The Amazing Verb Form

[takadainmate]

Oh, British Gas. I think you just overcharged me £300 there. If you didn't, I am buggered beyond belief and will likely be begging on the streets by the end of the month. And, really, I just don't think I react like a normal person would to such a traumatising bill. Mostly I just laughed

Comments

[allothi]

Tea! Tea solves all problems! Hey, once you've drunk it, you can use the empty mug as a begging bowl! It won't fit that much cash, but that's all right 'cause given the recession, people probably won't give you much anyway.

[takadainmate]

Thank you for your heartwarming and helpful suggestions! I hadn't thought of how I could use a tea cup as a begging bowl! This is excellent advice. Have you ever considered a career in counselling?

Perhaps you are right though, given the economic situation, I should just cut straight to the essentials and beg directly for tea.

XD

[allothi]

I don't think you'll get anyone to give you tea. The more stressful the times, the more they'll want to keep it for themselves.

My friends are always telling me I'm "such a comfort." In a very interesting tone of voice, too.

[takadainmate]

Surely people will take pity on my tealessness! How could they be so CRUEL?!

Yeah. I can imagine that. I certainly felt comforted.

[j_apollo]

You will not be pleased to hear then that I had no hangover on Sunday. The worst I have ever had from a night of drinking so far is a slight headache ;)

Also I got a pack of forms from my university today. I now have approxiamtely 3 billion different forms to fill in. Not fun.

Between 4 people in my house we don't even manage 300 pounds a quarter, even in winter so I'm sure your bill is probably wrong.

(Also what do you think about going back to the Old Explorer for the May Merlin thing?)

[takadainmate]

Damn you. Though you did skip a couple of glasses, so I'm going to just blame it on that.

Have fun filling out forms! I know I love doing them. I may write my CV up today, which is almost as much fun.

Srsly. The usage they estimated for me was about 5 times what I'd actually used.

(Was that the place near Oxford Circus? If so that sounds good. It was a nice place and we haven't been there in ages...)

[dmajor7th]

I agree with commenter 1- tea DOES solve everything.

I too have been hit by Gas Bill of Doom. *empathetic hug* £506 for a quarter? Pffft.

Your travels sound so jolly! Your hangover doesn't.

*tea*

[takadainmate]

Without tea I'm not sure what I'd do. Die, possibly?

Is yours even right? I know mine isn't. They "estimated" numbers out of their collective arses I think.

Well, jolly is one word. Skint-making and gay are others. Still, should be good. Without hangovers, but they appear to be part and parcel of my life so hey ho.

[dmajor7th]

The bill does say 'estimated'. Should I call them? We have one psycho housemate who left the heating on 24/7 at 22c, so it might very well be right....

Ooo, jolly, skint-making, gay travels! :D

[takadainmate]

You should have a meter somewhere. Find it and take the readings yourself. Depending on your type of heating it will be one, two or three numbers probably. Compare with their estimates. They do seem prone to over-zealous exaggeration, as evidenced by their estimations for me which I'm not sure I could have accrued even if I'd tried really hard.

They are the best kind!

[loki_dip]

[takadainmate]

They estimated numbers in a magical land where one person can use more megawatts than a power station can produce in four years. It is truly special.

[hazzardgal]

WHEN ARE YOU COMING TO VIRGINIA??

altho (2) does seem much more exciting.