In which I'm is baffled by foreign manuals
Published at 9:32 am on November 4th, 2007
Filed under: Dear Diary.
Well, the new kitchen is just about finished, apart from a few little bits of pelmet and so on. The only problem is: working out how to operate it all. The hob, the oven, the microwave, all have lots of buttons and switches and dials, but I’ve no idea how exactly it all fits together, what works what. The manuals aren’t much help, either, as they seem to be largely in German. I was planning lots of baking when everything got sorted out – it might have to wait until I’ve remembered where I last saw my English-German dictionary. Ah, well, I suppose that means I have time to sort out my day-by-day photos of the kitchen being rebuilt.
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Keyword noise: appliance, German, instructions, kitchen, manuals, renovation.
In which the broken shredder is sensibly disposed of, to our disappointment
Published at 6:59 pm on February 28th, 2007
Filed under: The Old Office.
The shredder didn’t go anywhere, in the end. Before anyone could lift it, the branch office phoned up and said: “don’t throw it away! Fix it!” I explained it was unfixable, by me at any rate. So, they phoned up the Office Secretary and said: “don’t let them throw it away! Find someone competent to fix it!” The Office Secretary told them to stop being silly, and started shopping for a replacement, before throwing the broken one out in a sensible, unimaginative fashion. I was mildly disappointed.
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Keyword noise: appliance, disposal, recycling, repairs, rubbish, shredder.
In which we’re trying to get rid of something
Published at 10:11 pm on February 26th, 2007
Filed under: The Old Office.
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