What a day again indeed…
This morning early I started with a job I had planned for this holiday. Already for some time the drain from the kitchen was not working as it should. It took ages before the kitchen sink got ride of all the water in it.
So somewhere last week I bought a tool to help me to clear out the kitchen drain…
This morning I started to work on it. But it just didn’t go the way I wanted it. Somehow I couldn’t get around a corner. And all was dirty and stinking… To be honest, I didn’t feel well at all.
All this started to annoy Marion (who was still here at that time). And after that I was working on it for an hour, she stopped it all. She made me clear that I had still some fever and that I was making it worse again. But what annoyed her even more (and believe me, Marion is very good in making that clear) that I was struggling around with it to save some money, while there a specialized company with proper tools who can do it within 25 minutes without all the mess.
Basically she put me back on the couch and “forced” me to call such a company. She would pay the bill, so it would not be different for me anyhow.
And although I don’t like it, I have to be honest…. Marion was right. This young man came in with his machine and 15 minutes later he left. All was working again as it should and most of all, no mess (apart from some dirty towels).
The very kind man gave some good advices. Also on how some things are currently handled with the drains and when I get a new kitchen, I should make sure that is done different then.
And this all for € 90.00…
Later on after the guy left, Marion and I talked a bit. And she made her point clear. As she said, sure it is good to try to save money and do as much as possible yourself. But there is an balance… on the other side of this balance you should leave it to people who are specialized in that what has to be done. In her opinion this was a clear example of that.
Don’t tell her, but I think she is right…
In the end we did split the bill, so € 45,00 for each of us. And with the good advices that were given it may be a long time before this needs to be done again.
One more thing happened, while I was fooling around with the drain the door of the kitchen cabinet came loose (it is after all an old kitchen). I will try somewhere this week to place it again, but if that fails Marion had a nice idea… we will place a nice kitchen curtain for the cabinet, as her grandmother used to have. That would make it a real retro-kitchen… She made me laugh with that idea. And why not, the kitchen will be replaced anyway!
In the afternoon Marion left for her work and I escorted her to Schiphol. This time with a bit more resistance as normal, I have to admit.
In the evening I enjoyed the benefits of tv-on-demand and watched the X-Files movie “I want to believe”. Very good movie. I enjoyed it a lot.
Yes, what a day it was again….
Tomorrow will be a rest day. Maybe I will dust the display-cases that I have in the living room on the inside… but not more that that. I have to admit that Marion was right, I still can feel that I was sick :(.
Tomorrow it will be a bit better again 🙂
(Credit photo The X-Files : Sky )