Hearts of Oak (well MDF...)

[Orcs]

As for no hot water - you could shower at work as long as you have a "Soap on a rope"   

I took Mother -in-law_ to have a scan at High Wycombe hospital today and two of your colleagues arrived with a prisoner/crook/criminal/scroat/client/resident (Please choose a synonym according to your level of wokeness)   handcuffed to one of them.  Made me think of the episode of Porridge " A day out" I have just watched on iplayer.

[Last Hussar]

Might not been ours. Could have been Bullingdon.

I have already thought about the Gym showers. Staff use it when the gentlemen are resting in their accommodation during luncheon.

[Last Hussar]

No Russians faces painted. Head us too messed up to concentrate.

[Orcs]

Might not been ours. Could have been Bullingdon.

No was yours the shoulder straps had A?Y

[Last Hussar]

I HAVE A WORKING BOILER. 

When they came to fix the flue on Tuesday, they found the burner on the boiler was worn, so kicking out too much CO (and remember this was pumping into my airing cupboard).  The flue was relatively easy, the engineer could pull it into the flat and connect it properly.

Looking at it before it was fixed gave the answer why a pipe couldn't just be put in - the flue is in fact a pipe inside a pipe. The CO goes out one, and the other drawers in the oxygen. Because it wasn't all connected up properly it couldn't draw enough oxygen/air. This was what was causing it to cycle, it was shutting off automatically when it couldn't get the oxygen it needed- I'd hear it click off, then on again as minute later. The flue to the outside had never been screwed in, so was either always loose, or had migrated outwards with vibration.

When testing it after fixing the pipe was seated correctly he found that the burner was worn , and so it was kicking out too much CO anyway, thus it needed new burners.

I am legally responsible for the boiler, but the Housing Association said on this occasion they would repair it at their cost. I am guessing they they will be saying to the Subcontractor company "you messed up, you can bear the cost of this one".

The engineer came out this morning, took him about 35 minutes to repair and test. Then I got my first shower in my flat in 2 weeks - I am round Sunjester's tonight, and until the repair was scheduled, I was planning to ask him if I could use his shower.

Yes - AY is ours. Had a look at the system and worked out who it was.

So, no boiler stress - hopefully Russian faces will be painted this weekend.

[Orcs]

Well that's a good result

As your going to Sunjesters for a game, I guess no women have contacted you for alternative entertainment.

[Last Hussar]

Not tonight.

[Last Hussar]

I can't find my flesh paint, only pink, which is too pink.

[Orcs]

I can't find my flesh paint, only pink, which is too pink.

Warhammer in town will be open

[Last Hussar]

I'm going to drop into Dead Universe tomorrow when I'm up there.

[paulr]

I HAVE A WORKING BOILER. 
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[Last Hussar]

Flesh paint now bought, 24 strips of 8 Russians now have faces. Collars also painted.

Next shakos and cuffs.

[Last Hussar]

Flesh paint now bought, 24 strips of 8 Russians now have faces. Collars also painted.

Next shakos and cuffs.

HAIR - Do the hair before Shako's, Hussar you fool.

[Last Hussar]

Mojo reintroduced, Russians now shakoed, backpacked,and armed, as well as facings done - 24 strips of 8.

Cross belts on 16 strips done. Pkan I Will do the othe 8 tomorrow, then grass, bayonet and base.

This should, if I've done my arithmetic right, bring me up to a Blucher army of 300 points, organised for 1813/14.

Next will be the bag of 4 guns. This will allow a 1812 army.

The difference is there was another division per corps in 1813, so in Blucher terms it goes from 3 infantry + 2 Artillery units per corps, to 4/2.

[pierre the shy]

Great to see your forces reaching "critical mass" LH.

You speak in terms of Divisions, Corps and Armies.....truly a Napoleonic wargamer