*shiver* Reminder of the good…

[sparkindarkness]

I am very glad that the senior partners decided to step back from their sudden obsessive need to modernise the office. I’m glad they decided to throw out all that glass and chrome (ewww) and pale, ikea-esque furniture and the interior-designer carpet and the abstract modern prints on the beige and cream and magnolia walls.
I am very glad you realised, in time, that the old oak furniture and wood panneling and wooden furniture and high vaulted ceilings and glorious victoriana added tone and gravitas and weight to the office. I’m glad you finally came to your senses.

However, while I love the traditional feel of the building, I would appreciate it if the heating system were not actuall Victorian. Because those beautiful windows are as effective as soggy tracing paper at holding in the heat and those vaulted ceilings hold a whole lot of cold – and the boiler, oh the boiler. How many times has it broken down this winter? Here’s a hint, if the water in the boiler freezes then it is not, actually boiling.

And yes it was neccessary to kneel outside your door with coal-dust smudged faces (well, graphite anyway) and wolly scarfs asking Scrooge if we could have another lump of coal for the fire.