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DAY 3 - unexpected belts and bills
Mar. 25th, 2024 10:02 pmMy Athena belt from Holy Clothing arrived, two days earlier than expected! I can't wait to actually wear it.
Our fuse box has a label on it saying it was installed in 2015 and should be inspected in 2020. Yeah... we missed that... It was installed by our then landlord who are a housing association. We bought the house off them in 2016. We knew about getting the boiler inspected every year but missed the bit about getting the wiring done every 5 years. Anyway, I got in touch with the electrician who put the lights up in the kitchen last year and he dropped a bit of a bombshell. In order to comply with current regulations and, for example, make a claim on our insurance in the event of a problem with the electrics, we should have a metal fuse box. Ours is plastic. Apparently, the new regulations only came in a few months ago. I've sent him some pictures and he's going to get back to me with a quote - with a discount as existing customers. I have NO idea how much it would cost. However, as he pointed out, the fuse box could be good for another 15/20 years - we just wouldn't be compliant. Anyway, we'll get the quote and see where we go from there.
In MUCH happier news, grandchild #3 is a girl! Of course, the most important thing is having a happy, healthy baby - but there are quite enough boys on both sides of the family. We need some maiden energy <3
I watched 'Shirley' tonight, a slice of American history I really knew nothing about. A lot of the technicalities went over my head. The whole thing with 'delegates' makes zero sense to me. I understand why they were introduced way back when, but I don't get the whole 'release the delegates!' thing. And please, don't worry about explaining it :D It just feels like an important moment that should have received more attention over the years.
I also did some mopping up of sidequests and hunts in FFXVI. I hope I NEVER get on the wrong side of Charon... I have a full party - for the time being. And I've changed the appearance of all the members, except Clive - he looks too good in his father's gear ;) - but I have changed the appearance of his sword so he has a strong sword but it looks like the family heirloom.
Also some cleaning and some shopping. On the whole, a successful day, I think.
Our fuse box has a label on it saying it was installed in 2015 and should be inspected in 2020. Yeah... we missed that... It was installed by our then landlord who are a housing association. We bought the house off them in 2016. We knew about getting the boiler inspected every year but missed the bit about getting the wiring done every 5 years. Anyway, I got in touch with the electrician who put the lights up in the kitchen last year and he dropped a bit of a bombshell. In order to comply with current regulations and, for example, make a claim on our insurance in the event of a problem with the electrics, we should have a metal fuse box. Ours is plastic. Apparently, the new regulations only came in a few months ago. I've sent him some pictures and he's going to get back to me with a quote - with a discount as existing customers. I have NO idea how much it would cost. However, as he pointed out, the fuse box could be good for another 15/20 years - we just wouldn't be compliant. Anyway, we'll get the quote and see where we go from there.
In MUCH happier news, grandchild #3 is a girl! Of course, the most important thing is having a happy, healthy baby - but there are quite enough boys on both sides of the family. We need some maiden energy <3
I watched 'Shirley' tonight, a slice of American history I really knew nothing about. A lot of the technicalities went over my head. The whole thing with 'delegates' makes zero sense to me. I understand why they were introduced way back when, but I don't get the whole 'release the delegates!' thing. And please, don't worry about explaining it :D It just feels like an important moment that should have received more attention over the years.
I also did some mopping up of sidequests and hunts in FFXVI. I hope I NEVER get on the wrong side of Charon... I have a full party - for the time being. And I've changed the appearance of all the members, except Clive - he looks too good in his father's gear ;) - but I have changed the appearance of his sword so he has a strong sword but it looks like the family heirloom.
Also some cleaning and some shopping. On the whole, a successful day, I think.
