In the style of...Santa Claus

RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS

Well I guess we’ve all heard the jokes about how I have the easiest job in the world and how I only work one day a year, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah, HO HO HO.
But let me tell you that I have to keep a very careful eye on things and besides the usual preparations there may be some things that you hadn’t considered...

Chimney Decline

Through the modernisation or replacement of old buildings the loss of chimneys in domestic buildings is quite unbelievable.
Since 1996 there has been a decline in domestic chimneys in Western Europe of 12.3%
In Eastern Europe the figure since 2002 is 5.5%
A comparable figure of 6.8% losses in Australia and New Zealand since 2000
The overall figure for Europe since 1974 is 19.7% and for the UK during the same time it is a staggering 21.5%
Figures from the USA since 1986 show a 14% reduction.
There is no data for the other regions at present.

So you can see how important it is that my reconnaissance work starts early in the year to ascertain exactly what changes have happened since the previous Christmas Eve. I’m not one to grumble but it’s not an easy job you know.

RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS

Remember to be good ;-)

HO HO HO