Dear NIrish,

Whilst realising that my Gorbals tenement flat (running water is laid on the walls, whilst the leaking roof means it can take up to 30 mins to finish a cup of tea) cannot compare with your own penthouse - I would however like to know what kind of super duper top of the range hot water system you have that requires a thermostat control for the (max) 1 minute job of showering your bunghole?

At present I have a combination boiler and after running the hot water for the aforementioned 1 minute, it's still basically freezing. I know this is not atypical because I ocassionally visit Clients and have to use their hot water - and they have the same problem. As to why I require to use their hot water to sell car bumper stickers, Betamax tapes and stolen car radios is something others will have to speculate on