In the mail: a miscellany

I have a letter from the hospital saying I have an appointment on the 15th! My excitement decreased rather, however, when I realised that (a) the appointment is for an assessment by a member of the surgical team, not the actual operation, and (b) the 15th in question is of April, not March, and thus rather further away than I had initially thought.
Ho hum.

Other post in the last few days includes:

• a replacement lithium battery with the slightly confusing warning "Use finger sacks of non-metallic tweezers" on the packaging


• a vastly improved new-style letter from TV Licensing. Rather than the old "you are evil, and we will have you destroyed by giant radioactive lawyers" style, this one says "you are currently listed as not having a TV; please confirm this at [url] or by ringing [freephone number]. If you do have a TV, and no license, you can get one by [list of options]". Much more civilised.


• this year's bill from Thames Water, which has a change of occupier form on the outside of the envelope. A little touch, but a sensible, useful one.