Thanks Twassy

Will visit the repair shop / [ again ] tomorrow - fingers crossed - and will collect that fitness DVD
and will use a voucher to get £3 off @ pets at home on a few big bags of Wood Pellet kitty litter
Some things get prompt attention /action
I tend to mostly
procrastinate - like right now for instance
Got a Virgin Phone Technician due between 4pm & 7pm today
and I should get up as I MUST rejig >>>>>> several !!!!!! things in this room before then -
including moving the tables & the little set of drawers etc etc - to make space -
to then be able to Move >>>> my huge Mega heavy double ended recliner sofa etc

away from the wall
[ Literally > A car is far easier to shift - than this extremely LARGE heavy sofa ]
Stuff has to all be moved > for the person to replace the Wall inlet **socket box** behind the sofa - as the wiring is faulty
and has been this way for about 4 months >>>>

despite me fixing it many times ~ over the years ~
The wires are very brittle now as they are over 15 years old -
Recently - Sometimes the phone will work
but most of the time I can't get any in coming calls - as the phone does not ring
I can't usually make outward calls - but once in a while I can - but the crackling is deafening
Do you nearly always give anythings that need - fixing - A go - yourself ??
[ edit -@2-45pm - I AM getting up now - to start on this - BIG Re - Jig -
So I have only got ------- just over an hour ------- to sort everything