Looking for Sympathy

....that we don't deserve. Firstly a Happy New Year to you all. Our New Year has not gone very smoothly so far. On Friday 4th January the car wouldn't start (a catastrophe as far as John is concerned) and it was towed away to the garage late afternoon. We were advised that no mechanics work at weekends so there would be no news until Monday at least. The following morning we got up to a cold house as the boiler had stopped and refused to start. Eventually we managed to speak to our plumber only to be told that he could not come until Tuesday.

We spent a cold, isolated three days huddled around three very inadequate heaters. To add to our misery the temperatures outside each morning were around minus 9 degrees, (normal winter temperatures for us but not ideal when your heating isn't working).

All is well now although it took until yesterday for the house to feel comfortably warm. I reflected that as a child it was not unusual to wake to frosty patterns on the bedroom window and having to wait for paraffin heaters to be lit before starting to feel warm.

We don't deserve any sympathy we're just whimps!!