Admin

So I left you yesterday having basically sat on me arse all afternoon watching documentaries and eating leftover food. We retired early, and I put myself into a snoozy mode by reading a bit more of Nick Robinson's book about politics and the press (the BBC mostly). I made sure I'd not had much to drink just before settling down and had a most splendid sleep, with only a couple of interruptions.

Still feeling relatively tired, today was always going to be a quiet one, as I had to wait in for a delivery that required me to sign for it. 25 years ago I (re)started at TSB, and they have been very nice in giving me a few vouchers to spend. However, it also meant Gel and I could attend to some paperwork/admin.

I've always been a loyal TSB/LTSB/LBG customer and since I started a mortgage with them in 1986 have pretty much gone with the insurance quote offered each year. I wonder how much money I've wasted as a consequence. This years premium was well in excess of £600, so I visited moneysavingsexpert and tried one of the compare websites (I hope to get 2-for-1 cinema tickets now) and ended up with a quote of about £250. Directly comparing the two quotes isn't easy, and I've scaled back a few requirements - £500,000 buildings cover rather than unlimited, for example - but I've also upped the 'valuables' section to cover my cameras.

--

That's it. Sorry. Here's a random shot from my flickr stream.

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral