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The chess is going well, though I'm still losing more games than I'm winning. The internet has made it much easier for players to research good tactics, and even ordinary folk can make reasonable players.

I received the survey report for my new house and had the points detailed analysed by an expert. It seems the house has rising damp due to a failed damp proof course, plus the wall-ties need replacing (it seems there were insufficient to start with). That's about £1200 of work, so not too bad.

Still stuck on the book. I have read only a few pages since my last post.

I found a course on Greek in WH Smith whilst in Preston. I started teaching myself Greek for a holiday in Corfu last year with my (now ex) wife. Perseverance will have its reward.

Saturday Night

Well, we had a minor tour of the local town pubs on Saturday. In this instance, "we" refers to a group of colleagues from work. The evening was enjoyable, all in all, but these places have the music way up and it's difficult to chat.

I was drinking Sambuca with lemonade, which I acquired the taste for in Corfu back in April, though they use Ouzo there, then switched to lager later. I didn't pay much attention to the brand with which I was being served, but most likely it was Fosters Extra Cold. I prefer IPAs or wine to lager, but that was the crowd I was with.

We caught the tail end of an act's set. They played "Enter Sandman" which is one of my favourite metal songs, and "Sanctuary" which is also excellent.