By chance the other day, I hear some authoritative medical advice about getting old(er) .
Keep your hips in one piece.
Apparently at my age a broken hip is one of the markers to look out for. Why?
It becomes increasingly difficult to recover from a slip and subsequent fall.
So a trip to Topps Tiles has added significance: the manager at Morecambe points out the Pendulum Test Value (PTV) classification on his tiles - the range of slippiness extends from somewhere between Wet room approved and deadly. But ouch, the prices!
Off to Wickes round the corner. My God what sloppy couldn't-give-a-stuff-staff.
Tiles half the price.
'Scuse me Mr Wickes, are these wetroom tiles PTV rated?
Wha' ?
Tested for slippiness?
Yep, 's on the packet
Where, show me please.
Drags himself reluctantly out of a nice comfy office chair ...
Erm, erm, hold on, I ring 'ed office
Yeah mate, funny you should ask - our 'ed office bloke said to go to Topps Tiles if you want PTV tiles. 'Ee used to be a manager at Topps Tiles see.
Ya live and learn duntcha?