Very much so.

beef & vegetable pastie and extra-strong coffee-flavoured milk.

Having lunch ? outside a real estate agent in a suburban shopping strip. The senior sales executive is named Roland Rentz.

Slowly consuming a mix of strawberry & cream ice cream, dark cherry yogurt, clotted cream and custard. The coldness will help relieve throat irritation & the calcium content will help against the reflux attack that's just become apparent.

Twelve hours ago I was relaxing at the controls of my G5 PowerMac, under the cool airflow of the air conditioner. I had to change the batteries on the A/C remote control & reset its time display. I went to the litchen to check the time on one of the ovens, only when I resumed my seat did I realise the time on the G5's screen was correct.

New hot water service gas been fitted further up the wall and is more compact than the old one, necessitating the extension of the gas pipe & the cold water in & hot water out pipes. These are all in copper and because the original setup lacked a water input isolation tap, one had to be added.
The plumber was relieved whennI told him the adjacent ducted gas heater was not being used, as the HWS need mains power. Which in turn meant no external power outlet needed to be fitted The other option was to hang an extension cable out either the toilet or bathroom windows.

The only problems I've had with my 2011 MBP (15-in) have been software-related. That's almost 6 years now. How time flies.

// @japchap

People who have Bluetooth headsets need a clip round the ear.

One hour & 45 minutes (& $1630) after calling the plumber I have a working hot water system. The previous unit could handle 16 litres per minute, this one does 26. Temp is regulated to no more than 50°C and there's no pilot light, the gas ignites via 240 volts on demand. I'm going for a shower now.