bitful

I am trying to save the world, but they sure do not make my life easy.

The kitchen scales batteries had gone. It cost nine pounds to replace them. New scales, batteries included, cost as little as nine pound 99. I insisted in buying the batteries instead. Yes, I know there are scales that run without batteries, but they do not do five-gram increments, and they cannot be reset to zero every time you want to weigh another ingredient to add to the mix.

The kitchen tap handles have cracked and needed replacing. I've had no hot water in the kitchen for months now, and now the cold tap handle has gone too. Fifty pounds to replace handles and cartridges. New complete tap unit, as little as 49.99. We went for the handles only, also because we do not risk flooding half of South London while replacing the whole tap.

The hoover head is broken. Alright, I took it apart to clean it thoroughly (it was clogged with pine needles in early January) and could not figure out how to put it back together again. That particular model is discontinued and is nowhere to be found. I hope the nozzle diameter is sort of standard, and I shall try not to think too hard of that sexy Dyson I've set my sights on a while back.

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