I slept right through
until my alarm went off this morning. That's happened a few times
lately. I'm quite pleased about that. I got up, had brekkie whilst
watching "Saxondale" and then checked my emails.
One of them was from the
leccie company. They have reviewed my power usage and have reduced my
combined leecie and gas bill by twenty quid per month. I wish they'd
stop messing about like this; they do the same thing every six
months. I use more power in heating and lighting over the winter so
they see that and increase the direct debit in March. And then over
the summer I use less (because it is summer) and so they put
the bill down again in September. You would think they'd take summer
and winter usage into account when they work out the bills; after all
we get summers and winters every year.
And there were more
emailed replies to the survey I've sent out. Using SurveyMonkey I've
circulated a survey on behalf of the astro club committee to see what
the punters make of what goes on at astro club. I've had twenty-odd
replies so far... and one whinge from the obligatory plum who can't
get the thing to work.
I get almost identical
gripes from people who can't solve some of the geo-puzzles that I've
set; what do you say to people like this. Everyone else can make the
thing work. Clearly it's not what I've done that is at fault....
I set off to work
listening to the radio as usual; there was little of note. The
Scottish independence vote still commands the headlines even though
most people are now getting bored of hearing about it. Shares in
Scottish businesses fell at the weekend when the "Yes"
vote got a boost in the polls. All three major British political
parties are against the idea. The Queen would seem
to be pro-unionist and now even the Welsh premier says he's
against Scottish independence too. There are a million and one
reasons why it's a silly idea (for Scotland), and only
misplaced national pride in favour of it (for Scotland). The
sooner the idea gets thrown out the better.
Arky-ologists have
discovered another Stonehenge just two miles from the first. This
one's underground. Perhaps that's why they've missed it for so
long.
And I had a wry smile
when I heard that the power companies are being forced to pay money
back to customers
they overcharged. Perhaps this is why my leccie company is
forever fiddling with my bill; they are terrified of being accused of
profiteeering.
Once at work I did what I
could. A colleague had brought in cake; that went down very nicely.
And lunchtime's sax practice was OK too. As I was walking out to do
sax practice I heard my name being called. It was someone I used to
work with; someone I'd not seen since the fruits of my lion were in
nappies. And she's been working just down the corridor from me for
these last three years. It's amazing what you miss when you don't pay
attention.
Once home I took "Furry
Face TM" for a walk. I repaired some of
the damage that the blue menace ("er indoors TM")
had done to South Ashford. And my mummy phoned. Someone ("My
Boy TM") had told her that I have already
had my surgical nasal re-bore, and she wouldn't believe that I hadn't
until I reminded her that I would be sure to let her know because I
would expect a "going in to hospital" present.
(hint! hint!)
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