It's been a bit of an up and down few weeks.
Hmm. How to organise the catch up. Probably by subject.
Picking u from my last post...
I collected the small cabinet of drawers - and a new (to me, but secondhand) sewing machine - on a rather tortuous journey to North London last week.
Actually, it started off quite well. I'd used Google Streetview to look at the places I would be visiting, to see what the parking situation might be. I'd been to Tottenham once before, over 30 years ago, and the parking wss horrible then. I'm sure the Sewing Machine lady would be most affronted to hear me call where she lives "Tottenham", it was just ouotside Tottenham really.
I left on time and had a clear, jam-free run to "Tottenham". I managed to park outside the house, and was in and out within about 3 minutes. The hourney to the Drawers House was equally clear and easy, and I arrived about three quarters of an hour ahead of my stated pick up time.
Now, when organising this, the lady said that the earliest I could pick up was 1pm.
It was about 12.10. I rang the doorbell on the off-chance, and wasn't surprised that there was no answer. It started to rain. I went back to my car and started to phone the lady...but stopped. She'd said 1pm. If I phoned her to say I was outside, she'd probably feel somewhat harrassed.
I listened to the radio. I checked my emails. I looked at Facebook. I played Sudoku. After an hour -by which I mean 20 minutes - I went and rang the bell again, at 12.30. Still no answer.
I got back in the car.
At 12.45, I tried again, just in case the lady had come home while I wasn't looking, or had come in from the back. Or something.
At 1.05 I tried again.
I was a little cross now, mostly with myself for having been so early in the first place. I debated whether to phone her, but decided I'd now be harrasssing her for being 5 minutes late.
At 1.15, I tried again. And then in frustration really, I rapped on the door as well.
She opened it.
I was a bit taken aback. "I didn't see you come in - I tried earlier". I explained.
"The bell doesn't work".
I thought : "Oh FFS What don't you tape it up?! and 'Why didn't you mention when we made our arrangements" this to me. I coud have been home by now!"
I said - nothing.
On a positive note, the drawers fitted in my tiny car.
It took ages to get home. But, it was just heavy trafffic, no disasters.
And the drawers work well.
