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Mr Smelly-Opposite has surpassed himself
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gloria1, there is something somewhat ironic about a group of middle class, mostly rather plump, civil servants singing, "Arise ye starvelings from your slumbers, Arise ye prisoners of want..." (In case you don't recognise it, that's the Internationale, the socialist song.)
I had a quiet chuckle to myself on my way back from the Scottish Night (the best social event of conference) at the whole idea. We're not well paid (when you look at comparable jobs in the private sector) but we generally do a bit better than 'starvelings', possibly except for new starters on the lowest grade. They will struggle to keep food on the table unless living at home with the parental units.
No sooner do I return than...
People who've been reading my LJ for a while will have heard of Mr Smelly-Opposite, who stinks out my block of flats and who gave me mice. See entries tagged 'home' passim.
Mr S-O has surpassed himself.
I was watching "Time Team" as one does on a quiet Saturday, when there was suddenly a BANG! from next door and a load of smoke came past the window. I looked out and was horrified to find the flat next door on fire. Really on fire – flames licking out of the windows on fire. I rang the fire brigade and discovered I was the second one to do so, they already knew.
Wait, it gets worse. When the fire brigade arrived and broke in to the flat they discovered my next door neighbour passed out on the kitchen floor and his cat, also passed out (though I don't know what room it was in). The cat was in an appalling condition with its fur all matted – so not just a result of the fire. Both were treated at the scene with oxygen.
They've taken Mr S-O to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. I understand he told the fire men that the fire broke out as a result of him not putting a cigarette out properly, though the fire will be investigated by people who specialise in that kind of thing.
The cat has been taken by the RSPCA to be treated also for smoke inhalation. We were also told that seeing the condition his cat was in he will be charged with animal cruelty and neglect. If you recall, I reported him to the RSPCA several years ago, to no effect, so the only thing I can say is 'about bloody time'. One hopes there will be a record of my report.
The flat's been left with no front windows – I assume they'll board it up. Mr S-O is a leaseholder like me (and remember that in the UK leaseholder has a very specific meaning which isn't the same as 'rented') so I've reported the fire to the freeholder and I can hear the fire brigade 'securing' the building even as I type.
So that was my excitement for the day.
gloria1, there is something somewhat ironic about a group of middle class, mostly rather plump, civil servants singing, "Arise ye starvelings from your slumbers, Arise ye prisoners of want..." (In case you don't recognise it, that's the Internationale, the socialist song.)I had a quiet chuckle to myself on my way back from the Scottish Night (the best social event of conference) at the whole idea. We're not well paid (when you look at comparable jobs in the private sector) but we generally do a bit better than 'starvelings', possibly except for new starters on the lowest grade. They will struggle to keep food on the table unless living at home with the parental units.
No sooner do I return than...
People who've been reading my LJ for a while will have heard of Mr Smelly-Opposite, who stinks out my block of flats and who gave me mice. See entries tagged 'home' passim.
Mr S-O has surpassed himself.
I was watching "Time Team" as one does on a quiet Saturday, when there was suddenly a BANG! from next door and a load of smoke came past the window. I looked out and was horrified to find the flat next door on fire. Really on fire – flames licking out of the windows on fire. I rang the fire brigade and discovered I was the second one to do so, they already knew.
Wait, it gets worse. When the fire brigade arrived and broke in to the flat they discovered my next door neighbour passed out on the kitchen floor and his cat, also passed out (though I don't know what room it was in). The cat was in an appalling condition with its fur all matted – so not just a result of the fire. Both were treated at the scene with oxygen.
They've taken Mr S-O to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. I understand he told the fire men that the fire broke out as a result of him not putting a cigarette out properly, though the fire will be investigated by people who specialise in that kind of thing.
The cat has been taken by the RSPCA to be treated also for smoke inhalation. We were also told that seeing the condition his cat was in he will be charged with animal cruelty and neglect. If you recall, I reported him to the RSPCA several years ago, to no effect, so the only thing I can say is 'about bloody time'. One hopes there will be a record of my report.
The flat's been left with no front windows – I assume they'll board it up. Mr S-O is a leaseholder like me (and remember that in the UK leaseholder has a very specific meaning which isn't the same as 'rented') so I've reported the fire to the freeholder and I can hear the fire brigade 'securing' the building even as I type.
So that was my excitement for the day.
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