h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I didn't get home till after ten past ten tonight.

I had to run the gauntlet of three rough sleepers who had spread themselves and their nsleeping bags out right next to the foot of my stairs. This may be connected with the fact my next-door neighbour appears to have been evicted this morning, as the contents of her flat went through a crusher and there's now a notice on the outside of the door saying the locks have been changed.

Anyhoo. Back to my own delays. It transpired that dialysis wasn't enough for today, oh no. They added a couple of hours for a blood transfusion too.

I'm late, tired and grumpy.

I watched "Continuum" and "Veep". I plan to watch some Netflix as soon as I've found a snack.

But, on a positive note, I managed to do it all sitting up without the machine clotting! This means that when I get the new laptop I'll be able to sit in a position where I can use it!

The contents of her flat went through a crusher?

There might have been some groovy stuff like lamps and stuff.

Anyway why not arrange to sell it via flea market and give the proceeds to a shelter or something?

Something terribly final about a crusher.

I know. But the Council have rules to prevent workmen from being able to "pocket" stuff. Everything has to be witnessed going into the back of the crusher.

When they cleaned out that flat after Harry died they crushed both the TV set and digibox that I had lent him, because as "merely a neighbour" they wouldn't tell me what was going on till they were done.

Depressing lack of vision by the council. They could recycle things like that surely without breaking any of their rules? Or are they a bit 'jobsworth' about this? (Leaving aside the small detail that they were lent, by you, to your neighbour.)

Calling them "a bit jobsworth" is like calling the zombie vampire apocalypse "a bit bitey".