I had
the day all planned out in the quest to fulfill numerous goals, and
all the circumstances changed and I had to change things on the fly.
It was a little crazy, but things worked out in the end. I sure do
love when that happens.
The
biggest item on the agenda was getting our boiler serviced and
inspected. Now I am not proud to admit to this, but I've never had
the thing cleaned, and it wasn't until last year that I learned that
you're supposed to have it cleaned every year. Boy did I feel stupid.
There was this whole drama last year when I scheduled a cleaning and
the guy came to do an inspection but not a cleaning. I was a little
miffed and complained to Irving because I was going to have to pay
for another visit to get the thing cleaned. They basically told me to
take a hike, and there wasn't much I could do. Then this summer I saw
they were offering a good deal on cleaning so I took advantage of it,
scheduling it for today. There was no way I was going to screw this
one up, so I made sure to be here when it happened.
Now the
funny thing about things like this is that, like getting your phone
hooked up or cable installed, they don't give you an exact time but a
range of time. I was told they'd be here somewhere between 12 and 4.
Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but I also wanted to get over to
AM's house to borrow her wood splitter. However, she had guests over
and didn't want to disturb them, so I had a window of time when I
could get the splitter. To further complicate this situation (what
else is new?), I also had to arrange transportation, because I don't
have a trailer hitch on my car. I asked our neighbor and good friend
JH if he could help, and he said he could, but not until later in the
day. Sounds like a plan, right?
Well,
Irving called in the morning and said there was a cancellation and
that he could come by around 10:00. Then JH called and said his
morning appointment ended early and he, too, could help me get the
splitter in the morning. This would all have been good news except
that I had a specified window of time to get the splitter, and it
didn't involve the morning. I quickly texted AM and asked if I could
go around 11:00 instead, but didn't hear from her.
Meanwhile,
the guy was cleaning and inspecting the boiler, and I wasn't
completely sure when JH would show up. As it turns out, the boiler
was in excellent shape (a massive sigh of relief on that front), so
he gave me the paperwork and was on his way. Literally as he started
his truck and moved forward, JH pulled into our driveway with his
truck. I jumped into his vehicle and we were on our way. I wasn't
sure what the time was, but I think it was around 11:30, and I was
hoping that AM's guests would be gone, which they were. We picked up
the splitter, brought it home, and I was grateful that things worked
out despite the changes in plans.
After JH
left, I brought out my chainsaw and cut several logs, but had to stop
at some point because the heat was just too much. N and I then went
to get some lunch and go to the driving range (which is shaded),
stopping to get A's guitar from her on the way because she had so
many things she needed to do.
Then it
was back home to make supper, and then finally, a moment of rest.
Boy, talk about too many moving parts. Then again, without all the
chaos, life wouldn't be as interesting, or at least this blog
wouldn't be.
Until
the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to VeloBusDriver for the pic.
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