Having sometimes turned up at rehearsals or even gigs without something vital (such as, on one occasion, my bass!) I try to carefully check things before I leave the house. For regular events, it is fairly easy but it gets a little more complicated when I’m doing things that are out of the ordinary. For example, tonight is the final rehearsal with the Broom Leys Choral Society before Friday’s concert so I need both my electric and upright basses and all the bits and pieces to go with them.

Time to stop typing and go and do my final pre-flight check.