Doing the papers in the snow this morning, I end up looking like a snowman at one point. With the schools being off and the weather cold the streets are empty. Maybe it’s a reflection on society that either kids don’t play out any longer, or families can’t afford to be out and about as much. I get home and after a reviving cup of coffee decide to take a look at fixing the doorbell. After a quick squirt of WD40 I pull the bell push off the door, breaking it in two in the process. It just goes to show you really shouldn’t rush into these things. Having decided it’s the battery I set off to buy one, plus a larger grille to cover the holes I drilled last week in the wall. The larger grille being required to cover the mess I made. Having made the purchases I manage to put the doorbell back together and it sticks, and works, at least for now. I have so far fitted one of the four grilles, and that to an outside wall, so we still have Siberian type winds blowing into the lounge through the holes I drilled, still I’m sure we’ll be grateful for the breeze if summer ever arrives.
I knocked out the ironing while listening to music-on-hold for 25 minutes, as I was phoning HMRC the tax office. Later on the youngest and I go to see Trance at the cinema. It’s an interesting experience as the film is a 15 certificate and contains some sexual content, so I adopt the tactic of parents through the ages and just look straight ahead and say nothing at the appropriate time. Though we do both wince at the same time when one chap gets shot in the trouser area, a natural reaction for most blokes. A decent film and I certainly had no idea what was going on until the end.
Do a quick jay-le-taxi run for the eldest who is going on a sleep-over, which as all parents of teenagers will know means that the child will return having had little sleep, but will be wanting to sleep in front of your telly, and will be very grumpy by late afternoon.
Yours awaiting summer
Jay
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