When you see a strip like this (or one which mainly consists of sets of eyes in darkness) you can usually guarantee that the cartoonist involved has fallen behind with his drawing and is desperately trying to catch up to a deadline. However, in this case, just for once, this was simply my reaction to how all the shops, houses and streetscapes in Hastings look now all the decorations have come down. Suddenly we move from the exuberance of Christmas to the bleak grey hangover of January.