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Jul. 11th, 2008 11:17 pmI have just had my ass-whupped in scrabble, due in part to exactlyhalf using all his letters with 'gremlins'.
Also, our bathroom is being replastered. An unannounced tradesman arrived on Wednesday, saying he was here to 'fixed the bathroom'. Exactlyhalf happened to be home. Didn't matter if he wasn't though, because college had given tradesman a key. (!!!) Was he here to fix the slightly creepy shower screen that leaks a little? No, he knew naught of this. He was here to 'fix a mark on the bathroom wall. He then proceeded to plaster over multiple bits of the bathroom ceiling/walls that had been, to our eyes, completely fine. Today he came and sanded and painted the ceiling.
Tomorrow at 10 he is coming to paint the walls.
Tomorrow being Saturday.
So this means I have to be up, have showered and be decently attired by 10. On a Saturday. And though I'd be lucky to sleep that late these days, I still object to the necessity on a Saturday for a non-existent problem to be fixed.
To give the college their due, they couldn't phone to warn us, because the phone line doesn't work. They apparently got this fixed for the previous tenants, but since they never bothered using it, they were unaware it still doesn't work. Good to know the college's priority is apparently to fix imaginary wall marks before providing a basic utility!!
Also, our bathroom is being replastered. An unannounced tradesman arrived on Wednesday, saying he was here to 'fixed the bathroom'. Exactlyhalf happened to be home. Didn't matter if he wasn't though, because college had given tradesman a key. (!!!) Was he here to fix the slightly creepy shower screen that leaks a little? No, he knew naught of this. He was here to 'fix a mark on the bathroom wall. He then proceeded to plaster over multiple bits of the bathroom ceiling/walls that had been, to our eyes, completely fine. Today he came and sanded and painted the ceiling.
Tomorrow at 10 he is coming to paint the walls.
Tomorrow being Saturday.
So this means I have to be up, have showered and be decently attired by 10. On a Saturday. And though I'd be lucky to sleep that late these days, I still object to the necessity on a Saturday for a non-existent problem to be fixed.
To give the college their due, they couldn't phone to warn us, because the phone line doesn't work. They apparently got this fixed for the previous tenants, but since they never bothered using it, they were unaware it still doesn't work. Good to know the college's priority is apparently to fix imaginary wall marks before providing a basic utility!!