Silly me. There I was wondering on what marvels I might spend a few euro, should such glimmer and wink my way.

“It’s the fridge,” Lopez, Grégoire decrees. But the problem occurred with the previous fridge too, I say. Then, there was a problem with the previous fridge. The connection is A-OK. He’s positive. He’s adamant.

Ergo: a photo of Socialist leader Jean Jaurès raising a glass of good cheer on the soon-to-exit fridge.

(This provides an opportunity for a brief history lesson for Lassana’s benefit: who was Jean Jaurès, why he was assassinated for talking out against France entering the First World War, the massive crowds at his funeral, and – no, he didn’t wear shorts and no statue shows him raising the glass of good cheer. That’s just a personal take by one of my buddies.)

Story proceeds between fridge issues, fist fight issues (he started first, Madame, a man has to fight back, that’s nature, etc) and other, you know, distractions from the world of living.