LSS called a chimney sweep who promised to call back and didn’t. I’m starting to wonder whether we ought to get some huskies.
In the end we drove into town to visit LSS’s aged aunt and beg the use of her hot shower. We did stop off at the supermarket on the way in order to buy an apple tart as a bribe. This was quite successful because she is particularly fond of apple tarts. But as punishment for trying to bribe her, she force-fed us lots of pancakes.
This turned out to be a GOOD THING. We happened to notice a bathroom scale in the aged aunt’s bathroom, and tried it out. I had noticed my trousers were becoming slightly loose. Ah-ha! The LSS has lost 4kg since coming to France, and I’ve lost 9kg. This lifestyle of running around after the aged FIL has some use then!