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Apparently I jinxed the boiler
The plumber turned up out of the blue to do some final checks and fill in some paperwork and apparently the whole caboodle is kaput in some mysterious fashion relating to the number 8.
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Well this is interesting
No water in the taps*.
Oh well! I suppose we shall just have to drink wine.
*Effecting whole street. Burst water main. United Utilities aware of and working on the problem.
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Grrrrrr
Roofers Due: 1st Jan
Roofers Arrive: 23rd May
Head Roofer Goes on Holiday: 1st June
Remaining Roofer: Not seen since
Massive Thunderstorm: Today
Roof: Leaks
New Paintwork: Damaged
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The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Good: Eastercon
Bad: Getting behind on multiple fronts
Ugly: Arriving home to find the breaker had tripped in the kitchen and the fridge and freezer had warmed up to room temperature
The Fortunate: Freezer recently defrosted, no meat in fridge.
This entry was originally posted at conventions:eastercon:2011, conventions:eastercon, conventions, houseInsulating the Cellar
Having, in a fit or organisational enthusiasm, purchased 40 rolls of sheep's wool insulation I spent most of last weekend installing it in the cellar ( Read more... )A word from the wise
Consider the, entirely hypothetical, situation in which you have persuaded your wife, partner or other interested party to enter your attic to put into practice a theory of yours involving sheep's wool insulation and solving a leaky roof. You have persuaded them to do this on the, not unreasonable, grounds that they are smaller than you are and ( Read more... )How come
... the roof mostly only leaks when B. isn't here?I has kitchen table
We have, for many years, made do perfectly well with a succession of tables that seat 6 people. When our roleplaying group consisted of two childless couples and one single man this was more than sufficient to feed the group round. These days roleplaying consists of three couples with, between us four children who come along for the ride. We end ( Read more... )
