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conulyI've been busy with roof fixing.
We've had a "suddenly unexpected" mishap on the porch that, upon reflection, isn't surprising in the slightest - the columns supporting the porch roof are rotted through and need to be totally replaced. He's doing that last bit for labor and materials on the reasonable grounds that we already paid him all the money we have, and also that if he doesn't gouge us we're sure to hire him tomorrow for all the other stuff we have to get done. Which we are - our only criteria was "he's the guy who called us back, and also he's licensed" and that's... pretty much still our only criteria.
Saturday we're having the electrician come in, and then... I think the next thing is replastering the ceiling in the front room. Should get the electrician in there as well.... Anyway, after that - a new washing machine!
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We've had a "suddenly unexpected" mishap on the porch that, upon reflection, isn't surprising in the slightest - the columns supporting the porch roof are rotted through and need to be totally replaced. He's doing that last bit for labor and materials on the reasonable grounds that we already paid him all the money we have, and also that if he doesn't gouge us we're sure to hire him tomorrow for all the other stuff we have to get done. Which we are - our only criteria was "he's the guy who called us back, and also he's licensed" and that's... pretty much still our only criteria.
Saturday we're having the electrician come in, and then... I think the next thing is replastering the ceiling in the front room. Should get the electrician in there as well.... Anyway, after that - a new washing machine!
Word of the day: zarf (This word is very useful!)
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Guy Built A Bird Feeder That Accepts Bottle Caps For Food, And These Wild Magpies Love It
What Makes Sand Soft?
1912-1918: Reddy, Bounce, and Peaches: The Photogenic Pets of William Davis Hassler (Cat photos, the thing that truly connects us to our ancestors)
The Lost, Macabre Art of Swedish Funeral Confectionery
Warmongering Female Mongooses Lead Their Groups Into Battle to Mate With the Enemy (That's one way of phrasing it. Another is that warmongering overprotective male mongooses follow the females everywhere, even when they're just heading out for some casual sex, and then they freaking overreact and kill everybody.)
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Date: 2020-11-13 01:10 am (UTC)It may take longer, but it's a *lot* better than having to open things up *again* at some not-so-distant date to fix a problem.
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Date: 2020-11-13 02:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-11-13 03:14 am (UTC)