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Each weekday morning my coffee-maker begins burbling at quarter to six, letting me know that a new day has begun, full of optimism and hope.

Or rather, it would if each morning I hadn't already been woken up at five by my neighbour directly across the street, who starts up his noisy Dodge diesel pickup and then lets it idle for almost forty-five frigging minutes...


...after which he drives off three minutes before my coffee-maker cheerfully announces that it's a brand-new day.

Nevertheless, it's still better than 2004's rooster from Hell.



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