help point
if all goes wrong, climb on the ceiling:
June 2004
magic drinks
did you know you can change your drink just by pressing one of these circles on the outside of the cup in trendy coffee shop ‘eat’ ?
try it. let me know what happens.
blossom
the rain has emptied some trees of blossom. in some places this works well.
leaks
it’s been a bit rainy for the last 24 hours. even the drains have given up and have decided that ‘if you can’t beat them join them’ and are now spewing water out in to the streets.
this means you can wet up and down at the same time.
we had a gas leak at home yesterday apparently. this is a very eery thing as last time i bought a bass guitar (10 years ago) that was also related to a gas leak (my housemate couldn’t afford the gas bill so i paid and he gave me his guitar). yesterday i bought my new bass and the gas starts leaking.
we’re or what ?
urinals
street urinals have arrived in london. i’m sure this must be as a direct result of our involvement in europe.
the new boiler …
… is very very big.
we might be saving the global environment with our low pollution boilet, but we have spoilt the local kitchen environment. oh well.
come to london. the streets are paved with …
… broken guitars.
hoorah for tin pan alley
football
here’s one for those who like football a little.
it’s a little football.
coat hangers
elton was right. the coat hangers are uprising.
the big tap
ah. the big tap was there all along. here is a much better picture.
as safe as horses
i see these horses regularly (about every 12 months). The first picture shows them walking carefully through red lights near Paddington Station.
The second picture shows them on Gloucester Place where they were really cutting lose and sort of half galloping randomly down the street. this one was a bit more taxing for the one rider/3 horses ratio
“nice butt”
it turns out they do have to throw that green thing away. they’ve replaced it with a blue one which is a much nicer colour.
so the poor old green one stands outside. but what’s this ? he has found a friend. it’s the water butt !
it’s like a salt water fish meeting a fresh water fish. it’s domestic hot water heater meeting the cold rain water storer.
they are chalk and cheese. but they get on SO well.
debris
the plumbers have gone home. but not before a chap telling me he was going to sort out the 22s (because they go in to two 15s at the moment and that’s the reason he had to take the floor up). he’s also going to do the TSPs and the ladd rad tomorrow.
pity i’m going to work and will miss all the fun !
anyway, it’s starting to look good. our outside now has a sheet shoved in it(left) and we have lots of debris in our back garden (right):
radiohead
it’s traditional to give the domestic workmen drinks and biscuits and stuff. i’m in my office writing and reviewing documents so i can’t do that.
so instead i’m playing radiohead at them. so far so good.
we’re working our way through in reverse chronological order.
but get this. i spotted it was raining and went out and got the washing in. how did i spot it was raining ? by smell. how fantastic is that ?
i’m like a fox or some other slightly domesticated wild animal (who happens to have a website).
pokey things
i went downstairs for a sandwich and decided not to bother. i’ve got plenty of chocolate to keep me going.
the boiler men are absolutely everywhere and so are all their things.
here is the inside of our old boiler.
oh
i’m locked away in my office so i didn’t realise what has become of the house until i popped down to the kitchen for a cup of hot water.
here is a tidy bit. it seems you need to take the floor up if you want to mend the heating. i REALLY don’t understand these things.
which is why i’ve whizzed back to the office to get back on with my work and pretend it’s all not happening !
