Day 1231

Was absurdly pleased first thing by the arrival of a TSB 'Bankcard' for me: debit card for Visa & Delta and £100 cheque guarantee card. This puts me back in credit (in that sense) for the first time in nearly 4 years. Went into town and checked my balance (over the counter because not PIN yet). Still £14.99 over what it should be.

Used the card in the afternoon to order a new thermocouple for my multimeter over the modem from Maplin. Phoned up Compuserve to ask for their free Internet access discs. They've changed their prices: instead of paying 3p/min for extended services, you get 5 hours' free access to everything for your £6.50, after which everything costs you. Since I've only been on for 5½ hours in nearly 2 months, that suits me fine.

Cooked egg and chips for tea, watched Star Trek: TNG 'Rascals', very funny, as good as the Mintaka ep.