Busy, busy...
Nov. 4th, 2010 12:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rwrylsinToday the laundry is being dismantled. Builder rocked up at 7am (!) and had most of the existing fittings out by the time I logged in for work. Plumber showed up not much later, now our laundry plumbing has been modernised. Electrician popped by briefly to reposition the power points, didn't take him long at all.
I'm grouching a bit because while I was busy with work the builder proactively loaded up all the old cupboard bits and sink+cabinet and took them to the tip. We had been planning to keep the sink, with vague plans we might add it to the workshop. Too late now though.
As expected, the cupboards concealed a gap in the plasterboard. Builder is back to cover that now, and we're sticking some insulation into the cavity while it's open. Not sure how much good it will do as half a wall, but given how cold the laundry tends to get it can't hurt.
Also slightly grumpy because despite telling everyone that there was almost certain to be plasterboard needed there, this came as a surprise to the builder.
Other activity for today is the car service. Dropped it off at 8:30, rode the bike back home. Forgot to pack helmet, oops, so spent whole ride back feeling paranoid I was about to get into trouble. Also tried to avoid small school kids so I didn't set a bad example.
And of course, there's work. Attempt number 3 for the early morning change from hell this weekend. This time for sure!
And apparently I've just picked up another change for tomorrow night. Joy.
We've been told we have to spend 2 days working in stores over the Xmas period, and this time it's not even pretending to be optional. I find these incredibly irritating, but I'm not sure why. I have no problem with retail work, it's a day (or two) outside the office, it's fairly easy stuff, it probably is a good thing for all staff to be personally acquainted with the frontline work. Nonetheless...
I can only assume it's my Liberal economic bias. Why pay my salary to stock shelves when someone else would do it for half the cost or less and be in more need of the money.
Or maybe I just don't like being told what to do.
Someone just SMS'd me asking me to quote on building them a fence. Considering sending them back a picture of a (sport) fencer. I am very specific in the descriptions to try and avoid this sort of thing.
I shall have some lunch first though, since I suspect I'll feel more charitable toward the world after that. I seem to have missed morning tea...
I'm grouching a bit because while I was busy with work the builder proactively loaded up all the old cupboard bits and sink+cabinet and took them to the tip. We had been planning to keep the sink, with vague plans we might add it to the workshop. Too late now though.
As expected, the cupboards concealed a gap in the plasterboard. Builder is back to cover that now, and we're sticking some insulation into the cavity while it's open. Not sure how much good it will do as half a wall, but given how cold the laundry tends to get it can't hurt.
Also slightly grumpy because despite telling everyone that there was almost certain to be plasterboard needed there, this came as a surprise to the builder.
Other activity for today is the car service. Dropped it off at 8:30, rode the bike back home. Forgot to pack helmet, oops, so spent whole ride back feeling paranoid I was about to get into trouble. Also tried to avoid small school kids so I didn't set a bad example.
And of course, there's work. Attempt number 3 for the early morning change from hell this weekend. This time for sure!
And apparently I've just picked up another change for tomorrow night. Joy.
We've been told we have to spend 2 days working in stores over the Xmas period, and this time it's not even pretending to be optional. I find these incredibly irritating, but I'm not sure why. I have no problem with retail work, it's a day (or two) outside the office, it's fairly easy stuff, it probably is a good thing for all staff to be personally acquainted with the frontline work. Nonetheless...
I can only assume it's my Liberal economic bias. Why pay my salary to stock shelves when someone else would do it for half the cost or less and be in more need of the money.
Or maybe I just don't like being told what to do.
Someone just SMS'd me asking me to quote on building them a fence. Considering sending them back a picture of a (sport) fencer. I am very specific in the descriptions to try and avoid this sort of thing.
I shall have some lunch first though, since I suspect I'll feel more charitable toward the world after that. I seem to have missed morning tea...
