I have advised me colleagues (as SF & HL used to put it in “a bit of Fry and Laurie”) to keep their distance in case my cold is still infectious, Deb finally came down with it this A.M. I will try my best not to cough in any particular person’s direction, (unless said particular person has managed to really really really piss me off in some way, in which case f**k-um) if I possibly can and I will, unlike Prash, cover my mouth when I sneeze.
Very quite this evening, (mild weather?) didn’t take a call for first 45 minutes.
Quick Buzz (meeting) just B4 10pm nothing of import discussed. We’re quite short staffed tonight, 4 on holiday and one no show (Julie B – I understand her Dad’s ill so her absence is possible related to that) so lets hope it stays slow.
02:51 – My wish came true it’s been dead, taking a call perhaps every 15minutes. I managed to sort out a number of water leaks, over the phone, which saved the engineer a visit and the customer from suffering any additional damage. It astonishes me how ignorant so many people are about where things are or how things work in their own houses. So many assume that I should know where their stopcock / gas-meter / fuse-box is and are genuinely astonished when I explain that it’s their responsibility to know these things! I’m usually able to talk them through the process of locating the required thing however.
snippet – based on a few years worth of calls, it seems that most people under 30 are unable to either wire a plug or change a fuse. However, often times they can tell you how to rectify the software fault that caused the computer crash that caused the power failure in the first place.
Once again I displayed my ignorance of all things celebrity when Carol mentioned that Jada Koren Pinkett had opened a kindergarten. Jada Koren Pinkett [September 18, 1971 (1971-09-18)(age 37) Baltimore, Maryland United States] is the wife of actor Will Smith and a well known actress in her own right. I have no recollection of ever, ever, ever having heard of her - EVER!
Almost forgot, Gail brought in home made rock cakes tonight and they were very Moorish. Well done Gail, more please.
I have kept trying to start reading John Harrison’s book, Vegetable Growing – month by month. Each time I start I am distracted by something, for example his allotment website which he mentions in the very first line of the introduction. Not the best idea, I would suggest, if you are trying to get people to buy your book, if I’d come across it and noticed the web address I would used that resource and not bought the book (please note – Deb bought this book on-line).
04:15 – My phone alarm, reminding me that Hannah has Cubs, went off 12 hours early and nearly gave me a coronary. Time for lunch, Tomato and Mozzarella pasta bake, catch you la8r respected reader.
Oh God, my stomach feels so full, and boated, I’ve got to lose weight,
I’d take long walks if both my legs weren’t so painful. I don’t understand why the calf muscles in my right leg are still so tender. By now I would have thought they would be back to normal.
Listening to the Economist Audio edition, which I downloaded as a torrent, and I’m enjoying it immensely. I’ll have to see if the person who seeded the torrent does this for every issue. The only problem with this idea is that it means I’ll have even less time to listen to the Podcasts I already subscribe to. I’m currently listening to an article about Congo and Rwanda working together to defeat the rebel armies (FDLR & LRA) that plague them both.
Ran out of black pens on my return from lunch so had to finally salvage what I could from my broken down set of draws. Grabbed everything that looked like it would write plus a file full of desk aids. Removed and destroyed out of date desk aids will restock file tonight.
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