I drink an awful lot of tea, often when I have people in my room: I have five different types of tea, and an array of mugs that's at least as good at predicting people's character as star signs are. I also have a kettle - it's something of a family heirloom. I believe it went to university with my mother, and I'm certain my grandmother used it when it was new. It holds just enough water for one mug, and it doesn't have a thermostat in it, so it continues to heat the water until you unplug it, making it really easy to boil over.
Obviously, it would be sensible to buy a kettle which is both larger and has one of these thermostats (such as, say, any kettle you can find or buy anywhere). But here we run into a problem.
This problem is that the guy usually credited with inventing these thermostats is one John C. Taylor, he who designed, had built, paid for and gifted to Corpus the infamous Corpus Clock. There is nothing in Cambridge I hate quite as much as this clock. I cannot bring myself to part with money knowing that some of it will go to his personal fortune, thanks to royalties, and possibly bring about something equally hideous to be given to another institution.
Thoughts, anyone?
Love,
Felicity xxx
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