Tuesday, 27 October 2009

23rd October 2009

Paul arrives, so does Tam's brother who also has a big chainsaw! However it needs 2 people to manhandle the timber and Tam wants it all done by midday so he can load the piles on the tide so 2 people on the job will just about get it done. The good news is that it's a fantastic day for woodwork in the open so all the piles get trimmed and pointed by the deadline. Anglian water arrive to fix a leak in our water supply pipe, right by the river wall path at the upstream end of the clubhouse. After 2 hours digging they can't get down to the leak so fill the hole in again, promising to come back on Monday with a digger to finish the job. I just discovered that even though the leak is the main side of our meter, Anglian Water's stop cock is by the public toilet and that's where their responsibility ends. As they had already promised to fix the leak at their expense they will honour that promise but beware anyone with a stop cock miles from their meter. I've just checked the Ofwat website and they are absolutely right, so be warned.