Confederacy of a Dunce - house swarming party

Monday, April 16, 2007

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Well, we managed to get a plumber to pop round the morning of the party. It only took him 15-20 minutes to make things right, and now we have a nicely functioning kitchen sink, with hot and cold water coming from a single tap, and not a drip in sight (knock wood). Which allowed us to get things set up for the party with plenty of time to spare, and with no visible signs of the previous days' plumbing problems (except for my excessive tendency to turn on the kitchen tap and admire the smooth flow of water). I popped by the pub to collect some ale and then we were ready for guests to arrive.

We scheduled our house warming party to start at 2pm and continue "until late", with a vague sort of idea that people with small children might prefer to come earlier than those without. Only one set of small children managed to get there, so perhaps the early start was a bit of a mistake. In any event, people started arriving at nicely staggered times from about 3pm. The weather was perfect so most of the party occurred in the back garden (Mrs. Dunce and I spent a lot of time running up and down stairs to answer the front door). A good combination of friends, work colleagues and neighbors ended up coming round, although the early start meant a somewhat early finish (a lot of people came by early so they could make something else later on). At the bitter end, the last few guests headed down the road to continue the festivities a nearby nightclub. We were strongly encouraged to join them, but we were quite ready to collapse into bed.

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Monday, April 16, 2007 1:58:53 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)