18th October. Modern Life.

The K's mansion is largely empty either by design or lack of funds, both have full time jobs in some sort of professional capacity, the two kids attend state school and come home daily to a handwritten note detailing how to microwave whatever their mother prepared in the morning, "..there's ice cream in the fridge...".

Mrs K looks a bit tired around the eyes what with work and all the hoovering as these houses were really built to be staffed by servants, Mr K is rarely seen.

The Council Tax must be as hefty as it gets, not to mention the heating bill which leaves little over for fancy cars or private education.

The K's life is representative of the current obsession with home ownership and having a crippling mortgage,

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