Do not stand forward of this notice.
posted by Trepanning Town Council at Monday, April 21, 2003
Welcome to live commentary from Drilly Day in Trepanning in Cornwall.
Coverage begins on Drilly Eve 22 April.
posted by Trepanning Town Council at Friday, April 18, 2003
Drilly
Day Live.
