Umm -- Mr Odd Got Odder
So quick morning meeting with the plumber this morning at the flat to discuss options etc (I think this is his way of saying he's nearly ready to do the job and I need to order stuff). Then, while we were chatting and deciding stuff in the bathroom I heard a sound out in the hall, and as I started moving to look someone said 'hello!'... as I stepped into the passageway to find the upstairs neighbour stood there. And I mean there right in front of me. Inside the flat. A good two metres inside the flat. Past the entrance hall portion of the hallway inside the flat.
And the first thing out of his mouth was something like 'I wasn't thinking it was you'. Then he got past that surprise phase and started asking about buying the toilet again. It only occurred to me after that it might not be me he's not expected to see but that the plumber had just come out of the room behind me.
And yes, the plumber thought it was odd too. Odd enough that he helped me back the guy out of the door and will be careful about him while work is in progress.
He's one of the younger residents I've met so far, closer to the minimum age (55) than most of the rest. Not a doddery old gent.
Or as my mother said -- I should maybe lock the door when I'm round there on my own, especially if I'm working and wouldn't hear an intruder over the noise. Even if it's nothing and I'm over-reacting at least then I won't have to repeat myself about when we'll be selling the toilet (which is *after* we have another toilet in place or, as the plumber suggested, after most of the workmen have finished around the place so they're not using the new one)
Which reminds me... I need to get a plasterer round to fix the holes in the kitchen wall we discovered after removing the units. If I can get the water pipes cut back to where the sink is actually going to be so new holes don't get made after the plasterer does his bit.
And the first thing out of his mouth was something like 'I wasn't thinking it was you'. Then he got past that surprise phase and started asking about buying the toilet again. It only occurred to me after that it might not be me he's not expected to see but that the plumber had just come out of the room behind me.
And yes, the plumber thought it was odd too. Odd enough that he helped me back the guy out of the door and will be careful about him while work is in progress.
He's one of the younger residents I've met so far, closer to the minimum age (55) than most of the rest. Not a doddery old gent.
Or as my mother said -- I should maybe lock the door when I'm round there on my own, especially if I'm working and wouldn't hear an intruder over the noise. Even if it's nothing and I'm over-reacting at least then I won't have to repeat myself about when we'll be selling the toilet (which is *after* we have another toilet in place or, as the plumber suggested, after most of the workmen have finished around the place so they're not using the new one)
Which reminds me... I need to get a plasterer round to fix the holes in the kitchen wall we discovered after removing the units. If I can get the water pipes cut back to where the sink is actually going to be so new holes don't get made after the plasterer does his bit.