Zorac's LiveJournal

Interesting new experience this morning - before I could get into the office, I had to pick the lock. To explain, the internal slot didn't line up eith the keyhole, so there was no way to get the key into the lock (which begs the question how did someone get their key out of the lock in the first place). Needless to say, virtually every screwdriver, metal coathanger etc. in the company was on the far side of the lock. Eventually, with the aid of a paperclip etc, I managed to juggle the lock round far enought to get a key in and insert the door.

The "disclaimer" line from a piece of spam I just recieved:

You are receiving this email because either you or someone else have subscribed you to a bulk mailing list.

Entirely uninformative, but at least honest - it wasn't claiming not to be spam (probably why it got through the filter). Plus it gave me a laugh.

Today is something of a sad day for me - my parents are finally moving out of the house where I grew up and on to pastures greener (the south of France). It's strange to find the place I thought of as "home" for more than twenty years (yes, even after I had my own mortgage) now belongs to someone else. On the bright side, now that Mum & Dad are en France full time, perhaps the swimming pool will finally get dug...

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