Tuesday, September 09, 2008
9th Sept. No way Charlwood Kitchens!
It has been raining since about 2 o'clock.
Enough said about that!
This evening Bill is busy at the computer screen and back and forth into the kitchen with a steel ruler.
There just has to be another way of sprucing up the kitchen than the services of Mrs Charlwood Kitchens.
Bill had heard my doubts last week, but I was prepared to move forward and dealt with the kitchen lady with politeness and as if I was wholeheartedly looking forward to what was on offer.
Her optimism might have dropped as I kept mentioning things that might as well stay - to save money.
Before she went I asked her for some sort of general figure, so that we knew roughly what to expect.
I offered her "£5,000" to which she replied that it would be a bit more than that; "Ah then I guess it will reach £6,000"
But know she reckoned nearer £10,000!!!!!!
There is no way I would consider such a figure - for that does not include floor covering or curtains, which will be changed.
Nor does it include a new cooker, which doesn't need to be changed.
We await her written estimate before confirming that we can't go ahead with it.
In my opinion what we need is new flooring, new curtains and a new work surface.
I don't need to change the kitchen sink - it has been good enough for the last 25 years.
If Bill wants to buy and fix some fancy taps then it would be his choice.
And equally if he wants to pursue cupboard doors - or complete carcasses and doors then he can sort it out.
I am sure we could hire a handyman to help with the fitting.
I guess we would need somebody to help with fitting the new work surface. The material would be heavy.
So, that's it for now.
We might go and look at the flooring we found on the internet. There is a place at Nutfield which stocks it. This is a village near Redhill and Bletchingly (where the first Monks that we know of settled in the 1600s). The weather for tomorrow might be better so it would make an interesting trip out.
Or we might go to Horsham and look at another supplier of kitchen cupboards - some which Bill is checking out now.
What else today?
Not much really.
The interesting long socks that I ordered online arrived in the post this morning. Now, that's good service.
Parcels have been posted.
Fleetwood Pier burned down. We don't know Fleetwood well, but we have visited a few times when Ashley and Liz lived there. The pier was never a thing of beauty - but sad that it had to go like that.
The Prime Minister of Thailand has resigned/was pushed, after all.
The Constitution Court ruled in a unanimous verdict on Tuesday that the two TV cooking shows of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej violated the charter ban on outside employment and ordered him to leave office immediately.
This was in the Bangkok Post today.
So the protesters didn't get him but the letter of the law did.
But he could be back.
In Beijing attention to detail caused a mighty rumpus. A medal ceremony for the women's wheelchair 5,000 metres was due at a certain time and thus took place then, despite the fact that all sorts of protests were underway after a mighty crash on the penultimate lap.
So our girl got a medal and then afterwards was told to hand it back and to do the race again on Friday.
Lots of cycling golds though.
In Haitii and Cuba, Hurricane Ike has created havoc - they say it is now heading for Louisiana.
One thing that has not happened yet is the birth of the new baby. I am disappointed - but not as much as Ruth I guess. I woke this morning from a dream in which Dad (the baby's grandfather) was seen holding a new born baby. I was sure that was an omen.
My gut has needed some input from Immodium today. So, still headachy.
Time for more to drink and some rest.
Goodnight.
Enough said about that!
This evening Bill is busy at the computer screen and back and forth into the kitchen with a steel ruler.
There just has to be another way of sprucing up the kitchen than the services of Mrs Charlwood Kitchens.
Bill had heard my doubts last week, but I was prepared to move forward and dealt with the kitchen lady with politeness and as if I was wholeheartedly looking forward to what was on offer.
Her optimism might have dropped as I kept mentioning things that might as well stay - to save money.
Before she went I asked her for some sort of general figure, so that we knew roughly what to expect.
I offered her "£5,000" to which she replied that it would be a bit more than that; "Ah then I guess it will reach £6,000"
But know she reckoned nearer £10,000!!!!!!
There is no way I would consider such a figure - for that does not include floor covering or curtains, which will be changed.
Nor does it include a new cooker, which doesn't need to be changed.
We await her written estimate before confirming that we can't go ahead with it.
In my opinion what we need is new flooring, new curtains and a new work surface.
I don't need to change the kitchen sink - it has been good enough for the last 25 years.
If Bill wants to buy and fix some fancy taps then it would be his choice.
And equally if he wants to pursue cupboard doors - or complete carcasses and doors then he can sort it out.
I am sure we could hire a handyman to help with the fitting.
I guess we would need somebody to help with fitting the new work surface. The material would be heavy.
So, that's it for now.
We might go and look at the flooring we found on the internet. There is a place at Nutfield which stocks it. This is a village near Redhill and Bletchingly (where the first Monks that we know of settled in the 1600s). The weather for tomorrow might be better so it would make an interesting trip out.
Or we might go to Horsham and look at another supplier of kitchen cupboards - some which Bill is checking out now.
What else today?
Not much really.
The interesting long socks that I ordered online arrived in the post this morning. Now, that's good service.
Parcels have been posted.
Fleetwood Pier burned down. We don't know Fleetwood well, but we have visited a few times when Ashley and Liz lived there. The pier was never a thing of beauty - but sad that it had to go like that.
The Prime Minister of Thailand has resigned/was pushed, after all.
The Constitution Court ruled in a unanimous verdict on Tuesday that the two TV cooking shows of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej violated the charter ban on outside employment and ordered him to leave office immediately.
This was in the Bangkok Post today.
So the protesters didn't get him but the letter of the law did.
But he could be back.
In Beijing attention to detail caused a mighty rumpus. A medal ceremony for the women's wheelchair 5,000 metres was due at a certain time and thus took place then, despite the fact that all sorts of protests were underway after a mighty crash on the penultimate lap.
So our girl got a medal and then afterwards was told to hand it back and to do the race again on Friday.
Lots of cycling golds though.
In Haitii and Cuba, Hurricane Ike has created havoc - they say it is now heading for Louisiana.
One thing that has not happened yet is the birth of the new baby. I am disappointed - but not as much as Ruth I guess. I woke this morning from a dream in which Dad (the baby's grandfather) was seen holding a new born baby. I was sure that was an omen.
My gut has needed some input from Immodium today. So, still headachy.
Time for more to drink and some rest.
Goodnight.
