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[poliphilo]

I had a researcher from Ipsos-Mori come to the door yesterday morning. He seemed more frightened of me than I was of him, so I let him in and sat him in the front room and we went through a slate of unrelated questions- about TV channels and the sponsorship of sporting events and insurance companies and the Alpha Course and who I'm going to vote for in the next election.  The session lasted about 10 minutes and he gave me two ball-point pens with Ipsos-Mori on them as a reward.

We got a call this morning from Asda. Someone had used one of our cards to make a booking with Iberian Airlines. Was this us?  No, it certainly wasn't. This is the second time something like this has happened- and both times with cards we only ever use to make purchases on line. 

We're still managing not to run the central heating. We've put another quilt on the bed and we're wearing fleeces and body warmers. The temperature is steadily dropping, but the weather is clear. I hung clothes out to dry yesterday- with success-and I'm doing it again today.
 

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[silverhawkdruid.livejournal.com]

I do those polls occasionally, but the pens I got last time (not a mori poll) were awful. LOL

Phew on the credit card thing! That is impressive that Asda did that.

Gave in and had the heating on one evening, after feeling bitterly cold the night before (using the excuse that it would be a good time to test the system and make sure everything was in working order). The temps have risen again now, and the heating hasn't been on since. The winter bedding is now in place and I am crocheting a new blanket and slipper/socks, which are so called because they haven't decided whether they are socks, slippers or bedsocks yet. LOL

Weather too wet for laundry. Have given in and soaked some stuff tonight to hang tomorrow, even if they have to drip dry over the bath. Hoping to do some gardening this week, if it ever stops raining.

Our local weather girl told us that nationally it has been the dullest August and September since records began in 1929! However the temp has been much higher than usual. Warm and wet is a pretty good description of summer 2008 in this part of the country, for sure!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It's wet today, but the temperature has risen. Swings and roundabouts, eh?

Bedsocks are a good idea. Ailz just invested in a pajama suit with feet.

I don't like it when it's dull like this, but I've got my daylight bulbs on and if I don't turn round I can almost convince myself that there's sunshine streaming through the window behind me.

[silverhawkdruid.livejournal.com]

Sunny breezy day at last! I have never hung clothes on a line with such gay abandon! LOL. They actually dried! Yay!

A pj suit with feet sounds like a really good idea. I finished the socky slippers and am road- or rather bed-testing them tonight to see if they make good bed socks.

Daylight bulbs are on my to do list. They do sound good.