I hate buying mobile phones

Went into the shops today to buy a replacement phone for my partner. Despite asking for an exact replacement, the salesperson insisted on the hard sell. Hard sell to me is like a red rag to a bull - I just cannot resist trying to gore the person responsible. After listening to an interminable "2 megapixel this" and "bluetooth that" and "peripheral X" and "Plan 1-2-3" and "additional whatsits", I couldn't help myself.

"So, can I use this to make phone calls?" I ask, hoping that this may break the patter - or at last get her to breathe! "I will have to check that feature out" she replies and continues with the patter, not even missing a breath - until the thought landed about 30-45 seconds later and then she ground to a complete halt. Success! And then I told her that I was buying the phone anyway as it was the exact replacement, just as I had asked for. If looks could have killed .....

What else could I do?

After yesterday's shocking news about Andy Hallett's death, I did the only thing I could - I watched AtS S4e03 The House Always Wins, AtS S4e06 Spin The Bottle and AtS S5e05 Life of the Party, my three favourite Lorne-centric episodes. Damn but he was talented and funny. The commentary with David Fury to The House Always Wins was a wonderful finishing touch.

RIP, Andy - the world lost a great talent with your passing.