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Man About the House (Man_About_House.txt)

MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE
Gareth Pitchford
Electric Storm
Zenobi Software
Spectrum 128

You are Ernie. Your goal is to pick up your wife from the hospital and to 
make sure that the house is presentable.

INVENTORY (nothing), EXAMINE TABLE, EXAMINE CLOCK, PRESS BUTTON, TIDY 
ROOM (it needs cleaning), E, TIDY ROOM (it needs cleaning as well), SW, 
W, EXAMINE DESK, TAKE MANUSCRIPT, EXAMINE MANUSCRIPT, READ MANUSCRIPT, E, 
S, EXAMINE TABLE (there is a telephone on it), EXAMINE TELEPHONE (redial 
button. You note your own phone number), EXAMINE STAIRCASE, EXAMINE 
CUPBOARD, EXAMINE HOOVER, TAKE HOOVER, E, EXAMINE SOFA, TAKE CHANGE, USE 
HOOVER (maybe a friend could do it), W,, PRESS REDIAL (you call Robin for 
help), W, EXAMINE SIDEBOARD, EXAMINE JAR, TAKE CHEQUEBOOK, W, EXAMINE 
GNOME, EXAMINE KENNEL (no dog), S, EXAMINE WORKBENCH, EXAMINE CHARGER, 
EXAMINE TIN, EXAMINE BELONGINGS, TAKE LICENCE, EXAMINE LICENCE.

Go S, ENTER CAR, DRIVE CAR (you can't), N, N, E (Robin arrives), GIVE 
HOOVER, W, W, UP, EXAMINE BOX, READ YELLOW PAGES (you find the number for 
the garage - 051-624-5674), UP, E, E, DIAL 6245674 (you find out that 
they do not come to the house), W, W, S, S, PUSH CAR (you can't), ENTER 
CAR, RELEASE BRAKE, LEAVE CAR, PUSH CAR, PUSH CAR, E, E, N, N, N, E, E, 
DIAL 6245674 (you are told to wait in your car), WAIT (until the 
telephone rings), ANSWER PHONE (Rosie is to be picked up at 2:30), S, S, 
S, W, W, W (the car is taken away downtown), E, E, E, E, EXAMINE 
ADVERTISEMENT (for a driving school 051-657-3456),WAIT, ENTER BUS, SW, W, 
S, S, E, E, ENTER CAR (it will be ready after 2 o'clock), W, W, N, N, N, 
N, N, N.

Go E, EXAMINE RUBBLE, TAKE COIN, EXAMINE COIN (10p), W, N, EXAMINE BOX 
(it won't loan you money), S, W, W, N, BUY TICKET, W, EXAMINE SIGN, W, W, 
S, EXAMINE JUNK, TAKE GUITAR, EXAMINE GUITAR, N, N, N, CLIMB WALL (too 
high), S, S, E, E, E, S, SE, BUY LADDER, N, W, W, W, N, N, DROP LADDER, 
S, S, E, E, E, E, E, S, S, S, S, E, E, PLAY GUITAR, TUNE GUITAR, PLAY 
GUITAR (you get some change), TAKE CHANGE, S, WAIT, ENTER COACH, E, N, N, 
E, E (you drop off the manuscript), W, N, N, W, W, WAIT (until the 
Professor leaves), ENTER VAN, TAKE KAY, EXAMINE KAY (to reactivate Asay 
go@), LEAVE VAN, E, N, W, INSERT COIN, DIAL 6573456 (the instructor will 
meet you in the Industrial Estate).

Go E, S, S, S (you have a driving lesson and are driven home), N (Robin 
has cleaned everything up), N, N, W, W, S, CHARGE KAY, S, S, E, E, WAIT, 
ENTER BUS, S, W, W, N, N, N, N, W, W, W, W, W, N, N, TAKE LADDER, PROP 
LADDER (you climb into the pound), SAY GO, TAKE SPOTTY, UP, S, S, E, E, 
E, E, E, S, S, S, S, S, S, WAIT (until 2 o'clock), E, E, ENTER CAR. You 
are finished.



Terri Sheehan
2004-10-03

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