Thursday 1st June, 2023

Buzzed: Lambeth Council appoints contractor to build green screens around local schools in the borough

A cheeky morning social row with WivGigs. We headed downstream with time and tide being a little tight.

The waters became choppy as we reached the intersection with the Creek. It was a wise decision to turn around the buoy and find some calmer waters.

We passed a flotilla of six swans lining the muddy banks of the Colne. One of our crew thought it was a flotilla of boats from a distance.

A game of on board musical chairs took place as we returned to the Sailing Club for the recovery. It’s all about having the right bodies in the right place in the boat for a smooth transition back to dry land. It was impressive that we managed to keep on rowing whilst the manoeuvres took place.

Some household chores took up the morning. Broadband was renewed for Sunny Stockwell for another year. I did a little legwork and found a cheapo price with an unrecognised provider.

I did the haggling thing with the current broadband provider and managed to get the price down. I need a reliable service for work. I’m hesitant to go down the cheap as chips route.

Contents insurance for the flat was also snaffled up. The quote with the current provider has a £1 increase for the next twelve months. Even my tight arse ways is relaxed to settle with this one.

I was on a admin roll. I booked in a plumber to see the crashing sound in the pipes whenever we flush the toilet. I’m also convinced that the water level is too low. A is not so sure.

The nice plumber asked for a photo ahead of the visit. I’m sure that’s a specialist website waiting to happen.

The first four tracks from the new Baxter Dury album dropped. The full release is next week. It’s a familiar Baxter sound: spoken word, littered with profanities, a solid bass and some beautiful female backing.

We watched the Roses derby in the Blast. Yorkshire look impressive this season. I’d forgotten that Colin de Grandhomme played for the ‘rrey last season.

I’ve been pretty fucked all day tbh. Dotty jumped on the bed at 2am, 4am and then 6am.

Cheers, Dotty.

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