I didn't even get the chance to look at Hive at all, let alone post, over the weekend. I had a lot to do. The most significant bit was probably the DIY job I had to do. Both my kitchen taps and bathroom faucets developed leaks at the same time! I'd been putting fixing them off for a while but the leaks were getting worse. I've had a pretty bad leak in the past and they do get really expensive to resolve if you don't fix them in time. You may have to deal with secondary problems, such as mould, if leaks are left unresolved. "A stitch in time saves nine" as the saying goes.

I ordered new fittings a couple of weeks ago but I had been to busy to embark on the job. I actually attempted earlier but I didn't have all the tools I needed. Well I did, but one of the bolts got rounded off so I couldn't undo one of the ceramic valves in the bathroom. I had to abort the job till I got the proper type of spanner (a deep offset one). I also had to get a set of bolt extractors to remove the rounded off bolt.