Sunday-Monday Feb 5-6, 2012

Sunday Feb 5/12 update

There will be no great blog today.  It is a day of rest and relaxation.  I can’t remember the last time I went back to bed and slept until 2pm.   Bella is busy working on her rugs, blankets, and cat runners.  I did do a few minor modifications to the roof tiles above the terrace to make things easier tomorrow.  Of course I cut myself again, in five places.

The Super Bowl was on later, not that I watch American football, but it was a treat to watch it here, even with Spanish commentators.

Then we had the pizza I had bought at Costto for supper, and it mostly good-grade cardboard..

Monday Feb 6/12 update

Today was just plain frustration day.  Awake at 3 and got up at 5.  Then it is 8am and no roof guys.  At 8:15 Enrique calls and asks “Are the boys there yet?”  When I respond negatively he says he’ll be right over.  At 10:30 I am pissed and phone him, telling him I am going to charge back all the wasted time they are causing me.  He says they are cutting the glass and they will be here at 1pm.  Yeah sure, they will go eat before they come so I know that is another lie.

Bella and I decide to slip out to do our banking, moving some money from Pichincha to Coopera to get 10.5% interest.  I am home at 1pm on the dot, and no roof guys anywhere to be seen. 

They show up around 3pm and have a roll of screen meant to stop B-52’s, but maybe not Piper Cubs.  They were a little cranky when I told them we did not agree to any other screen.  We want the same screen as we had them install on the existing windows.  OK, they say they will be back in 30 minutes, but naturally we add another hour to that..   They come back with more needed support bars and some strapping but no glass and no screen.  I help the guy put up all the remaining support bars except for two on the west side.

At 6pm he is scooting out the door promising to be back at 8am and to finish all the work, they will screen in the morning and put up the glass in the afternoon.

In the midst of this non-day we had Michael check a few things for us.  First he got Jorge to stop by with two pints of paint for touch-ups.   Second he checked with the Internet people and they are booked to come tomorrow, although they can’t guarantee to be here by 8am when Xavier the computer guy is supposed to be here (hopefully to translate).   Third he checked with the stove people and they have ordered a new clock which should be here in a couple of days.  Actually they just called to say they will be here tomorrow morning at 8:30.  Bella will want to talk to them about a new oven light problem too….

Tomorrow promises to be a busy day as we try to get the last of this construction done before our hired cleaning ladies come in Wednesday morning.

Still no rest for the wicked.   We must be really bad.

That was today’s excitement.  .   Hugs to all.