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One depressed pigeon on a very old roof.
George, the destroyer of old roofs and creator of new roofs.
Look, tiles it hath .......
......... and a gutter. Looks like the pigeon's been back too.
It lacks but some leading, but it was too wet to do that.
Showering, going to bed and .... in my house. Many thanks to Ian and Rebecca for their loan of the lean, clean, steam machine, which makes revealing the wonderful colours that the room was painted in much easier.It was a bit scary yesterday when the electric all went off, but I was able to switch it on again when it had had a rest, so that was OK.
There is something innately satisfying about getting old wallpaper off the walls. It also showed that the house did have damp treatment in the past. Not sure why they didn't do all the walls, which would have saved me money.
Still things are getting exciting now. The builder starts today, the electrician tomorrow and the plumber will take the old boiler out at the end of the week.
Another nice which has happied me a great deal is that the plumber, Les, recommended by Tim .... what a nice bloke he is .... just happens to be working on a kitchen refit. The lady whose kitchen it is has a washer-dryer and dishwasher she wants to get rid of. Hey presto, I have a dishwasher and washer at much less than I would have paid at Cumet or Corrys. Very, very cool. Thanks also to Les for thinking of me and setting up the deal. He's nearly as nice as Tim!
So, back to stripping now ......
At the beginning of July I sent off for a rather expensive coffee machine for Andy’s birthday. The firm in question did send one out, but it was second hand and broken. Finally after countless phonecalls and a great deal of stress, they have refunded my money.
A little tribute to GoCoffee ........
Deep down in quaint old Bicester, right in Oxfordshire,
On a wholesale complex at the end of an email wire.
There stands a coffee warehouse built of metal and stone,
Where works a man named Odley who's always on the phone.
He never learned to tell the truth or treat people right
I think his firm is a pile of shite.
Go, go, GoCoffee, go, go, go
GoCoffee, go, go, go
GoCoffee, go, go, go
GoCoffee, go, go, go
Aah - Coffee'll be Good
He said he had a red machine, he took my cash,
But when it finally landed it was second hand trash.
I asked for a refund, and Tom said no
Mark is off on holiday so we're on go slow
Ringing up to check every single day
I didn't think that firm would ever pay
Go, go, GoCoffee, go, go, go
GoCoffee, go, go, go
GoCoffee, go, go, go
GoCoffee, go, go, go
Aah - Coffee'll be Good
Ooh
Well, his client told him, Someday, you would be a man,
an' you would pay back money as fast as you can.
Many people coming from miles around
to pick up ordered goods before the sun goes down.
Maybe someday, your firm will be in court
for treating clients badly and selling them short
Go, go, GoCoffee, go, go, go
GoCoffee, go, go, go
GoCoffee, go, go, go
GoCoffee, go, go, go
Aah - Coffee'll be Good
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