I slept well despite the heat. Over
brekkie I saw that this blog had got a comment. Every entry has the option to
leave a comment; sometimes people do so. The entry from 8 September 2010 had a
comment today. On 8 September 2010 we had a new boiler fitted. Someone
commented about that entry by telling me all about SEO Sparks of 385 Redding Rd
#207, Lexington, KY. Apparently they drive targeted marketing to websites. Or
just randomly spam blogs from eight years ago, depending on your perspective.
I took the dogs for an early walk; the
idea being to get done before it got too hot. As we walked up the road we met a
small child who said hello to “blue dog”
and “pink dog”. This boy told me that
my dogs are named after the colours of their collars and leads. That’s nice for
them.
As we walked through Bowens Field we met
a mad old woman who started screaming because my dogs were off of their leads,
and she snatched her (leaded) dog up
presumably before my slavering wolf pack ate her precious petal. As she ranted
about how dogs should all be on leads I smiled sweetly, and made the
observation that some people shouldn’t have dogs.
We walked slowly. Fudge was straggling.
Just at the point where I thought I should pick him up he saw some other dogs
of our acquaintance (a hundred yards
behind us) and he set off to bother them like a bullet from a gun. He *can* put on a turn of speed when it
suits him.
We came home; I put on old painting
clothes and got another fence panel painted. I think I’ve got twelve more to
do, and one to dig out and replace and then paint.
As I painted Treacle dug two separate
holes in the lawn. Admittedly Fudge was a couple of years old when he came to
stay (permanently) with us, and
Treacle is only a baby. But Fudge *never*
dug holes in the garden.
With the dogs settled I drove round to
the tip. I seem to spend too much time there; I seem to feel somewhat
possessive of the place. Today there were so many normal people about; all
swarming. Not one was looking where they were going, either when carrying
rubbish about or when driving in and out.
From the tip I went up to Aylesford pond
shop for a new ultra-violet light for the pond filter. I also got some jollop
to clear the green algae. But (as the man
said) the sunlight is the cause of the algae. I have a plan to build a
protective pergola over the pond.
Are any of my loyal readers any good at
carpentry?
I was hungry so I went to the Aylesford
McDonalds. The idiots in front of me had to be seen to be believed. The bloke
had to repeat everything the assistant said to his girlfriend. they he had to
poke her to get her attention and repeat himself again. Every sentence from
behind the till was repeated, then (after
a poke) repeated again. If only she'd put her phone down and ordered the
food herself we could all have been out so much quicker.
It was ironic that once their order was
complete she then had a major hissy fit because the boyfriend had paid and she
had wanted to use her new credit card. I considered making the observation that
it is amazing what you miss if you don't stay alert, but I thought better of
it.
I got to work a few minutes early. It
was as well that I did; the car park was full. I eventually found a space, and
as I walked through he car park to work I was amazed at just how many people
were sitting in their cars with the engines running. Presumably to get the
benefits of their cars' air conditioning?
Once at work I did my thing (as I do). Having a late start meant that
I could get so much done before work, but a late start does make for a late
finish…
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