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I 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.

Date: 2005-09-08 04:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com
When I'm ready for it I can often manage to lie down with a book and the phone by my ear, but I still flail every time the music fades out for an advert. And when I'm impatient it's Very Annoying (TM). If I could email I'd be happy, but most organisations are incapable of responding sanely to a question without you there breathing over their shoulder.