In which we’re cast back to the olden days
Published at 9:45 am on April 21st, 2009
Filed under: Dear Diary.
You probably thought, like me, that the days of people bathing in a tin bath by the fire, jugs of water heated on the kitchen range, were a thing of the past. To be honest, they probably are. It doesn’t feel like that sometimes, though.
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Keyword noise: boiler, British Gas, heating, hot water, plumbing, repairs.
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.