Brrrr!

Frosty in Jed (and most of the UK) last night and tonight isn't looking any warmer. I was up at 6 (completely unnecessarily - I just woke up) and had the beer lines and coffee machine cleaned by 8am. We had one guest who arrived late but declared the hotel "very nice in a wonky sort of way" but given that he was in Room 9, which hasn't got anything approaching a level surface, that's fair comment.

Renovations
Stop press, Shock! Plumber arrives! Hard to believe, but yes, the plumber put in an appearance and the first floor bath is almost connected. Some painting was done in the front hall and the joiner continued the fitting out of the dining room. Another joiner attended to the bedroom windows which were supposed to have been done earlier but weren't. They now all open and all the cracked panes (thank you previous joiners) have been replaced. The carpet fitter arrived and said that they would try to get the carpet laid on the second flight of the main stair. We'd like to leave the first flight and front hall until we're nearly finished. The quote for the flood repair is apparently nearly ready - all that remains is for the electrician to supply his quote,