tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post4149709928146282421..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: Major Infarction And General AnaestheticStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-68653334452686008652011-11-07T14:22:25.192+01:002011-11-07T14:22:25.192+01:00Katriina: I don't worry about the kids next do...Katriina: I don't worry about the kids next door. They're all comatose with a Pot Noodle OD.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-60088076204064419532011-11-07T12:48:42.222+01:002011-11-07T12:48:42.222+01:00You really are bloody excellent with words.
Glad...You really are bloody excellent with words. <br /><br />Glad to hear that your boiler is fizzing with good health and ready for action with her fresh diaphragm. <br /><br />Just watch out for those kids next door. They are surely in a state of high excitement from all those euphemisms flying around.Katriinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403719183047819222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-45835855653308829592011-11-07T08:30:41.429+01:002011-11-07T08:30:41.429+01:00Jenny: no, the kids are fine.
Rol: I figured you&...Jenny: no, the kids are fine.<br /><br />Rol: I figured you'd be a Dyson Ball kind of guy...<br /><br />Nana Go-Go: I'm forever blowing bubbles once more.<br /><br />Meg: you sound rather phlegmatic. Please don't expectorate on my new hot water heater. It only just got cleaned.<br /><br />Owen: sulphuric acid was cheaper.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-84443464397549248782011-11-07T02:59:40.695+01:002011-11-07T02:59:40.695+01:00You mean you had been using that diaphragm all tho...You mean you had been using that diaphragm all those years without putting spermicide on it ??? Sounds risky to me... ;-)Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-80223461643191859592011-11-06T22:22:43.888+01:002011-11-06T22:22:43.888+01:00Lucky it wasn`t your injectors that were away........Lucky it wasn`t your injectors that were away.....much more painful than replacing a worn diaphragm!Many,many happy hot bath returns to you.Between Me and Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863155145862706966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-68957727826784234522011-11-06T22:00:20.526+01:002011-11-06T22:00:20.526+01:00I'm glad it turned out cheaper than it might h...I'm glad it turned out cheaper than it might have done. I'm dreading our boiler packing up... hoping it'll hold out till I'm gainfully employed again (whenever that may be). <br /><br />I'm avoiding all the sex talk 'cos it just seems sick. If you're going to fantasise about a household appliance, a washing machine is much hornier.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-3520007634723861362011-11-06T20:22:12.465+01:002011-11-06T20:22:12.465+01:00Hope the hot water running through the house isn&#...Hope the hot water running through the house isn't engulfing any small animals or hard working decent insectsJenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-58203425208103523352011-11-06T08:57:42.210+01:002011-11-06T08:57:42.210+01:00About Last Weekend: I wouldn't go that far... ...About Last Weekend: I wouldn't go that far... we haven't seen the actual bill yet.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-87209141952180656132011-11-05T23:13:10.633+01:002011-11-05T23:13:10.633+01:00Cheap at twice the price!Cheap at twice the price!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-2010177903964368772011-11-05T17:43:12.541+01:002011-11-05T17:43:12.541+01:00Mark: I'll send Dr Fixit around to see you. He...Mark: I'll send Dr Fixit around to see you. He takes longer to arrive but cleans up after himself.<br /><br />Libby: Sureway Heating - they're in the local phone book and come highly recommended (by me).<br /><br />Kelloggsville: so it's your silhouette I can see outside the bathroom window is it? You plainly have a head for heights.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-43420406610420992462011-11-05T17:38:45.129+01:002011-11-05T17:38:45.129+01:00Well when I first read about your little problem, ...Well when I first read about your little problem, I said, I said ' that's a worn diaphragm that is, tell im he's got a worn diaphragm I said' I literally hoisted me troosers up at the same time and loudly sucked in air for good measure. I will now go beat a cute puppy with me rolled up copy of the sun (do they still actually print that?!). Happy wallowing, rest assured we are all watching you enjoy.AGuidingLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823333742737762759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-7818656432119776502011-11-05T17:35:46.668+01:002011-11-05T17:35:46.668+01:00You are good...writing is your 'thing' obv...You are good...writing is your 'thing' obviously and maybe one day when you are rich and famous you will remember that we cheered you on!...did you keep that guys number by the way? our boiler is on the blink!!libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-65712524763161334392011-11-05T15:58:11.371+01:002011-11-05T15:58:11.371+01:00Glad Dr plumb came to your rescue - our shower gav...Glad Dr plumb came to your rescue - our shower gave up this week too - still waiting.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-70319697836840528992011-11-05T15:24:39.005+01:002011-11-05T15:24:39.005+01:00Clippy Mat: Fred West may have been the previous o...Clippy Mat: Fred West may have been the previous owner.<br /><br />Trish: you can come round and borrow a cup of hot water any time.<br /><br />The fly in the web: sometimes it's very convenient to have a spatula handy.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-83814880687013986712011-11-05T15:16:42.271+01:002011-11-05T15:16:42.271+01:00Washing your bits in the sink...definitely a man&#...Washing your bits in the sink...definitely a man's world...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-32821098661967071422011-11-05T14:43:52.468+01:002011-11-05T14:43:52.468+01:00"I needed to be on hand to wipe my water heat..."I needed to be on hand to wipe my water heater’s brow and whisper reassurances into its metallic ears as the engineer invaded its inner sanctum with a screwdriver and a rolled up copy of The Sun"<br /><br />What a brilliant sentence! That's what makes you such a good writer and why I love reading your work.<br /><br />You're expecting some sting in the tail now, some barbed comment to bring you back down to earth?<br /><br />There is none. You're just bloody good.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-21872109832817227682011-11-05T13:41:51.583+01:002011-11-05T13:41:51.583+01:00but I will ask...
blood spatters on the side of th...but I will ask...<br />blood spatters on the side of the old boiler?<br />hmm the address on the work order says, 10 Rillington Place?....<br />;-)Clippy Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922234265229327474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-57402758680372775802011-11-05T12:58:15.284+01:002011-11-05T12:58:15.284+01:00Marginalia: on the downside I will miss washing my...Marginalia: on the downside I will miss washing my bits in the sink.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-62618235247197626332011-11-05T12:57:17.042+01:002011-11-05T12:57:17.042+01:00"Immersioncee Ward 10", knocks the spots..."Immersioncee Ward 10", knocks the spots of "Ben Casey".<br /><br />Nice to know you can stop ringing that bell and take off the "Unclean" sign. <br /><br />That sweet smell of success.Marginaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175372147298306908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-35264066930961534662011-11-05T11:45:38.470+01:002011-11-05T11:45:38.470+01:00Being Me: national hot water service? Is that some...Being Me: national hot water service? Is that some kind of marriage rescue service? ;-)<br /><br />Not that I'm in hot water, I hasten to add. Though technically and happily I am once more.<br /><br />Lady Mondegreen's Secret Garden: oh I'm definitely gushing once more!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-82691076468457883222011-11-05T11:35:36.599+01:002011-11-05T11:35:36.599+01:00Sometimes after a process of set-backs and frustra...Sometimes after a process of set-backs and frustration, you realise that it was all for the better good. <br />Great to hear you are back on heat.Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-5581836420790660042011-11-05T11:32:45.198+01:002011-11-05T11:32:45.198+01:00Congratulations! I'd much prefer to think of y...Congratulations! I'd much prefer to think of your boiler as a saucy minx who wore out a diaphragm than needing a faulty valve replacement - that sounds far more terminal.<br />And hey... don't tell anyone (shhh) but I spent a bit longer than I should have staring at 'NHS' and wondering why you had forgotten the W both mentions. Until I realised you weren't talking about the national hot water service.Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-38376713280524693832011-11-05T11:09:44.078+01:002011-11-05T11:09:44.078+01:00Keith: Angela Merkel can have all the words she li...Keith: Angela Merkel can have all the words she likes but she's not sharing my bath.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-28010029305575590972011-11-05T11:05:57.711+01:002011-11-05T11:05:57.711+01:00A big fat congratulatory cigar to the happy father...A big fat congratulatory cigar to the happy father. To enjoy with your soak. <br /><br />I share your relief that it didn't cost the earth. Maybe Angela Merkel had a word.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070505642533336362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-48585773462769865352011-11-05T10:44:09.169+01:002011-11-05T10:44:09.169+01:00Gorilla Bananas: but doesn't keeping them warm...Gorilla Bananas: but doesn't keeping them warm keep the contents active and virile?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com