Monday 4 January 2010

"Hello, Brighton Council? Yes, I took your advice..."

"...now I need to know what you suggest to get rid of the snow and ice..?"
A family of four living in a damp-ridden house were told by council officials to open their windows to solve the problem - in the middle of winter.
As with most local papers, comments are amusing and illuminating in equal measure...

3 comments:

Joe Public said...

And perfectly correct advice it is.

I'll bet that it is a 'modern' house with no chimneys (or, if it has chimneys, they've been blocked up).

May even have double glazing, which although reduces heat loss, it also further restricts ventilation.

raxml said...

Reminds me of a letter I saw many years ago to residents of damp houses in the town I was living in ( Labour).The dampness was because the residents breathed too much. I do not lie. I saw the letter.

KenS said...

Jennifer McDade, ... says the conditions in her home mean her children are often ill resulting in them missing school.

Or to put it another way, the house makes her children ill so she keeps them in it for longer. Hmmm.