Chapter 44 of 44

Fragments

Everything that belongs to no chapter. Every reference work has a drawer like this, and this one is unusually full.

165 verses

1. 1 The insurance assessor is coming and it has to be me who's here Unverifiable
2. 2 I've got somebody coming to measure and measuring is apparently a morning Unverifiable
3. 3 There's a chimney sweep booked and it took six weeks to get one Unverifiable
4. 4 The window people are here and they've started with the one I work at Unverifiable
5. 5 Somebody is coming about the damp and I've been asked to be present Unverifiable
6. 6 The tree surgeon is here and I have to move everything from the yard Unverifiable
7. 7 My alarm system has gone into a state and the engineer is the only fix Concerning
8. 8 There's an electrician coming who has to turn everything off for a while Unverifiable
9. 9 I've got a boiler service and they need somebody over eighteen present Unverifiable
10. 10 The floor is being done and I can't be in the apartment while it cures Unverifiable
11. 11 I've got scaffolding going up and I have to be here to let them through Unverifiable
12. 12 Somebody has to sign off the work before they'll leave Unverifiable
13. 13 I've mistimed this badly and I'd rather admit it than invent something Unverifiable
14. 14 I left on time and something happened between there and here Concerning
15. 15 I've been going the wrong way for ten minutes with confidence Unverifiable
16. 16 My directions were for the other end of the same street Unverifiable
17. 17 There's a one-way system here that I've now been round twice Unverifiable
18. 18 I've parked somewhere I'm not sure I'm allowed to park Unverifiable
19. 19 The place has two entrances and everybody is at the other one Plausible
20. 20 I've come out at the wrong exit of a very large station Unverifiable
21. 21 I've been walking towards a building that isn't the building Unverifiable
22. 22 My directions ran out before the destination did Unverifiable
23. 23 I've been let into the wrong part of the building and I'm being escorted Concerning
24. 24 Somebody at the desk has taken my name and asked me to wait Unverifiable
25. 25 I'd be watching the door the whole time and that's not fair on anybody Concerning
26. 26 I've said yes to this three times and cancelled twice and I'd rather stop the pattern Concerning
27. 27 There's something I have to finish tonight or it rolls into the weekend Unverifiable
28. 28 I've promised myself an evening and I've started keeping promises to myself Concerning
29. 29 I'm not going to be able to do the thing where I'm cheerful Concerning
30. 30 I've been carrying something around all day and I'd like to put it down alone Not reassuring
31. 31 I've had a day where several things went wrong in a row Concerning
32. 32 Something happened this afternoon and I'm still deciding how I feel Not reassuring
33. 33 I've been asked a question I need to answer before I do anything else Not reassuring
34. 34 I'd rather see you when I've got something to say Concerning
35. 35 I'm going to be poor company and I'd like to spare us both Concerning
36. 36 There's a version of tonight where I come and everybody regrets it Concerning
37. 37 I've got a conflict with something that was in the calendar first Plausible
38. 38 The people I need in the room can't be in the room until Thursday Unverifiable
39. 39 I've been asked to prepare something for a meeting that's in an hour Unverifiable
40. 40 My part of this depends on a number nobody will commit to Unverifiable
41. 41 I've been in this room since nine and I need twenty minutes of not being Unverifiable
42. 42 Somebody has scheduled over my lunch for the fourth day running Unverifiable
43. 43 There's a review of something I finished in March Concerning
44. 44 I've been asked to present something somebody else built Concerning
45. 45 The agenda has eleven items and we're on two after an hour Unverifiable
46. 46 I've been in back-to-back calls and I haven't eaten since seven Unverifiable
47. 47 My front step has iced over and it's the only way out Unverifiable
48. 48 The gate at the end of the path has been padlocked overnight Concerning
49. 49 Somebody has left a car across the whole sidewalk Unverifiable
50. 50 My route is closed for filming and nobody warned the street Concerning
51. 51 There's a marathon and my street is on the route Plausible
52. 52 I've been stopped and asked for directions three times in one walk Not reassuring
53. 53 The crossing has been out of service and it's a fast road Unverifiable
54. 54 My usual shortcut has a fence across it now Plausible
55. 55 The path is flooded and I've been assessing whether to wade Unverifiable
56. 56 There's a swarm of something over the path and I've stopped Concerning
57. 57 Somebody is being helped by paramedics on the sidewalk and I stayed Unverifiable
58. 58 I've stopped to help somebody who'd fallen Plausible
59. 59 A car alarm has been going next to where I parked and I've moved Unverifiable
60. 60 I've said I'd be somewhere and I said it to somebody who counts Unverifiable
61. 61 There's something at home I have to be there for and I'd rather not detail it Concerning
62. 62 I've committed my evening to a thing that can't be moved Unverifiable
63. 63 I've got somebody staying who I can't leave in the house alone Unverifiable
64. 64 I'm the one with the key and the key is needed at eight Unverifiable
65. 65 Somebody needs picking up and there's no other way for them to get back Plausible
66. 66 I've been asked to be on call for something tonight Unverifiable
67. 67 I've promised somebody a phone call and it has to be tonight Concerning
68. 68 There's a thing I do on Wednesdays and this is a Wednesday Concerning
69. 69 I've got a deadline tonight that I've moved twice already Unverifiable
70. 70 I've said yes to too much this week and something has to give Unverifiable
71. 71 I've been in company since eight this morning without a gap Concerning
72. 72 I've got somebody arriving tomorrow and the house is not ready Unverifiable
73. 73 There's a thing on tonight I said I'd watch with somebody Concerning
74. 74 I've had three things land this morning that all say today on them Unverifiable
75. 75 I've been asked for a status update and the update is that I've been writing updates Not reassuring
76. 76 The thing I need signed has gone to somebody's spam Unverifiable
77. 77 I've got two people waiting on me for two different things Unverifiable
78. 78 The document has been locked by somebody who's on leave Unverifiable
79. 79 I've found an error in something that went out last month Concerning
80. 80 Somebody has asked me a question I should know the answer to Concerning
81. 81 The system has been down since eight and everything I do is in it Plausible
82. 82 I've been given a template and the template doesn't fit the thing Unverifiable
83. 83 There's an approval I need from somebody who only approves on Fridays Concerning
84. 84 My car door has frozen shut on the driver's side Unverifiable
85. 85 The defroster has stopped and I can see about a third of the windshield Unverifiable
86. 86 I've reversed into something and I've had to get out and look Unverifiable
87. 87 There's a police check on the road and everybody is being stopped Unverifiable
88. 88 The turning I need is coned off and there's no sign where to go Unverifiable
89. 89 Somebody has broken down on the ramp and there's one lane Plausible
90. 90 I've been behind a garbage truck for the whole route Plausible
91. 91 The school run has added twenty minutes and I'd forgotten school started Plausible
92. 92 My gas light came on and the station on the route was closed Plausible
93. 93 The bridge is up and I've been sitting watching a boat Unverifiable
94. 94 There's a burst pipe and the road is a lake Unverifiable
95. 95 I've been flagged down by somebody who needed help Unverifiable
96. 96 The lights on this whole stretch have gone out of sequence Concerning
97. 97 I've hit every light on the way in and I've started counting Unverifiable
98. 98 My tire pressure warning has come on and I've stopped to check Unverifiable
99. 99 The heating engineer has found something and gone to get a part Unverifiable
100. 100 My water has been off since six and there's no notice anywhere Plausible
101. 101 Somebody has to be here to sign for a delivery of something heavy Unverifiable
102. 102 The apartment above has a leak that's coming into my ceiling Unverifiable
103. 103 There's a smell of gas on the landing and I've called it in Unverifiable
104. 104 My front door lock has seized and I can't secure the place Unverifiable
105. 105 I've had the power go three times this morning Concerning
106. 106 The washer has flooded and it's gone under the floorboards Unverifiable
107. 107 Somebody has cut a cable outside and half the street is down Plausible
108. 108 I've had a man knock about something structural and I want to look into it Concerning
109. 109 My freezer has failed and I'm dealing with everything that was in it Plausible
110. 110 There's a wasp nest and they can only come today Unverifiable
111. 111 I've got a plumber who's given me a window and the window is now Plausible
112. 112 Somebody has to be present while they take the old one away Unverifiable
113. 113 The locksmith has been and now there's a second problem Concerning
114. 114 I've had a week where every evening was already spoken for Unverifiable
115. 115 Somebody has asked me for tonight and they asked first Unverifiable
116. 116 I've been sitting in the car outside my own house for ten minutes Not reassuring
117. 117 I've come home and taken my shoes off and that's the decision made Concerning
118. 118 There's a thing I have to do tonight that I've moved three times Unverifiable
119. 119 I've realized I'm the only one who ever suggests things Not reassuring
120. 120 I've spent all day being needed and I'd like an evening of not being Concerning
121. 121 I've been carrying a bad mood since about two and it hasn't lifted Concerning
122. 122 I've made a plan with myself and I'm going to keep it Concerning
123. 123 I'd have to leave at nine anyway and it hardly seems worth it Unverifiable
124. 124 Somebody has told me something today and I need to think about it alone Not reassuring
125. 125 I've got an early start and an early start makes tonight a different question Unverifiable
126. 126 I've done my socializing for the week and it's Thursday Concerning
127. 127 I've been in a good mood all day and I'd like to end it that way Not reassuring
128. 128 I've reached the point where I'd only be there out of guilt Concerning
129. 129 My street was closed for a burst main and I've had to leave the car Unverifiable
130. 130 I've been given the wrong keys and I only found out at the door Concerning
131. 131 The building's front door has been propped open and I've stopped to sort it Unverifiable
132. 132 I've had to go back because I couldn't remember turning something off Unverifiable
133. 133 Somebody was asleep in the stairwell and I've waited for somebody official Concerning
134. 134 I've been asked to redo something because the format was wrong Unverifiable
135. 135 There's a meeting to decide who decides this Concerning
136. 136 I've had feedback that says make it shorter and add three sections Concerning
137. 137 My part is done and I'm waiting on the part that goes before mine Unverifiable
138. 138 I've been told this is the priority by somebody who told me that yesterday about something else Unverifiable
139. 139 The file has been renamed and I can't find what it's been renamed to Concerning
140. 140 I've spent the morning in a system I've never used to do a five-minute job Unverifiable
141. 141 There's an approval sitting with somebody who is out until the tenth Unverifiable
142. 142 I've been sent to a meeting to represent somebody who didn't brief me Concerning
143. 143 The thing I'm blocked on has been blocked for eleven days Unverifiable
144. 144 I've got somebody coming to look at something and looking takes an hour Unverifiable
145. 145 I've said I'd help somebody move and helping somebody move is never two hours Plausible
146. 146 I'm the only one with a car and that has consequences today Plausible
147. 147 Somebody has asked me for a favor I've already said yes to twice Unverifiable
148. 148 I've been asked to look after something and it's more involved than described Concerning
149. 149 I'm covering for somebody who is covering for somebody Concerning
150. 150 I've been volunteered for something by somebody who isn't me Concerning
151. 151 There's a rehearsal and missing it means missing the thing itself Unverifiable
152. 152 I've been asked to give somebody a ride and the ride is across the state Unverifiable
153. 153 Somebody has left something with me and hasn't come back for it Concerning
154. 154 I've got a thing at the church hall that I said I'd run Unverifiable
155. 155 I've been put in charge of the food and the food is for forty Unverifiable
156. 156 There's a committee and I've been made secretary of it Concerning
157. 157 I've agreed to judge something and judging takes longer than watching Concerning
158. 158 Somebody has asked me to write something and I've said yes and regretted it Concerning
159. 159 I'm on a call rota and it's my week Plausible
160. 160 I've been given a pager and I'd like everybody to understand what that means Concerning
161. 161 I've been asked to be a reference and the call is today Unverifiable
162. 162 Somebody has put my name down as next of kin and I've only just found out Not reassuring
163. 163 I've been made responsible for something while somebody is away Concerning
164. 164 There's a thing I do every year and this is the week of it Concerning
165. 165 I've been given a deadline by somebody with no authority to give me one Concerning