Once we dropped Lorne and Marilyn off, we headed to Denny's for breakfast then hit Beverages and More (BevMo) for some much needed liquid refreshments for the Superbowl then we hit a Walmart and headed home.
The fog had burned off before we arrived at Walmart so it was smooth sailing all the way home. We did encounter a rather rude driver on the way home. Man, talk about someone in a hurry. The traffic was backed up a bit through the construction zone and this idiot behind us was waving his arms around and carrying on. Of course there was no where for anyone to go but that didn't stop him from taking off his hat and chucking it on the seat behind him and continuing to rant and rave inside the cab of his truck!! Before we knew it, he was stomping on his gas pedal and ended up passing the offending traffic on the right hand shoulder!! Man....how do you say Road Rage. He continued
hammer down and it wasn't too long before he was out of sight!! Now, where is a cop, when you need one? After this incident, our ride home was uneventful and down right boring!!
John and I finally got the shower stall completely installed and now all that remains is for the taps to be installed and then it will be usable. It looks good despite all the issues we had installing the bloody thing!!
It was soon time for the Superbowl festivities and we finally got to sit and enjoy the day. John cooked some ribs on the Bbq and they were awesome (as usual) and I got the potato salad ready. With that done, our guests could eat when ever they wanted and it actually worked out very well.
My Seattle Seahawks lost the game but I must say, it was a good game.
The Plumbers arrived early Monday morning to finish the bathroom. They did not show up last Friday because one of their wives ended up in the hospital so that put the kibosh on their Friday workday.
Soon after the work was complete the "big" boss came along with the bill for the work and of course there was a discrepancy in the number of hours that the plumbers worked. He was planning on gouging us for an extra 10 hours!! WHAT!! Fortunately, I had kept track of the hours that the guys had worked so once we had that straightened out, we were all good to go.
John got busy installing the water taps for the bathtub and prepared to do the "trim" work around the tub. It is all finally coming together.
Tuesday found us busy painting the Varathane onto the walls. I had stained them earlier so once we had three coats of that on, we were good to go ahead and finish the ceiling.
Kay and I headed into town Tuesday afternoon and before we got there, we received an ominous text from John saying to come right home and to hurry. Shit, Oh Dear, now what!!
John had managed to damn near cut his left thumb off so we headed to the hospital where they sutured the laceration closed, put a cast on it and referred him to a specialist as he had severed his extensor tendon as well!! Shit, Oh Dear again!! The bathroom renovations were at a standstill.
On Thursday, John saw the specialist and opted not to have any surgery to repair the tendon. I think the four weeks in a cast and the six to eight weeks of physiotherapy sealed that deal!!
By Saturday, we had the bathroom almost done. There needs to be a few more coats of Varathane put onto the floor and the trim needs to be put up but at least we once again, have a fully functioning bathroom. Woo Hoo.......Life is good!!
Despite the pitfalls of this week, we did manage to get a lot of work done.
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| Hospital time |
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| Put back together and on the way home |
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| Thumbs up for the fire |
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| Bathroom fixtures installed |
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| Just the trim to finish |
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