Amusing Anecdotes…
One of my friends here in London went to a speeddating event a few months ago and met a chap who in the course of their three minute date, went on and on about how educated and successful he was and then proceeded to ask her about her ambitions. Feeling less than perfect afterwards, she checked out the profile he posted on the web. Under favorite movies, he wrote "Shashawank Redumption". Hee hee
As my shipment recently arrived, I’ve slowly begun the process of unpacking and organizing. Most of my electronic gadgets operate on the US standard of 110 volts and need transformers to work here. When I hooked up my alarm clock and set the time, I noticed a few hours later that it was a bit off. So I reset it. Again a few hours later, it was showing the wrong time. This morning, it was almost two hours behind. Humans are allowed to get a late start, not alarm clocks! I suppose it isn’t interested in adjusting to London. I’ve since pronounced it sick and retired it.
Speaking of electronic gadgets, I decided to hook up my microwave a few days ago. I made sure it was connected to the transformer correctly, and then said a small prayer, stood a few feet back, and flipped the switch. BAD idea. In an instant, I saw a bright flash, and then nothing. No smoke…so I thought I should at least unplug it. Apparently I blew a fuse in the plug, which was a bit charred…as was the wall socket, but hopefully nobody will notice that. I have made no further attempt at hooking up the microwave, as I’ve decided to check my leasing contract first to see if I would be held responsible in the event of a small house fire.
