What Has Transpired Recently
Moved into the new flat, for the most part at least. The massive boiler sucks up so much electricity that we’ve been loath to keep it on while being there only part-time, so there is no hot water. That means we still take showers in the old place. Oh well, by the end of this week we’ll be out of this place and in the new one full-time. The old landlord called us today saying that he’s rented the place out to the next tenant, but they want it from Friday the 25th. Our contract runs until the 30th, which means he owes us a week’s rent (or thereabouts) and the deposit back. We’ll see what kind of a fight he’ll manage out of that.
Ran into our friendly neighbourhood dealer the other night. We were all walking to the shops and for some chinese takeaway when we passed a car with its engine running. The guy leaning toward the car had something in his hand which he deftly hid from our view as we passed. Once past them, we heard the car speed off away from us rather quickly. No dilly-dallying with the weed-buying.
In fact, I also saw the police rather nicely thwart a selling attempt in Brixton last night. They ran toward the bus stop shelter a guy was sitting under, interrupting a sale. The kid protested that he had nothing, and the officer proceeded to kick out a little black plastic bag from under the guy’s feet. I guess he had nothing to say to that. Didn’t stay to look.