17th December. Last Post?

Tomorrow, Monday, facing up to the grim reality of another large house with beige carpeting in the living room. Beige carpet matches well with everything except soot, cement dust or any kind of mud or bootprint. Access to the top of the chimney is compromised by a conservatory which has "a flat bit on top that a ladder could stand on." However Conservatory is just another name for Glasshouse with all its attendant vulnerabilities to 30 feet of chimney liner. Frost is also set to add interest to the proceedings... This may be my last post.