September 17, 2014
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ouch!
We breakfasted at McDonald's. Inside. Sausage egg McMuffins. I spotted Morris Shirley, or someone who could be his double.
We went to the water department, electric company and the at&t store to make changes to Mother's automatic billing. Then, to Goody's. Never dreamed my Jockey underwear would cost that much. Ouch. Then, to Goodwill nearby. Got off scott free.
Back home, we lunched on chicken, butternut squash and butter bean leftovers, with the addition of carrots and tomato. Avocado on the side.While Mary was weeding outside, niece Andrea drove up with Harrison. She came for some papers.
Mary talks bug repellent with Andrea, as Harrison snoozes.
Fungus grows from an old stump out back.
At the outpost, an autumn chill. Decided to wear a sweater next evening.Marcelino came. Put a hand hold bar next to the toilet in the back bathroom. fixed the loud buzzing from the office light. $170 for yesterday's repairs and today's. Materials included. Ouch. Pretty good wages for maybe an hour and a half. It won't do much good, but I'll strongly encourage Mary to price repairs first next time.
Marcelino fixes everything, including my wallet.
68.8 °F, partly cloudy.
Comments (6)
Seems like a lot of bills make us wince anymore ~
The cost of repairs is alway expensive but it is better to pay someone you know and trust rather than a stranger!
In France the work of a craftman at home is more pricey yet.
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the musushrom looks like a trametes versicolor .
I hope you health is fine ? Your posting becomes slower than before .( like mine !
In friendship
Michel
I think you are right. Thank you.
We rented most of my career. Then we inherited a house--the first thing that hit us was property taxes, then needing a new roof, plumbing problems--all thing we had to hand out of our own checkbook. I still like renting, but happy God gave us our retirement home.
It's still cheap compared to a visit from the computer guy who shows up with a flash drive in his pocked and charges $85/an hour. The guy who fixed your light probably drove up with thousands of dollars worth of tools in his truck and actually broke a sweat.