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Coombe Barton

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  1. Has learnt a new language today. Got in to work this morning to find that a ballcock on the fourth level had malfunctioned, flooded that area, come through the loo ceiling in level 3, ditto for level 2 and dropped down to level 1, the ground floor. My office was flooded to three inches. Written off 3 PCs – haven’t been let back in yet. Fortunately I’ve been operating from a laptop. And the language I learned? Quack, quack, quack, qu...

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Is 'ballcock' a euphemism for someone?

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      No, ballcock is that bit of two quid plumbing that's caused about ten grand's worth of damage.

    3. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      And I've just realised my oscilloscope was low down as well.

       

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