Interior
Sorting out those final few chores
We’ve had a weekend of odd-jobs. I finally got around to changing the wiring on a double light switch (the left switch turned on the right light and vice-versa), programming the central heating timer (it’s only just got cold enough to bother us), and beginning to move some of our possessions into the loft. […]
28Oct2007 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
Enjoying the fruits
We had some friends visiting this weekend, and it was the first time we have been able to really appreciate the enjoyment of just living in our new house. While there are still a few minor details to be sorted out (our new easy-open loft hatch needs painting, the spare room needs tidying, and […]
22Oct2007 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
Fly spray is my friend
A swarm of angry flies took me by surprise this week, but I had the last laugh. I returned home from work on a hot and sunny Thursday afternoon and opened a window in the top floor bedroom. As the window opened, a black wall of flies headed towards me from inside the […]
6Oct2007 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
Flooding aftermath news and a busy week ahead
My slippers have just about dried out, as has our living room carpet. While memories of the great stop cock flood of 2007 will endure for a generation, life has moved on. Our carpet was left stained and still slightly soggy, so the site manager has agreed to replace it without any fuss. […]
23Sep2007 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
FLOOD! Ground floor flooded by faulty stop cock
When there is a leaking water pipe in your house, you should turn off the water supply at the stop cock. When the stop cock then snaps off in your hand, you should swear violently and prepare to get very, very wet . . .
Yesterday was a bizarre, twisted day. Those 6 remaining […]