f4f3 | Operation "Stash The Cash" Hits Snag

Well it's like this...

I knew I was due a phone upgrade this weekend. I knew this, because I've been calling O2 every ten minutes for the last six weeks whining "When can I have a new iPhone, pleez, pleeezzzzeeeee." I found O2's reaction.... disappointing. They told me to call when I was due (today) and refused to discuss stock levels, reserving a phone, ets etc. On Wednesday I popped into Carphone Warehouse to play with their stock, and the manager practically threw a party for me, called O2 mothership, told me his granny had a 16Gb iPhone in black and that he would pop over that night and kill her with broken beer bottles and get it for me, and call me as soon as he had it. Which he then did. That sort of customer service may not win many prizes from Help The Aged, but it got my business.
so I picked up the phone last night, and have been stroking it ever since, pausing only to mutter "My precious" and *hiss* at anyone coming near.

Last night I also got the rest of my fencing gear - socks, breeches, lame, bodywire and *ta-dah!* foil. Unfortunately the lame was too small, and there seems to be a problem with the bodywire, but apart from that all was tickety boo. I loved the sensation of taking guard in an outfit that, well, fit. Before the bodywire problem I had about 4 fights, and managed to score in all of them.

Once that stopped working, I wandered off to The Dark Side and had my first go at epee, which I really did enjoy - the style is totally different, and the less hunched (well, I hunch when doing foil) style seemed to suit me. Of course, I was soundly beaten, but in a very nice way. I think I'll give it another go next week.

Off to the cottage soon, for a weekend of being rained on and chilling.

Yay!