... so we arrived home, did Kai's homework (sp'lings, times tables and reading: he's nearly finished
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe), had dinner, then switched on the TV.
Message flashed up, on all channels: 'Channel unavailable. Please try another channel or try again later'. Well, it happens sometimes. We watched the
ID4 DVD instead, then tried the TV again. Same message, with added bit - 'If problem persists, please ring...' etc with a code to quote. So I did.
Spent twenty minutes on the phone with one of TeleWest's staff, up and down like a yoyo switching black box off and on and unplugging/replugging scart leads, but nothing worked, so eventually he booked an appointment for a technician to call - on
Monday. Erk. Earliest slot they had, unless there was a cancellation, he said very apologetically.
It's not as bad as it sounds, TV programmes over the weekend are usually crap (we came to the conclusion that the people who organise the timetables assume that the people who
aren't out partying all weekend are probably tucked up in bed with their Horlicks, and schedule accordingly...) And I watched this week's
Spooks last week - there's a preview showing of next week's ep on BBC3 on Thursday half an hour after this week's ep on BBC1. If that makes sense. (I was a little annoyed to miss last night's two hour's worth of Green Day specials on MTV2 but they'll probably be repeated.)
However, this morning I had a call from TeleWest saying they have a tech in the area this evening, between 4 and 7 - would someone be here? You bet! So hopefully we'll have the service back tonight: there's a
Hindi film on Channel 4 early tomorrow morning I wouldn't mind seeing.
Bratling had me in stitches the other evening - talking to Ken on the phone, Kai asked him what time it was where he was...
Dreams is trundling along. Now at 10,000 words: hoping to hit 20% by Monday.
Back to it.
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Joules *Dances with Haddock* Taylor
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