A chimney in the UK passes the "Santa test" – answers

true/false/no evidence

1. Santa doesn’t usually go down chimneys in this fashion. T i.e. being hoisted by a crane
2. The builders are worried about Santa’s skills at going down chimneys. NE: we don’t know anything about Santa’s skills in this regard
3. The family will move into their house at Christmas. F: in the next year
4. Their son was worried the new chimney would be too small for Santa. T: he thought it was too small
5. Santa is rather fat. T: ‘rotund’
6. Leo (the boy) wrote a letter to Santa about the chimney. F: he wrote his letter to the head of the building company
7. Architects and mathematicians were happy to check the dimensions for the chimney. NE: we know that they worked on the dimensions of the chimney but we don’t know how they felt about this
8. The ‘Santa-test’ on the chimney was free. F: it seems it was expensive ‘despite the cost.. it was well worth it’
9. Mr Patterson (CEO) said it was the best day of his life. F: it was the boy, Leo, who said this
10. Father Christmas was very happy with his ‘Santa test’. T: he said it was ‘an inspiration’