@matigo Sorry, you have to wait till Epiphany.
@c This one has turned up reliably so far, just hasn’t managed to fix the problem. Assorted others have failed to return calls at all, said they can’t come till the new year, or said they need to send a quotation before actually doing anything, then not sent it. There’s something to be said for burning lumps of tree.
Waiting for the plumber. Again. It’s three weeks since the heating developed a minor fault. Maybe today we’ll get it fixed?
@kdfrawg Yes, that would be a good number, I think, though you always need some newcomers to allow for losses.
@kdfrawg I wonder too. When I first joined ADN there were a couple of thousand people already, but everyone was keen and chatty, so it felt different from the same number on the way down. This place can seem busy if everyone is here and feeling chatty, but there isn’t any slack. A few absences and it grinds to a halt.