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Quite stoically, I was mountaineering on my hands and knees over a sea of rubble to get to the temporary…
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Two months after I cancelled Sky, a strange letter arrived in the post. ‘We are writing to you because we…
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‘What do you think it means?’ I asked the builder boyfriend as we stood in front of the sign. A…
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Last night, I had dinner at the M25 services. I don’t mean I stopped for a break mid-journey. I mean…
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Since moving to my dream home in the country a month ago, I’ve only had to fight a parking dispute,…
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All had gone suspiciously quiet down our little track on the village green, and we had begun to think we…
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And so, as it must, the pilgrimage to find a local GP surgery begins. This is a great British tradition,…
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‘I’m afraid you’ve made a mistake with my council tax,’ I said to the lady at Guildford Borough Council. ‘Right,’…
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‘You’re probably excited about your new service and keen to start using it as soon as you can,’ said the…
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After spending the day unblocking the gutters and drains in the pouring rain, he wasn’t in the mood for a…
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The builder boyfriend has dug himself a hole. I don’t mean he’s in trouble with me. I mean he has…
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Well, there were seven of us in this chain, so it was a bit crowded, to paraphrase a princess. We…
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A gentleman on Twitter ‘writes’ to say I’m boring him with my house move. ‘Snooze-fest’, says this chap, and he…
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With so many last-straw moments to choose from in my house-moving experience, it is a close call to pick the…
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Goodbye then, Bal-ham. You were my gateway to the south. I loved you for so many more reasons than that,…
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Some people get into the choosing of tap fittings. I am not a person who gets into the choosing of…
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‘Information,’ came the reply. ‘We want information.’ The voice echoed in my head. Oh no. Oh please God, no. A…
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Of all the many indignities I have suffered at the hands of my iPhone, the humiliation that sickens me the…
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‘Mesdames et messieurs, allow me to introduce you to your meals,’ said the waiter. Oh lordy, I thought. Here we…
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Someone has given the builder boyfriend an iPhone and things will never be the same. Until now, he has always…
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If it takes any longer to find a buyer for my London flat I am going to start coming to…
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If it takes any longer to find a buyer for my London flat I am going to start coming to…
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Shoot me if I ever let slip I’ve been mucking out with rubber gloves and a dustpan and brush. As…
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Shoot me if I ever let slip I’ve been mucking out with rubber gloves and a dustpan and brush. As…
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Unexpectedly re-available is a very good phrase. I have often seen it applied to house advertisements and thought how fabulously…
