an eviction (the institute)

an eviction. 6am. mortgage stuff. 

horsemouth helped carry some stuff (a sofa, a few chairs) out to the hire van from where it was stored at the village hall. 

for the second quarter of 2025 1,340 homeowner mortgaged properties were taken into possession, which is 10% greater than the previous quarter but lower than long-term averages. so something in the region of 5000 a year.  horsemouth doesn't know if that will be going up or if the weaker mortgage payers have already been rinsed out of the market. 

the beer is cheaper but the countryside has many hidden costs. today horsemouth is off into town (probably bus back so he can do a wander round in search of books). 

here some abdel gadir salim nujum al-lail 'the stars at night'  (horsemouth once robbed a guitar part from it - but he got it wrong). 

wade schuman of hazmat modine (as part of the three pieces series) talks about how wonderful another album by abdel gadir salim is the merdoum kings play songs of love. 

great - horsemouth is still on the hook for the gas and electric back in london (piss and shit). further encouragement (if encouragement was needed) to get the fuck out of dodge. that's his mood spoiled. ok fuck it - it's a tenner a week, it's hardly major (it's the least of his problems).  

he was watching a stephen king thing called the institute - which was moderately entertaining.