My week

GB · 2018-07-19T18:13:50+00:00

My week so far: I took 4 work gloves out of the boot of the car. All of them turned out to be left hand. Sigh. The boiler broke down. That reminded me that the immersion heater needed replacing. Sigh. It's hot. The water is cold, and we are pretty stinky! The new immersion heater arrived in the post two hours after the boiler was repaired at great expense. (The boiler is 20 years old and looks pristine, but parts are a problem. We need a new boiler, despite spending lots on the old one.) Sigh. We have a disabled visitor in a wheel chair coming at the weekend. 6 steps up to our front door, so I built a ramp. The ramp worked fine, but I thought the plywood was a bit slippery. So, I varnished it, and poured sand on the varnish. Only it's hot so some of the varnish had dried before the sand hit it. Plus, the only sand I had lying around is builders sand. Trip tomorrow to buy sharp sand, then do the varnish again and sand it as I go along. Sigh. I resisted my son's saying that the ramp was *probably* strong enough to take the weight of the car. We did not experiment. We did not break either the new ramp or the car. Hurrah! Big tidy up. I had a lot of shredding to do. Sigh, big sigh. I have filled two wheely bins with shreddings, plus the remains of two shredders. I bagged up the rest of the stuff that still needs shredding and shoved it in a cupboard. Big sigh, but at least it's time for a G&T.

Jul 19, 2018 40 Replies

Rate this thread:

Cursitor Doom 8 years ago

Yeah, but all those previous attempts were made by mere stuntmen. ;-)

Vote

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required

My week

Related discussions

[SOLVED] gas fireplace won't start-up - pilot is lit

Your Best Emergency "jury-rig" job

[SOLVED] Delta single handle faucet either hot or cold no warm

Join the Discussion

Didn't find your answer?