The water meter has just had its annual read, which means that in the next week or two I’ll get a visit from someone from the water board wanting to inspect my premises because my “water usage is lower than anticipated for the property”…it’s a charade we go through every year as we try to work out why they think one shop with a toilet and sink is really a 4-bedroom family home and why they won’t listen when we tell them it isn’t. Last year they even changed the meter because it’s “faulty and under-recording the water usage.”
This year I have the mince pies ready for the inspector, he can choose between tea, coffee or a mulled cider…it’s the same chap every year…I might even give him a Christmas card. :D