Sep 30 2008
Well, that figures
My wonderful friend Kathleen is, as I write, winging her way to me (well, the Oakland airport, where I will claim her in baggage claim ’round midnight) from Detroit. Little does she know that among the many amenities of Chez Suzy (constantly barking dogs; scavengers peering through the trash – and sometimes the windows; unexpected requests for late-night cash) is a shower without the cold tap. Yes, while attempting to take a post-gym shower, the cold tap came off in my hand.
On closer inspection, it appears that some kind of long, thin, stiletto-like screwdriver is needed to go in through the hole in the handle and screw it back on to the tap shaft. All pieces are, of course, as rusty as my brain, though in their case, it’s decades of use, rather than the lack of it. I have a message in to the landlords, but considering they have yet to respond to the note* I enclosed with last month’s rent check, and it’s time for another one, I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to live with the improvised solution of vise grips currently turning the cold tap on and off for an indefinite length of time.
Of course this happens literally hours before my guest arrives. I really am the hostess with the leastes’.
*I asked if they’d let me paint the roof with heat reflecting paint, and to replace the battered lawn with drought-tolerant ground cover. If they’d buy the materials, I’d do the work. The house would look better and be more comfortable. You’d think this would be a win-win, right?
2 Responses to “Well, that figures”
Hey – love the new look, Suzy!!! Sorry, haven’t been by to read for a while…school year is definitely back in swing and all that that involves (mainly upping my ‘taxi driver’hours!). 🙂
Hostess with the Leastest??? Heck no! Who cares about a vise grip? Besides you fed me wine!!! And traipsed into the City helping me with my massive baggage all the way! You are definitely the Hostess with the Mostest!