Tag: plumbers
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This is what plumbers do to you
This is how I feel right now. And no, it’s not because I haven’t had a day off since the 4th of September although that probably doesn’t help. It’s plumbers. They’re the bane of my existence. Every single time they come out to do a job they stuff something up. Every. Single. Time. First there was […]
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When pleasing the neighbour becomes impossible
Our neighbour returned yesterday after a two-week holiday in Crete. We specifically organised all the ceiling repairs to her flat for while she was away so that she didn’t have to be here for any of it. This is what she wanted. So naturally we thought she’d be really thrilled to see it all done […]
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Thin Ice
A little while ago I donated to the Kickstarter campaign to bring the Thin Ice climate change documentary to US television. My name is even listed on this page. WooHoo! I haven’t heard anything about it for some time and so went looking to see what stage they’re at. It turns out the documentary began […]
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The leak returns
I’m sure everyone is sick of hearing about my domestic problems but there are more and writing about it seems to make me feel better. So here’s the next chapter. The new ceiling went up in the downstairs flat today and while the workmen were plastering over it water started dripping again. They alerted me […]