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Date: 19 November 2007 14:59:08
Is there a decent plumber in the house? An indecent one would do, actually, as long as he were capable of beating my central heating boiler into submission. Yet again it looks as though my new combi-boiler will indeed be helping to reduce my gas bill considerably, not by being ultra-efficient but by refusing to heat my home at all. I am sitting here snuggled in several layers of clothing and hugging a steaming mug of coffee (and a rapidly diminishing packet of Malted Milk biscuits in order to increase my insulating layer of blubber!) while the house regains its composure after another visit from the boiler-man (of course, the boiler adds insult to injury by working perfectly well when he comes). How long have I had the boiler he asks? One year, one month and thirteen days to be precise. And for how many of those days has it actually worked?????
Apparently this time he thinks the cause of the problem is a totally different one. Apparently the weather yesterday was too windy and rainy for it. It was too windy and rainy for me too, especially with no heating!