"The signal must be shut off. The signal must be shut off at the source."

The camera shop has responded to my letter of Monday by returning the camera with a note saying "here's your fucking camera, now fuck off." (At greater length.) Time to escalate.

I am sad to say that Veloria didn't make it yesterday - she died literally minutes before we got to the house. Probably a virus, and respiratory problems can severely strain a rat's heart.

The pollen count appears to be down to single digits. This evening I shall most likely go to the GP clinic at Whipps Cross (it's pretty much impossible to make our GP outside working hours) in search of Ventolin, vicious hay fever treatments and similar.