My chimney men turned up to clear my flue. They dropped a cannonball down my chimney.
It got stuck. They left.
PS: To make it heavier, the cannonball was filled with water. In order to get it unstuck, they had to empty it. I'd forgotten my school science that soot + water makes black ink.
Living room looks like I've scared an octopus.
4 comments:
The trouble is, you're not allowed to put small children up your chimney any more. Some petty red tape or something.
If only cats were a little cleverer and not so fussy...
Have you considered taking the builders to court?
Provided they don't offer to make the judge a lovely new witness stand, you could do quite well out of it...
One GOOD THING: if the cannon ball had not got stuck it would most definitely have not simply cleared the blockage but also smashed the cast-iron fireplace...
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