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SUVs: the new Volvos?
There are many SUVs round here and many do go off-roading -- on-pavementing to be precise. Residential and rural roads are narrow so people drive over kerbs onto pavements and grass verges to pass other vehicles. However, if they drove smaller cars in the first place then they could pass without doing this. Is the popularity of SUVs linked to the width of the roads, or to the wish to tow caravans (few have tow bars), or could it be that they are perceived as safe? In the event of a crash those inside will fair better than those outside.
It never rains ...
The downstairs lavatory leaks where the cistern pipe joins it, the shower leaks again so water comes into the living room, the main stopcock is too stiff to close, and a panel of tiles by the bath is coming off the wall. In spite of this I can report some progress; today I persuaded my father to sign a standing order for his monthly fees for the care home. His future, at least, is secure. He did ask, several times, whan was he coming home. We need to get the house sorted first, said my mother, and he seemed to accept that. He then went on about my being tone deaf, which was news to me.
I tried to locate the site of the leak in the shower cubicle, though am not convinced that I found it. I did find, on the ledge by the window, in a thick layer of dust, one empty container of shower gel, one almost empty container of shower gel, a red rubber band (probably one from the Post Office) used by my mother to tie back her hair, and seven small pieces of soap, the remnants of larger bars which must have been used before my parents discovered shower gel.
Thought for today
Parents should conduct their arguments in quiet, respectful tones, but in a foreign language. You'd be surprised what an inducement that is to the education of children.
Judith Martin, Advice from Miss Manners, column in Washington Post 1979 - 1982
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