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I’m sure that wasn’t there when I left this morning

When the roofers began to take the tiles off the outside of the kitchen roof, the innards came tumbling down. It wasn’t entirely unexpected – the interior walls will have to be replaced anyway – but coming home to a couple of inches of ancient crud on the stove was not the happy Friday I was looking for.

Uncle B had it worse. Not only did he put up with the banging and crashing all day, but he stuck his hand in a gardening glove and something inside stung him horribly.

Marvelous how the sunlight sparkles on the cobwebs, yes?

Soon, gin will make it all better. Have a better weekend, everyone!

Comments


Comment from QuasiModo
Time: November 1, 2024, 7:12 pm

Have a nice weekend everyone! Hope you guys have some stuff to put on that sting besides gin 🙂


Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: November 1, 2024, 9:07 pm

I bet it was a spider! A Hallowe’en Spider!


Comment from Uncle Al
Time: November 1, 2024, 10:14 pm

Sorry to hear you got stung, @Uncle B. That sort of thing is a most unpleasant surprise and can spoil a whole day (or less than a day if you’re particularly unlucky).

In tropical and subtropical places, you learn to shake out your shoes before putting them on. I get around that by wearing sandals 99.9% of the time.

I’m curious: what is your gin of choice? I’m mostly a rye whiskey man but I do enjoy an occasional glass of Boodle’s.


Comment from Pupster
Time: November 1, 2024, 11:09 pm

I always shake the work gloves like they owe me money, then stomp on them before putting them on. Thank you for re-enforcing my phobia. Brrrrr.


Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: November 1, 2024, 11:12 pm

Yikes Uncle B, hope it’s just temporarily horrible.
The number of crawly poisonous critters hereabouts makes my imagination cringe for you.

I prefer slithery poison things you can blast with a 9mm from 15 feet away to crawly things that can hide in a glove.

But that’s why you need gin, to hide the nasty flavor of tonic.


Comment from Tim Carlson
Time: November 2, 2024, 6:39 am

Oy. Things in gloves or shoes that bite/sting are no fun. I hope Uncle B feels better soon.

I hate construction. We just finished a round of it and it always sucks. Noise, dust, debris. Workers that can’t be bothered to move something – or tell me so I can move it – and just cover everything with crap. Ugh. I love the results, but I hate the process.


Comment from Deborah HH
Time: November 2, 2024, 9:36 pm

Oh but I hates the creepy crawlers. Scorpions and centipedes especially. I’m so sorry Uncle B got stung. It’s a reminder to always bring my work gloves inside.


Comment from MrKnowitall
Time: November 3, 2024, 12:16 am

I’ll be curious to hear what our hostess prefers for gin, but my choice is Plymouth Gin or Sipsmith Gin – both very smooth and worth a look. Quite different from, say Bombay Sapphire, which seems almost harsh by comparison. Plymouth makes a lovely G&T, especially if you use El Guapo Bitters Tonic Syrup (available from Amazon)

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