How We Re-sanded the Sitting-room Floor and Still Managed to Save Our Marriage II (guest post by Ajlr)

Where were we? Oh yes, I remember…

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S-Day+1: the next morning, we were on the phone to the hire firm very early, querying with the manager (in a mild and civilised way, naturally) where the machine was that I'd seen in both online and printed catalogues and subsequently ordered? 'Oh, there's only two of those in the whole country', I was informed. 'We've given you the closest to it that we have here.' I swear the phone handset almost melted in my...