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'Allo, Pigale!
I am sure your plumber will fix the leak.
Should not be a problem. These things happen.
Super U?
Are they connected to Systeme U?
I remember well the cycling team Systeme U.
The great Laurent Fignon rode for them, and Thierry Marie, and the great lone attacker, Jacky Durand, with his 200 km breaks!
Those were great days for French cycling!
And Charly Mottet?
Well, my postie has been and I am off out before it gets dark.

Good afternoon, Rusty!
Goodness where has the time gone?!
I decided to get stuck into decorating the Christmas tree - we had some problems with the lights and I had to stop doing this previously, whilst my husband worked his magic.... all functioning now, and I have just finished putting on the coloured baubles.
It does look beautiful all lit up! Very Christmassy!
It' s already going dark here - very early today - I think a game of ball in the (muddy) garden with the dog is the next thing on the agenda....no time to fit in a walk now, it will far be too dark by the time I return.
Have you been for your walk? How far did you go?

Well, the plumber has been and gone - verdict : hot water heater Kaput ! He'll phone me later on with quote for new one and fixing fee.


Great news is it not ?........(!)

Hello, Pigale!
Oh dear! did the plumber say how soon he can replace the system?
Is it separate from your central heating?
You do at least have some heat?

Hi Elle,

Have plenty of heat between my electric oil heaters, my fantastic paraffin heater and the new gas heater BUT I have no hot water !

So have just organised to go and have a shower every other day at my friend's place (I went shopping with her earlier on) and the plumber will phone me later on tonight. It's going to be a quick wash tomorrow morning - I would not mind so much if we were in Summer.

AT least you can get a shower then, Pigale, and in between you can always boil kettles and saucepans full of water !
You would possibly be worse off, in this weather , if you had no heating rather than no hot water!
I remember how cold we were a few weeks ago, when our c/h timer went! Brrr!!
I hope the plumber can install the new one soon - and that it doesn't prove too expensive.

Hello, Elle and Pigale!,
Almost dark here.
I had a walk around the nature trail.
That is a blow about your heater, Pigale.
But a nice new modern one will be better.
I am sure the plumber will keep you right.

Hi Elle and Rusty,

My plumber is an extremely nice chap - my Husband pushed a lot of work his way when he first came in the area because he could see straight away what kind of worker he was - and he never failed to prove how good he was; his philosophy is that there are never any problems, but only solutions.

As far as expenses are concerned, we know each other very well and have mutual trust, so I know a spread settlement will be no problem if needed.

He must have looked at a long term weather forecast because he told me that we are due for a very severe weather after Christmas - well, January is usually our coldest month and it sounds like we are going to have a shortish but rather harsh time - something nice to look forward to....... Glad I have all my heaters!

Hello, Pigale!
At least you sound to be in good hands with your plumber. He will advise you on what best to do, and if you can spread the cost, as you say, then so much the better.
I hope for your sake that it all happens quickly.
At least the system failed this week when there is time and opportunity to do something about it , rather than over Christmas.

Hi, Rusty!
You did better than I today! I only made it out early this morning -
I played in the garden with the dog for a while this afternoon, but didn't take a second walk.
I'm delighting in my tree though - and I listened to Karen Carpenter and Katie Melua whilst I did the decorating!
No replacement earworm though!
Still stuck on "Pa rum pum, pum pum"! It's going to take some shifting!