When I say our house is all broken,
You can see withou-t-rubble
That I am not jokin’;
Each hour of the day
Building-types find a way,
All the hor-rubble piles to redouble –
And this is the truth I have spoken!
(OK, this is Really Awful, but the electricity is due to go off in a few minutes, so there is no time for refinement! This is the current view of the main entrance to our new domicile, which we have to pass daily as we wander round the uninhabitable house to get to the cottage we are all squeezed into. Note the cracked wall at the foot of the steps.)
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Hi Col, hope it all comes together soon and the dust disappears !
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“The Gasman Cometh”
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Doth he come to blow me out of there?
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“Tis an ill wind that nobody blows any good” (one of our conductors’ commentary on the trombone)
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Very funny, but a bit cruel to trombonists. A badly-played sax is even more jarring!
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Oh my goodness. If it wasn’t so close to daily life I would say you’ve had a bit of fun playing with the words.
see my words at;
gramswisewords.blogspot.com
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When words come out to play, I like to indulge them!
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T-rubble! Bwhahahahahhahahahahahah!
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You should SEE the stuff! That was a small sample!
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oh wow – some photo – and the minnie/mickey bag is an interesting touch – maybe shows how life goes on in the midst of this – as we persevere thru brokenness –
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Something of that sort did occur to me when I looked at the photo later – I’m pleased someone else has picked it up!
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well i did read the comment section too – ha! but I also saw it when I first soaked up the photo – it really is an image that says so much!
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I see that Mickey and Minnie are unfazed and having a little smooch!
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I wonder how many other people noticed that bag of the kids I put down before taking the photo!
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This work in progress seems to be progressing at a very slow pace…
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You can say that again. It is very nearly six months since we moved in without really moving in! It is going much faster now, but the scope of it has increased enormously. Maybe daughter R is going a bit for overkill, but I suppose if one is going to do something it may as well be done as thoroughly as possible.
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What steps? You really are suffering, and have my heartfelt sympathy.
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Cast your eyes to the right, and straight down from the crack in the wall. Decorated by an artistically-placed length of gutter, the bottom of a steep flight may be seen which leads up to the front gate.
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”Full of potential!’
Three words that make you want to stick a fork in the Agent! lol…
You’ll get there.
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There were a few minor details the Agent forgot to mention, like cracked walls, rotting beams, waterlogged ceiling, electronics waiting to zap, plumbing on all the wrong pressures, incredibly skew angles in doors, walls etc. … well, I could go on …
It would almost have been easier to build from scratch.
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Know that feeling.
Even though Buyer Beware is oft touted, do you feel full disclosure was not made? You could have a case if this were so.
I thought a valid Electrical Compliance Certificate was mandatory?
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We have considered this, but … *sigh*
The issuer of the compliance certificate protested that it was not required for him to look behind plug points; merely to test them.
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Yes, I forgot about this loophole. We experienced a similar gung ho approach.
I remember my farther becoming so exasperated with an electrician when he bought in Chester he fired the bloke , rewired the house himself then called in a ”Sparky” to write the certificate. This was in 1970.
Some things don’t change it seems.
What ever happened to pride in workmanship, Col?
I know some have it.
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Fortunately our current builder has it. He proves able to do electrics, plumbing, beams, ceilings, bricklaying, putting in windows, getting best deals for materials, painting … you name it … with absolute perfectionism.
Those preceding him belonged on the range with cattle.
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Someone like this is worth cherishing. You’re fortunate to have found him.
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