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05/12/2023 6:48 am
Re my earlier post on our search for a secure Christmas bolthole, there is excellent news to report. Directly under our house, some 38 feet below ground level, we have discovered a small, conveniently-shaped underground cavity which appears to show some faint signs of previous human occupancy. It may have been a Neanderthal brothel, or an early Saxon nail salon (we did find a few rusty nails, but the evidence is inconclusive).
Anyway, finders keepers! We have claimed it for our own and are already hard at work creating a Christmas refuge which will put us safely beyond the reach of carol singers, Salvation Army bands, charity workers dressed as elves with begging bowls, and various well-meaning but deeply irritating seasonal well-wishers.
To avoid any intrusion on neighbouring properties, the initial excavation had to be undertaken in our front room, which was obviously a little disruptive. However, a sensitive re-arrangement of the soft furnishings has minimised any evidence of disturbance.
I will report on further progress in due course.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
05/12/2023 8:22 am
This project is moving along quite well - excellent progress! I'm certain you will meet your dateline easily. I'm hording all the eggnog the stores are supplying, just for the right time!
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05/12/2023 8:48 am
Excellent! One of the unanticipated benefits of your project is that your diligent work to complete it keeps you and the missus out of the direct sightlines of those pesky well-wishers and spreaders of their syrupy good cheer. I also find it a canny move to pose as hoarders as a means of keeping the chirpy, smiling purveyors of glad tidings at bay. While commenting, let me commend you on your fine sartorial taste which lends itself well to the more darkened and somber corners of your newly renovated "digs."
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
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