MONDAY: BLOODY HELL

 

4 days until this house no longer belongs to us.

And what's the one thing you don't need to happen?

Besides the house burning down... is a leak.

I was walking down the hallway last night and saw a dark area in front of the linen/hot water cupboard. 

I immediately KNEW what it was.

ABOVE:  Yep.  A leak from the hot water cylinder, or pipe work.

Stew immediately went to get Steve, who would know what to do.

Meanwhile, I lay on the floor and listened and watched.

And found where the leak was coming from.

A pipe connection.  It was hot water dripping out.

ABOVE: Steve did a temporary 'tighten' of the joint that was leaking.  Today I hope our plumber can come and fix it permanently.

OMG the last thing we needed.  Another bloody leak, in the space of two weeks.

First the one out by the footpath, and now this one.  SHIT... things go in 3's eh?  

Back to the rest of today:  

Stew is taking our trailer down for a new WOF.

Then he's dropping the lawn mower off for a service, before it gets given to Lacy.

While he's doing that, I will potter around here, doing odd jobs.  And waiting for the plumber. 🤞

After lunch Stew and I are heading into town to sign the final paperwork pertaining to the sale and purchase of our home(s).  

My leg:  It is 7 weeks since I injured it, and I am happy to say we are at about 95% better.  Probably a week or two to go until it is 100% again.  I hope I never do it again.  

OK, time to get a move on...

Catch ya later.

7.30 am, and Steve has organised a plumber... who will be here soon.  What a relief.... I tossed and turned all night long, worried it would burst overnight, and I'd wake up to a totally flooded house!

Thank God that hasn't happened.

9.52 am: Plumber has been, seen, and gone to get a new washer.  Seems it's happened a lot with this particular connection joint.  A 'faulty washer'.  *sigh*   A simple fix, and he'll be back to do it soon.

Meanwhile, I went out and bought a small fan heater to dry the floor fast.  I do not want it wet when the purchasers come for their pre-settlement viewing TOMORROW.

IT.  IS.  FIXED.... and the little heater is now drying out the carpet.

Lacy has been and picked up some seafood chowder, and one of my houseplants.  She is just looking after the plant until next week.

ABOVE: Stew is busy dismantling the garage shelving, and packing up all his shit, I mean garage stuff.

ABOVE:  I may still need to burn down the house!  Ikkkk.

A couple of times this morning I said to Stew "Let's not forget our 1.30 pm appointment with the lawyer today"..... and the final time I said it to him, I glanced at the time on me computer.

1.28 PM!  Oh shit a brick.  I quickly rang the lawyers advising them we would be late, SO SORRY!

All the legal shit is done now.  Bring on Friday and hopefully everything goes like clockwork.

7.01 pm:  Feeling decidedly jaded.  But happy with what we got done today.  Lots of little jobs.

Tomorrow will be the same I'm sure.

Just getting all the last ducks in a row.

Stew's gone out to get us something for dinner.  I'm almost ready to stop cooking in this kitchen.

8.14 pm:  And today is done and dusted.  I'm already wanting to go to bed!  Another hour or so and I reckon I will be.  

Catch ya tomorrow.