Good news, spring is threatening.
blue blue
Bad news, I’m going to spend it in a blue bubble.
There have been a couple of beautiful days this week. I’m considering taking my hiking boots of for the year. But my usual pleasure at watching Stevenage burst into spring from eight floors up is diminished by the scaffolding and blue stuff I’m encased in.
Then there’s the drilling.
I had a note through my letter box, telling me that the drilling will only take a day and would be carried out on Tuesday 2 March. I took all ornaments off window sills and pictures off externals walls and went out for the day.
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It’s been a difficult week.
The scaffolding’s reached my floor. It’s strange to see people standing outside of my window. On the eighth, you get used to privacy. Walking into a room and coming face to face with someone is a shock.
new neighbours
But they have moved on up. Next they will be encapsulating us in the blue plastic. Everything will be dingy and blue.
I’m told that the worse part is when the drilling starts, eight hours a day, five days a week. I don’t know weather I’ll be able to work.
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I’ve been having a lot of trouble with my phone recently.
It keeps getting cut off. I have called Virgin Media four times in the last week. It’s getting ridiculous.
It’s also getting expensive. Calls to Virgin customer service costs 40 pence a minute on my mobile. And each call takes on average ten minutes.
They’ve changed the call waiting system since I last called. Now, “to ease the pain of waiting” you can select the type of music to listen to (at 40 pence a minute). You make your selection. It then ignores it completely and plays the same song
…Pain not eased.
It turns out the wires are being cut maliciously. I’m told I’m not the only one affected. It’s nothing personal.
Apparently’ someone’s “in dispute” with Virgin Media. Something I find easy to believe. I’m not a happy customer.
The last time the technician called, I got him to show me the junction box. It’s not exactly safe or secure.
I’ve been promised there’ll be a new case fitted soon. Meanwhile, you don’t need CIA training to tap my phone. I guess I should be please someone drew attention to the fact.
Another reason to dump the landline September 2010.
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