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Hi Pigale
That's what I thought, abut the theft. No wonder we welcomed the Polish plumbers! I now have a can of that sink unblocker in a cupboard.
At least we did have a gas fire in one room. Now I have an open fire so can be warm as long as I can get to the garage for the fuel. Loads of candles (I used to make fancy ones and have more wax than I can easily carry) and a camping gaz stove.

Hi again Rosalind,

All finished - hot water will be available in about 5 hours. A job well done and so quick ! He is brilliant and never in too much in a hurry about sending his bill - he mentioned the amount and it is more or less what I expected - hot water heaters are expensive in France because they are 'pressurised' - so I was told and whatever that means!

I quite often have a go at making my own candles, recycling old wax and as you say mixing colours - I even bought some small bottles of scented oil to add to the mixture; it's quite a good thing particularly since I am a smoker (not a heavy one though).

That's good news pigale. Able to wash up soon!
I used to make candles in the shape of Christmas trees with very delicate moulds which could only be used 10 times at most (the trees were quite realistic). I know someone who still has hers, 25 years later! She has never lit it. Ice and sand candles are fun to make as well

I never tried ice and sand, and would not know how to go about it.

I usually buy some ready made (sometimes scented) candles of various colour, the type that are in a container. Every time I blow the candle out, I recuperate the liquid wax by pouring it in a candle glass. This also enable me to use the candle to the end, otherwise the liquid wax goes solid again and covers up the mesh. Then, after a while I have enough wax to be steamed and reused plus scent and new mesh. I do not have any moulds yet, so mine are quite basic coloured candles in glass containers.

Good afternoon, Elle!
Ignore my havers about the Clapham omnibus. Brewer's explains it.
I had it mixed up with the "Clapham Common" murder in the fifties.
It involved Teddy boys and one was sentenced to death, largely through the evidence of a witness on a bus, a woman, I think, though.
He was reprieved.
How did the shopping and eating go?
I was at cemetery etc. I have around eight million and seventeen colours to choose from for my door!

Hello, Pigale!
Good news you are back to normal, but... why does it take five hours to heat water? Mine's is instant.
Hello, Rosalind,
A blocked sink usually responds well to Domestos and a couple of kettlefills of boiling water, I have found.

Hi Rusty

The problem was I had a sink full of cold, dirty water. These days I empty boiling water down quite often.

I think dark blue is a very nice colour for a front door. But then, I would.

Are we all waiting to see who makes post 5000?

That honorary position should go to Norah!
After all, she started the thread!

Hi, Rusty!
Have you had a good day? I hope the weather was fine for your visit to the cemetery?
Now.....unfortunately, it doesn't say much about "The man on the Clapham omnibus" in MY Brewers!
There is just a brief reference to the "Tichborne Case" ? I have no idea what that was?
I shall have to do some investigating..... unless YOUR Brewers is more informative and you are able to tell me? (says she lazily!)
I had a most successful shopping day! I have now finally finished !!
All that remains is to wrap everything - not a task I relish!
Re your front door.....maybe the answer ris to decide on a colour for the door, then narrow it down to which particular shade?
Yellow is good!

Hi Rusty,

My hot water heater is a 200 litres and electricity has to heat up the 200 litres in total - but in fact I started to have warmish water much before the 5 hours. Not instant though.