grind

For the first time in quite a few years, take out the old bicycle. It is dusty, really quite dirty. There is still air in the tyres, unsurprising after the business a few weeks ago when all the bicycle tyres got pumped up hard to demonstrate the use of the universal pump. This pump had been placed in the hallway for the use of everybody by the tenant. The wife said that it did not fit her tyres, but it did, and the demonstration went on to show that the pump was truly universal. It fitted all the valves.

The bicycle is so dirty and dusty that you may be sure that nobody will steal it. The bicycle lock was lost a long time ago, but take the risk and head of on the road to the building suppliers. There are three four millimetre washers needed for the coffee machine. 

It is nice to ride a bicycle again, despite all the traffic. It is slow, but it is always possible to move up to the head of the traffic queue, which saves time. Also, there are short cuts which only cyclists may use.

At the building suppliers leave the bicycle beside some expensive-looking E-bikes. Perhaps people will be more tempted to steal them.

In the building suppliers hardware department find the tiny washers, put six of them into a paper bag and put the whole lot onto a scales. Type in a code and a label with a price tag pops out.

Six cents. That is not a lot of money. Buy a cheap set of screwdrivers to replace the worn out ones at home, and a lock for the bicycle. Scan all the items at the self-service till, then scan the credit card. A bill pops out and gather the whole lot into a plastic bag.

The bicycle is still outside, nobody has stolen it . Drive back home, and be caught in a rain shower just before getting home.

That seems to be the way of things.

But after the installation of the washers the coffee grinder grinds the coffee beans to the required degree of fineness.