dead boiler

Finally we got the boiler engineer out bto service our boiler which is oil fired. Infact we have been trying to get the thing serviced since October but they can never fit us in. Anyway he said it would take about an hour. In the end it took 3 hours. Apparently we have a water leak. M did all the dealings with the boiler man and I went shopping which was certainly a bonus tho Tesco and Asda on a saturday are horrible, Anyway we need a new boiler. He says its about £1100 plus fitting. I have found some on the internet which are £800 plus VAT also not including fitting. Not good for the savings this. It didnt surprise me to find this out because everything else in the house has needed replacing or repairing ( most still ongoing) but at least its summer so we can probably get thru for a few weeks with just checking and adjusting the water pressure on the one we have. We had a very productive day today. Cut down half of the leylandii that blcok the light and the garden is looking huge. Cant cut down the rest because firstly we are both completely knacked and second its going to take us at least 3 trips to the local tip to get rid of the branches. M tried shredding them with this shredder my dad gave us but its just useless and doesnt seem to reduce the waste so I cant see why any one bothers with them. Just glad we didnt waste any money buying it! I also strimmed three quarters of the garden but then the strimmer cable ran out so part of the garden will have to remain a jungle till next week now. Havent done anything at all with soap or the business this weekend.