I'm a good boy
Sep. 7th, 2005 02:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackI fixed my bike
Well, not quite. It has a slow puncture. But it's rideable, just. The wheel seemed to have several faults stemming partly from my lack of practice. Lots of punctures. Inner tube doubling over inside the tyre and popping up as rabbit ears. Valve being twisted and not entering pump. Which were mutually causing -- I think a partially flat tyre being ridden on managed to double the tube. A rabbit ear catching on a strut causing a puncture. A valve leaking air. Time for gel tyres, but at least I can cycle to the shop.
Made, ate and enjoyed caesar salad
Quite nice. I think my objection to lettuce stems from it not having interesting stuff on. God, I really am a vegetarian now :)
Bought universal remote and headphones
Just a couple of toys that make my life a bit easier.
Retuned TV
Putting all the available channels at the start, so I don't have to scroll past 20 shopping or blank channels to get to ITV3. And I get E4 and abc1 which I didn't realise, which have some cool stuff on.
Got an interweb
Why am I constrained to call it that horrible ironic name?
And NTL seem to have changed their customer line slightly. Despite the frustration of being asked repeated and patronisingly why I didn't try their website (*does* their online customer enquiries work?), there were a few good things: an estimate of how long I'd have to wait, rather than "we are experiencing an 'unusual' volume of calls"; I was disconnected and they called me back, when I expected, since it was 5.02, I'd be lost; ok music and slightly less annoying adverts; helpful teleoperator. Though I have to take friday PM off, damn.
Well, not quite. It has a slow puncture. But it's rideable, just. The wheel seemed to have several faults stemming partly from my lack of practice. Lots of punctures. Inner tube doubling over inside the tyre and popping up as rabbit ears. Valve being twisted and not entering pump. Which were mutually causing -- I think a partially flat tyre being ridden on managed to double the tube. A rabbit ear catching on a strut causing a puncture. A valve leaking air. Time for gel tyres, but at least I can cycle to the shop.
Made, ate and enjoyed caesar salad
Quite nice. I think my objection to lettuce stems from it not having interesting stuff on. God, I really am a vegetarian now :)
Bought universal remote and headphones
Just a couple of toys that make my life a bit easier.
Retuned TV
Putting all the available channels at the start, so I don't have to scroll past 20 shopping or blank channels to get to ITV3. And I get E4 and abc1 which I didn't realise, which have some cool stuff on.
Got an interweb
Why am I constrained to call it that horrible ironic name?
And NTL seem to have changed their customer line slightly. Despite the frustration of being asked repeated and patronisingly why I didn't try their website (*does* their online customer enquiries work?), there were a few good things: an estimate of how long I'd have to wait, rather than "we are experiencing an 'unusual' volume of calls"; I was disconnected and they called me back, when I expected, since it was 5.02, I'd be lost; ok music and slightly less annoying adverts; helpful teleoperator. Though I have to take friday PM off, damn.
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Date: 2005-09-07 03:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-07 03:36 pm (UTC)Ideally, both, depending on how good their time algorithm is. And give you a 30 s warning so you can get ready. And don't panic every time the music fades out.
If they were REALLY clever they'd arrange the music to crescendo then! :)