Health & Safety

If you think America overdoes it, check out these fun tidbits from life in London:

1. There's a fire alarm test at work every week. Ours is Fridays at 3pm. You don't have to evacuate, just endure the screech for five minutes. Always a good time. Hopefully an actual fire doesn't strike at the same time.
2. Every single thing that plugs into a power socket has to be tested (earthing and insulation) every two years (for office equipment). They then slap a large sticker on it with the test date. It's almost comical how many of these stickers (10) I can see from where I'm sitting right now.

P.S. It's raining again. Long live the queen!