Few hours left in Cobham?

Booking.com, through whom I booked accommodation in Surrey, e-mails with a few suggestions of things to do in Cobham.

They don't mention the Diggers' Trail which I was so delighted to discover. Instead, they urge me to make the most of my remaining time in Cobham, and enjoy Luton Airport Luggage Storage.

Phew!

The good news is that today, as planned, two men from John Lewis brought us a new cooker, and took away our old one, plus uite a lot of packaging from the new one. This all went very smoothly, and I am grateful.

The bad news is that in the morning, before they arrived, we received a message from the gas fitter who was booked to come tomorrow and install the cooker: he has sprained his ankle playing five-a-side, and cannot now keep that appointment. He will be back to work in two weeks time, but will understand if we don't want to wait.

We don't want to wait, but durham_rambler was struggling to find anyone who would come in his place. Then inspiration struck: our gas boiler is due for its annual service on Monday. Would the engineer who services the boiler be qualified to connect the cooker? And would he be willing? The answer was yes, on both counts, so that is currently the plan.

Now I am off to microwave dinner.