Homelife: Waking up to the cheery sound of builders whistling...

Both houses on either side, and the house opposite, have all had scaffolding put up for repairs and painting to the brickwork and windows. We're going to be the scuzzy neighbours in the street. Also - I wont need to set an alarm for the next few weeks as I'll be waking up to the cheery sound of builders whistling...

Enjoyed hosting the charity gig last night. The Deputy Mayor was there but I introduced him onstage incorrectly as his name was misprinted on my sheet. He wasn't too happy about it. I said I was nervous now that suddenly my council tax bill was about to rocket up.

I keep getting phone calls from fax machines and recorded requests to buy insurance. Who actually thought that was a good idea? Does anyone buy insurance from an answerphone? I suppose they do, otherwise it wouldn't happen. And the public gets what the public wants....