Day 474 Hal for leather

24th November 2018

There was a round-up of jobs I wanted to do before I drove down to Barrington. I wanted to finish the floor in the bedroom, and oil the landing. I had left this until the last moment so I didn’t need to get anything fro the bedrooms.

I also painted the doors for the boiler cupboard. These are tricky because they are made like a Japanese rice paper screen, so a lot of area to paint.

I stuck the last of the skirting board in the utility area, and had a general clear up.

I set off for Trowbridge with the aim of buying a washer dryer. I went to Currys PC world, the windows covered in Black Friday stickers all over the window. I was positive that I would find something there.

I walked up the stairs and found the washing machine display. There were names I’d never heard of, so a little disappointed. I looked at the AEG models but was put off by the curved fronts. I passed a sales lady who was reading the condition of sales to a bemused customer, it sounded like she was reading a death sentence, I decided that this was not the place for me.

I walked over to Knees Home and Electrical hoping for more success. They had a better selection, but were understaffed. The only person available looked like the undead. He floated around trying not to make eye contact with anyone. He was dressed in black with his sleeve pulled up displaying a vivid green tattoo.

I walked up to him and inquired when it could be delivered, he muttered something about checking stock, and slid off towards a terminal.

I walked around expecting him to call me to give me the answer to my question. Eventually I approached him and he said “Friday morning between 8.30 and 12.00”. I told him okay and he set about preparing the sale.

After that fiasco, I went to Halfords to buy a replace brake light bulb. I got frustrated with the screen to check which type I needed, so I looked for a human. He found the correct one for me, so I paid and went out to change it over.

The back light cluster was only held on with two screws, so easy to remove. Then I removed the bulb holder and found the blown lamp. I open the package and tried to fit the new lamp. It did not fit because the lugs were at a different height so would not lock in. Back I went, found the human, he gave me the correct type that matched the old one, I exchanged them at the register and walked back to the car. This time it fitted perfectly, I was pleased. As I refitted the cluster I noticed the lamp I replaced was actually the reversing light, the brake light was one above, I took that out, and it was the same type as the one I had bought in the first place, what a bloody dick-head. I was now too embarrassed to go back inside to buy the ones I had before, so I decide I would find another Halfords another day, but at least I had a perfectly working set of reversing lights.