Saturday: Ikeaday already

Almost a hive of activity.
Workers have entered the building!
The electricians are in the old cellar (diagonally opposite the blue paper bin in the photograph) doing whatever Sparkies do with Combined Heating & Power systems. The are probably making sure the grid credit meter is working first.
After that they will think about providing us with heating.

Dagobert appeared with the man who does either the painting or the woodwork (or possibly both) and I had to politely ask him to talk quietly as The Squirrel was hibernating (night-shift). The next time I looked out, the kitchen and bathroom doors were gone - to be stripped, honed, sanded, repainted and possibly have working handles fitted. A complex project so I hope the company own either Microsoft Project, an open source alternative or a laddie with a pencil and notepad.

Yesterday was so quiet that The Squirrel suggested that I should take some photographs of the decant apartment's kitchen. We're not living in it because:
  • a) it's a dump.
  • b) We would have to sleep on campbeds.
  • c) No satellite (I do have 30 meters of cable, but it would involve taking the TV, the decoder, the stand, the sofa, the kettle and the fridge for cold drinks, so what the heck.)
  • d) no Broadband connection (runs screaming from room)
However, I managed to take an accidentally charming photograph. Sheesh!

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