I'm not useless.

[reynardo]

Far from it. So when I went to get the bits and pieces for my replacement undercover clothes-line (because the old one broke last night) and the guy at the hardware store (who is probably close to my father's age) made some comment about me being "a clever girlie", forgive me for the fast rejoinder that a) all the women in my family are the practical types, and b) tech support takes some know-how, dammit.

Ahem. Enough bitching. Am tired, because putting up that line in the humidity outside was hard work, and because I finally cleared all the washing up, and got all the presents to date wrapped up, and then mowed half the backyard. Why half? a) I ran out of energy b) the lawnmower was only doing about 5 metres at a time before the catcher needed emptying (the grass being somewhat long) and c) we thought it was green bin night tonight and it was already half full, so I only wanted to mow enough to fill it. Ok, it's still got some room, but enough.

And my housemate must have looked a bit odd tonight riding his motorbike home with a great big pile of stalks sticking out of his bagster, but the lillies he bought me to say "thank you" for helping with the move are highly appreciated and sitting in my good vase looking stunning.

Oh - and sitting out on the grass verge in front of my place is:

One dead fridge
One dying washing machine
One dead monitor
one dead computer chair
two dead heavy slatted garden chairs
Bits of a computer desk
A pile of old jars whose rubber seals have perished
And some other junk

waiting for the council pickup in the morning. I wonder what will actually be left there when they turn up?

Comments

[nefaria.livejournal.com]

You need to find out who's been murdering your appliances and furniture, I think you have a serial killer on the premises. Considering all the dead rubber seals, I suspect it's a Seal Clubber.

[velvetink.livejournal.com]

that list of dead objects sounds like the stuff I'm throwing out next week. :) I mowed the full back yard but ran out of petrol to do the front. Why don't you mulch the garden with the dead grass, we do, then there is no need to water anything.

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

I'll certainly be leaving some of it - when the catcher fills the remained ends up strewn on top of the cut grass and you can see where it is as it dries. But the original grass is almost 3 feet high, so we'd be swamped in mulch. Also, someone (I'm not naming anyone in particularwould track the grass through the house every time he ran in and out.

[jazzmasterson.livejournal.com]

My addled brain tried to fit that list into the 12 days of christmas, and whined at me that it didn't scan.

("clever girly," indeed. Wait until he tries to get the router to provide him with a dhcp lease.)

[rorted.livejournal.com]

Being clever is a man's job, didn't you know?