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Boiler Fix

It is November. It has been 3 weeks, our boiler has not been working. Someone came around to have a look, he said that he needs to have a proper look at it and it will probably involved quite a bit of work.

What my broken boiler taught me

There is nothing like a broken boiler to remind you how entitled delusional self centred and privileged human being you are. Within the comfort of the home, the thin layer of the civilisation bubble, I have the impression that nothing can collapse: the water will remain warm, the water will remain clean, fridges and pantry are full of food and my bank account still in overdraft. I am still producing and consuming what nature provides. Oh yes, I am separated from nature. Do you know I am inside the home, not roaming the streets or the woods like an animal... sleeping in the ground like a vegetable. I am also pretty clever too , I have university education from some human institutions, no squirrel nut diploma, I studied in england, an island where there is a queen... I work as well. I participate in the progress machine for a better future for all humans beings. I thought i'd help animals too but I have been told they are already dying. So the focus is on humans, not the pl...

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