Something – perhaps memories of much of a working life spent “in” occupational health and safety – nagged away at me as I scrubbed down the boiler cupboard door with white spirit.
So I looked up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spirit for details of flashpoint, explosive limits and other pub quiz trivia.
Alarm bells sounded as years of learning, training, and competent practice kicked in and I thought:
Flammable substance + oxygen + naked flame = fire triangle = BAD!
So I switched off the boiler, capped the solvent bottle, opened windows and retired to my Writing Cellar, thus possibly avoiding a ka-boom moment.
I have lost the natural light, so painting has ceased for the day – at the precise time Italy-England kicked off.
The above are two examples of serendipity in one day.
And then I went and spoiled it all by doing something stupid like . . .
Watching the last five minutes of the Italy-England first half.
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