by mid morning there was a fine drizzle falling , the sort that seemed to make a person just as wet as any downpour , and by lunchtime i was miserable , shivering over a plate of pie and chips in the canteen and tempted not to go out again , to feign sickness ; i knew this wasnt on , though , my supervisor wouldnt be happy letting me go off sick if i was only working a week or two .