Boiler problems

Plumbers are very touchy sensitive creatures – as I often warn regular readers.

I was out of the office when Mr Tara Plumbing took a call from someone who demanded that T.P. should attend and fix a broken boiler.

” Did we install it?”

‘No’

” Why should we come and fix it then?”

I know – we run a business so that might sound a strange question.

Reason: We really are a grumpy old pair who can’ tolerate bad manners / rudeness.

” We only attend to boilers we have installed – that way I can be confident that it has been installed correctly; I might be able to diagnose the problem; and I might even have a spare replacement part!”

Mr T.P. asked: ” Whyhave you called us? Why not call whoever normally services your boiler” Reply: ‘ It is only 4 years old.’

Mr T.P.: “It should have been serviced every year.”Then the caller went on to tell Mr T.P. that they had called British Gas but thought they were too expensive.

The sort of comment that always amazes us and begs the question:

“Why do you imagine we would be any cheaper?”

” Why do you imagine T.P. want to come and fix your problems at some discount price when you could not even be bothered to have the system regularly checked and maintained!”

In the event of boiler breakdown our advise is always contact:

1. The installer (if recent);
2. The person who regularly services it;
3. The boiler manufacturer.

Naked bike ride season ~June 6-14th

To be completly explicit I should say, based on the photographs, that is naked people riding bikes, not people riding naked bikes.

I am amazed to discover that in June all around the world people are embarking on naked bike rides.

Http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=List_of_rides#UK

I only heard about this because I’m on a yahoo list of vegetarians – we meet up occasionally and indulge in eating vegan food. The email that caught my attention said would it be fun to all meet up and express our naturist urges!

Some people have replied – they are going. Can you imagine meeting up with strangers and vague acquaintances, with no clothes on! I can – I can imagine it could be a lot of fun – if it was indoors, some where very private and very comfortable – I think there are other websites for arranging that kind of rendezvous.

I am not at all inhibited and there is no part of my body that I’m embarrassed about or would like to change – really. I’d rather try Isaac Newton’s experiment of putting pins in my eyes, however, than ride a bicycle with out at least 2 layers of cloth between my very delicate private parts and the saddle. As well as comfort there are hygiene considerations… Sorry.

It has also been more than a decade since my mammories could be allowed out and about unleashed, though I do support a fine pair, this is again for their own comfort – I don’t do bra-less. I guess most of the naked female bike riders will be flat-chested, young creatures not 40 somethings such as myself.

Lets not even discuss the British weather, rain and sun burn. Suffice to say, I will not be there but I am very pleased that if some people want to go naked in public, on the streets of London and Brighton then they have an opportunity to do so.

www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/

I should add that there is some sort of political message to the event and if you want to join in you do not have to go bare.

http://nakedwiki.org/wiki/London