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It's that time again
A mere hour and a half overdue, my plumber is here. Tried though we did to recycle bits of the old kitchen during the renovation, it looks like the original mixer tap is kaput i.e. not worth the trouble of disassembly and repair. New mixer tap. $$$
The trickling loo has been tinkered with, nudged and persuaded in ways various and subtle, but it refuses to stop trickling. New inlet valve. $$$
The while-you-were-here-otherwise-I-wouldn't-have-bothered manky garden tap is to be replaced. It's where our electrical system earths, which may have something to do with its uniquely oxidised and much soldered appearance in the middle of one of the house additions. "Is that it?" asked the plumber doubtfully. "Very artistic. Would you like me to take it away?". No, I need that one. New garden tap, but at mates rates. $
The even-more-trivial-I'm-almost-embarrassed-to-mention-it-but-will-it-explode? wonky shower tap just needs "a bash with a hammer" *shudder*. But free.$$$
Sadly none of this was on my maintenance catchup schedule, so there'll be no satifying ticks on lists. On the bright side, my future emergency maintenance schedule probably won't involve spontaneous and spectacular water features in unexpected places. Plus my water usage gets to go down another notch. \o/
In unrelated news my local Coles has decreed that it no longer stocks squid in any form but for one kilo bags of frozen salt-and-pepper squid pieces. SquidFail09.
In even less related news I have made a dentist appointment for Monday, conveniently scheduled just a few hours before my psychiatrist that afternoon. The screaming shouldn't last as long this time.
The trickling loo has been tinkered with, nudged and persuaded in ways various and subtle, but it refuses to stop trickling. New inlet valve. $$$
The while-you-were-here-otherwise-I-wouldn't-have-bothered manky garden tap is to be replaced. It's where our electrical system earths, which may have something to do with its uniquely oxidised and much soldered appearance in the middle of one of the house additions. "Is that it?" asked the plumber doubtfully. "Very artistic. Would you like me to take it away?". No, I need that one. New garden tap, but at mates rates. $
The even-more-trivial-I'm-almost-embarrassed-to-mention-it-but-will-it-explode? wonky shower tap just needs "a bash with a hammer" *shudder*. But free.
Sadly none of this was on my maintenance catchup schedule, so there'll be no satifying ticks on lists. On the bright side, my future emergency maintenance schedule probably won't involve spontaneous and spectacular water features in unexpected places. Plus my water usage gets to go down another notch. \o/
In unrelated news my local Coles has decreed that it no longer stocks squid in any form but for one kilo bags of frozen salt-and-pepper squid pieces. SquidFail09.
In even less related news I have made a dentist appointment for Monday, conveniently scheduled just a few hours before my psychiatrist that afternoon. The screaming shouldn't last as long this time.