today I emptied the storage container – it took just one trip with the merc, had taken three trips with the fiesta to put that much in. I tried to do it yesterday, but obviously the message that I’d paid up hadn’t filtered through to the idiot in charge who has been harassing me despite me paying for weeks. The woman who works there is obviously on top of it all, but the two blokes couldn’t arrange the proverbial in a brewery. Looked like I’d got my stuff out just in time as well – some bizarre happening of our freak weather at the moment was causing massive amounts of condensation that were then freezing as lumps of ice inside the roof of the container and then through the day melting and dripping. My boxes were dry, but I wouldn’t have given them much chance over the course of a week. The guy opposite me was busy emptying his container too – suspect that it’s quickly going to be a very empty storage yard.
So this afternoon, we sorted loads of stuff out of the garage, binned a lot, put three bags and a box together to go to the tip and sorted room for a pallet with my boxes of books on it. It also has a mouse repeller on it, and I think I’ll take the cat in there regularly to see if I can disrupt their routines. The kids have amused themselves – Small has been computing and I found Big her disembodied barbie head, so she’s been practising her face painting. I’ll be very surprised if she doesn’t bring it to Melrose – fair warning to all reading adults – tell your children to very specifically request nothing round the eyes! I will be telling Big as well, but I can see her getting overruled if ppl really want a specific design.
Tim’s now gone up for a bath to thaw out, and I’m going to nick it after him – it is really cold out there. I’m going to wash up some crockery (and my vase – been looking for that) that we’ve rescued and then sit somewhere quiet until it’s my turn in the hot water. Better not be too quiet, I could oh so easily fall asleep just now.
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