waiting 25 March 2008
I read a piece today recalling some bon mots by John Mortimer who likened tantric sex to waiting for a home delivery – you stay in all day and no one comes…Well, I keep getting letters from the London gas folk wanting to replace my meter and telling me to be in for 12 hour periods at a time. I did once stay at home on a prescribed date because it suited me ( a writing day) and no one showed and, as with all of these letters and days, I got a very standard letter of apology from the computer saying they hadn’t been able to make it and setting a new date – I have a fairly large collection of these now, though have not had one in a while. I actually read one properly a few weeks ago and discovered that, although the letter was addressed to me and got to me, the address given is in fact for the building 4 doors away. So even if they had called it’s someone else’s meter they’ll have replaced..and good luck to all concerned…Oh, and my (old) meter is working just fine, thanks, and I like it that way.
