Weren’t the fireworks in London special this year? Weren’t they indeed? We were wondering if perhaps Ken Deadstone was out of town or that someone in his fireworks department had robbed a bank. Anyway, it was a good display to match the likes of Sydney and New York, even if it was a complete waste of money (£1 000 000 in 10 minutes). No wonder the London tax payers pay a fortune in council tax. Money well spent!
No New Year resolutions for us. We are just looking forward to a prosperous year, full of enjoyment and good will, and we hope everyone else has the same!!!
Got to get use to writing the date now!!!!
Time has been flying by or so it seems and our bathroom make over is taking shape nicely. I’ve put four photos of what it looked like "before" and "so far" (taken from one angle). The rest of the photos are in the new bathroom photo album or on my facebook profile.
What can one say about this? Doesn’t this look tasty? It’s been decided by me 
that an attempt will be made to replicate the delicious biltong in the photo. Yes folks, I will try and make my own biltong. I have researched the making of biltong on the internet, and I am pretty sure it’s not too difficult to make, provided the right ingredients are used and the correct steps are followed. I am sure there are many South Africans out there who have their two pennies worth on how to make good biltong… So let me know. I am told the best place to buy "Top Sirloin Butt" is Spitalfields Market, so a visit there will have to be arranged. I am also told the best time to visit is between 2am and 4:30am (Eeeek). The biltong attempt will commence on the 26th of December.
Does anyone know why a radiator would clang? Possibly a silly question, but one of our radiators in our passage is making a clanging noise while it is on. It occurs every so often. I had a look at it, and there is no metal on metal other than the hinge that is holding it to the wall, so I don’t understand why it would be making such a noise. Typical isn’t it. One of our good radiators is outside waiting to be dumped!
Note added 25/02/2007
Take a look at Brownstoner’s web site for some valid causes of clanging radiators, and possible solutions. There is a mention of a book you can buy that tells you what to do in order to fix the problem (without getting the professionals in)… The book is called, "We Got Steam Heat, A homeowners Guide to Peaceful Coexistence" by Dan Holohan.
We have just had a new Vaillant Combi Boiler put in to replace the crap boiler we had before. What a pleasure to feel warmth almost immediately.
Last winter it use to take over 3 hours for the radiators to heat up, but most times they didn’t even work. We spent a fortune in gas bills, but hopefully that will not happen this winter.
We now know a good plumber, so if you want his contact details, send me an email. (obviously SE England only).
Isn’t life just great? Just when you think everything is going well, along comes a burst water pipe and puts a damper on everything (wall, floorboards, carpet).
