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Since Wednesday morning we have had first a plumber, and then a sub-contractor digging a ditch for the replacement drains. The ditch now extends down the side of the house from front to back. Fortunately we don't use that access very often. Still to come is the extension of the ditch out to the street, and then, finally, across the rear of the house. So far we have not been inconvenienced by it, but it will eventually prevent access to the backyard, at which point it will become a nuisance. The second day was the worst, as the cement path had to be cut and jack-hammered in order to remove it, and the noise level was high. It remains to be seen if the rest of the work can be carried out in 2 days, I suspect not. Luckily for us the sub-contractor is also a farmer, and has asked if he can have the used roofing iron that is currently lying in stacks all over the back yard. This is great for us, Nick's mate having left us in limbo, and we were expecting to have to pay someone to remove it for us.
We have an appointment with ITP next week, to try and sort out our tax overcharge. At least, Les is unlikely to insist on me doing the tax form again. It is much easier to go to an expert, since they know their way around the requirements, where I spent hours referring to the Tax Guide, and still got it wrong.
I have finally completed the plan for the new kitchen, and am currently costing it with several different options.
I have already had the latest variety of flu - twice! I was determined to have a flu shot this year, but after falling twice while we were in Sydney I didn't feel well enough to go to the doc, since it involved both a bus trip and a walk of 5 city blocks. Ironic, isn't it.
The trip to Melbourne has been deferred until August, which is good as far as I'm concerned. Lindy's mum is moving into a retirement village, so she and Mark need to keep that month clear to help with garage sales, packing and removal.
I finally had need of the vertical grill this week, as we had bought some lamb loin chops on special and were looking forward to eating them. Finally, as the vegies neared readiness I turned on the grill to heat, and every powerpoint in the house went off! Struggling to gain access to the meter box in the dark was not easy, but the circuit needed to be restored before I could do anything else. Then, I turned on the grill on the stove, and Guess What! That had decided to expire as well. We ended up eating the chops fried, not nearly so appealing.
I'm currently trying to tidy the living-room, it got totally out of control in only a few days, while I was finishing the kitchen plan. It's almost as though the newspapers and other junk breed when I have my back turned! I'm hoping I might have it back to some semblance of order today.
Les has virtually taken over my computer now, although all he has been doing is transferring his recipe file into the Mac. This gives him practice with the keyboard.
We have an appointment with ITP next week, to try and sort out our tax overcharge. At least, Les is unlikely to insist on me doing the tax form again. It is much easier to go to an expert, since they know their way around the requirements, where I spent hours referring to the Tax Guide, and still got it wrong.
I have finally completed the plan for the new kitchen, and am currently costing it with several different options.
I have already had the latest variety of flu - twice! I was determined to have a flu shot this year, but after falling twice while we were in Sydney I didn't feel well enough to go to the doc, since it involved both a bus trip and a walk of 5 city blocks. Ironic, isn't it.
The trip to Melbourne has been deferred until August, which is good as far as I'm concerned. Lindy's mum is moving into a retirement village, so she and Mark need to keep that month clear to help with garage sales, packing and removal.
I finally had need of the vertical grill this week, as we had bought some lamb loin chops on special and were looking forward to eating them. Finally, as the vegies neared readiness I turned on the grill to heat, and every powerpoint in the house went off! Struggling to gain access to the meter box in the dark was not easy, but the circuit needed to be restored before I could do anything else. Then, I turned on the grill on the stove, and Guess What! That had decided to expire as well. We ended up eating the chops fried, not nearly so appealing.
I'm currently trying to tidy the living-room, it got totally out of control in only a few days, while I was finishing the kitchen plan. It's almost as though the newspapers and other junk breed when I have my back turned! I'm hoping I might have it back to some semblance of order today.
Les has virtually taken over my computer now, although all he has been doing is transferring his recipe file into the Mac. This gives him practice with the keyboard.