One of the numerous bad points of Boxing Day was that the washing machine decided to flood the kitchen. Not a trickle, oh no. An inch of water pooling on our very obviously badly laid floor.

So I've been putting off the next load for as long as possible. Tonight's the night, however, that we can't avoid it for another day. I think the problem was a temporary blockage in the waste pipe, which seems to have cleared, seeing as the machine's already drained once.

I can hear it on its' spin cycle now, so I'm going to check it again after I click "Send".

Ain't suburbia grand?