Mundane News

[deptfordmarmoset]

And tomorrow it'll be yesterday...

But, for clarity
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Could be a very tardy mardi.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

England have declared against Sri Lanka.

 

[Speicher]

I fixed my errant oven. £26 for the element, 25 mins of time.

A very helpful gentleman fixed my oven. I did not know exactly which element I needed, or whether it was a faulty thermostat. So I 'phoned an expert on Monday. He was here this morning for about forty minutes, and had the spare part in his van. Does anyone want to guess the bill I received?

 

[pjd57]

England have declared against Sri Lanka.

Declared what ?

 

[colly]

A very helpful gentleman fixed my oven. I did not know exactly which element I needed, or whether it was a faulty thermostat. So I 'phoned an expert on Monday. He was here this morning for about forty minutes, and had the spare part in his van. Does anyone want to guess the bill I received?

Based on what I was quoted before I did it myself ......£90

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Declared what ?

''We're bored now, you can have a go....''

 

[Speicher]

Based on what I was quoted before I did it myself ......£90

£65 here

Which I thought was reasonable. The oven is built-in so it had to be removed from the housing, and the door removed etc.

 

[classic33]

£65 here

Which I thought was reasonable. The oven is built-in so it had to be removed from the housing, and the door removed etc.

£5·01 more than I thought.

 

[Reynard]

He might, if he'd intended eating it!

It's too late now. I've very definitely scarfed it.

 

[Reynard]

Double decker, or triple decker?

Shortbread, caramel and choccy on top. So that's three layers by my count.

From the Tesco ISB, 15p on YS.

 

[Reynard]

We have a grumpy Tortie...

So do I. Grumpy torties are the best

 

[Reynard]

A friend of mine is currently restoring a Lancia Integrale.

Very nice... They were fabby rally cars as well, back in the Group A era...

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

So do I. Grumpy torties are the best

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My daughter is good at giving me the same look.

 

[Reynard]

I have done some sewing this morning.

On the owies front, I now look less like a panda and I can actually start to bend my right knee. It is still the colour of an aubergine, but hey, it's a start...

About to tootle off for some lunch in a bit. There are some prawns in the fridge, so they might make an appearance on my plate.

 

[Speicher]

£5·01 more than I thought.

He also adjusted the oven door so that less heat escaped from the oven. I was expecting a bill of circa £40 for an hour of labour. If Espares sold me the part at £x, he would probably get it at 60% or thereabouts of x. I could not be certain which element I needed.

Also I would have needed to purchase steel toe-capped boots to wear while carrying out the task to appropriate Elf and Sfty parameters.