Day #20: The one with the Money Pit

After our awesome night on Saturday we decided to sleep in on Sunday morning. The men of EY, plus some other guys (friends of friends etc.), play flag football every Sunday in Hyde Park. It's usually just a guy thing (as the weather is usually wet, cold, frozen, or windy), but with the insanely fabulous weather as of late, Shayne got a text from Erin letting her know that the ladies would be attending this week. So we left the house and headed toward Hyde Park. Twenty-Five minutes of tube riding and a mile walk later, we spotted the gang out on the grass. Shayne spread out her towel and rolled up her sleeves (as she is STILL trying to get of the farmer's tan created by last year's end-of-the-year party at Jodi's) and Jake strapped on his very official, loop-through flag belt. Jake scored two touch downs and his team walked away with a W; however, the real victory of the day was that he walked away with no serious injuries. Shayne was thrilled that they didn't need to learn the in's and out's of the socialized medicare system this early in the trip. He will definitely feel it in the morning!

Back at the flat we rearranged the living room and set up Kerchek to get ready for the cable guy on Monday. We went down the road and picked up Nando's for dinner. According to our friend from Missouri (remember her from the best tour), Nando's in the only place in the UK where you can get a fountain soda...good to know :) We watched part of White Squall (shout out to Scott Wolfe and Party of Five!) and planned on turning in early....again with the plans, when will we learn?

Jake hopped in the shower real quick before crawling under the covers. The water turned on and the basement wall made the usual hum and rumble. The hum turned to a click. The click got faster. The water sputtered. The water stopped. Like, really stopped. Every now and again, a trickle would come out of the tub spout. So, Jake is standing there with shampoo in his hair and screams, "Well shoot!" Technically, his actual statement was edited for our younger readers. Thirty minutes later, enough water had trickled out of the spout for him to gather some in the cup of his hand and get out most of the shampoo. Does anyone remember the movie, "The Money Pit," with Shelly Long and Tom Hanks? You HAVE to watch the video on that link to revisit the laugh out loud moments! Between the broken shower, the soil coming from the wall in our bathroom, the beyond dingy linoleum, the mythical creature, the rumble of the tube blowing by every few minutes, and no dryer - the ailments of our London flat are beginning to resemble the classic 80's hit.

Lessons Learned: 1. If you are going to be in the sun, wear a tank top, 2. Showers are important. 3. Never underestimate the power of stretching pre and post extensive physical exertion.