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[BrilloPad]

That often?

Or do you mean "I owned a bath before visiting the divorce courts"

On my cycles I often get the hose pipe turned on me - does that count?

[eek]

New coffee machine has arrived (top of the range Nespresso as I'm lazy and the coffee in 15 seconds from switching on was a winner).

Unfortunately Mrs Eek hasn't told me where she wants it in the kitchen and I'm not moving things round to put it where I want it until she's agreed.

Also the capsule container I want isn't a freebie and I can't be bothered to go to a boutique to sweet talk them into giving me the other one as the shops in Copenhagen are far, far easier (I walk past 2 between the metro and the office) to get to than my local one...

[barrydidit]

Also, when did dentists' receptionists start chuckling at one's lame attempts at humour in the face of adversity, rather than ignoring them and continuing to act like stony-faced curmudgeons? I've encountered this a couple of times over the last few years and it's a huge cultural shift of which I, for one, approve

Come on, own up. You've gone private haven't you?

[Alias]

[NickFitz]

Come on, own up. You've gone private haven't you?

Not yet, though I probably would have tried the magic words if they'd been unable to see me as an NHS patient today

[NickFitz]

[BrilloPad]

Yesterday at the North end of London Bridge the left turn into Cannon Street had been closed off. I assumed it was an accident.

However still closed today!

Lots of cars/bikes going through bank - its going to be a bonanza for tfl....

[WTFH]

Going to change The Wife's (tm) car. Normally buy her a <2 year old one.
Getting one isn't as easy as you think, when the requirements are: room for The Dog (tw), reasonable ground clearance, 4wd, petrol & auto.
Found one second hand, 5k miles on the clock, 17 plate: £29k (or financed at 4.6% interest).
Decided to look at the new price on Broadspeed/Carwow and got exactly same model with £1k of extras, made to order: £28k (financed at 0.5% interest).

So, buying 1 year old is more expensive than new - and it's not even some rare breed car. New she gets.


The good thing is by spending more on her car, when I order the Stelvio she won't be in a position to comment.

[BrilloPad]

Also, when did dentists' receptionists start chuckling at one's lame attempts at humour in the face of adversity, rather than ignoring them and continuing to act like stony-faced curmudgeons? I've encountered this a couple of times over the last few years and it's a huge cultural shift of which I, for one, approve

Is your appointment at 2:30? Tooth-hurty?

Forget it....

[BrilloPad]

New coffee machine has arrived (top of the range Nespresso as I'm lazy and the coffee in 15 seconds from switching on was a winner).

Unfortunately Mrs Eek hasn't told me where she wants it in the kitchen and I'm not moving things round to put it where I want it until she's agreed.

So now you get your 4rse kicked for not installing it sooner. As opposed to putting it in the wrong place.