Monday madness

Sunday, with much moaning about the job being bigger than expected, my brother's tenant replaced my defective window tinting. His price for 5 windows, four being very big, was less than I paid a large company to retint Phyllis' window after he moved in. I had no issue going out and buying the tinting man a sandwich, doughnut and a can of Coke. Tinting man has been tinting home and car windows for 45 years. If you are a local and need tinting, maybe choose Elite Tinting. Mick really knows his stuff and is cheap compared to the big companies.

Between 12 and 1 on Monday someone was coming for a final measure up for the new blinds. After two text messages in the morning to confirm my address, he arrived and called me, asking where he could park. In the lane behind my building, where tradespeople are allowed to park. He didn't have commercial vehicle registration, so I told him to come to the carpark and he could drive in to park in my second space. This was becoming hard work. I went down to let him in and he asked me height clearance for the carpark. 2.1 metres, I told him. He thought that was ok, but it wasn't and something on the back of the roof of his monster 4WD hooked on the overhead barrier. He was muttering about damaging his roof. The building manager must have been watching on a camera and called me to say the vehicle could not enter. He let down his tyres by some action under the rear bumper and reversed out cautiously until he cleared the overhead barrier and said if he couldn't find a parking space, he would come back another day. Later he texted me to say he would return with a more suitable vehicle. 

I think my blind replacement has been contracted out to another company. Whatever, I am not happy and I think I will complain. 

Of course as soon as he arrived, my food delivery arrived, but Phyllis and Kosov were home and looked after that. Except there was a missing sandwich. What the fuck is my life like! I called the company and it could deliver the missing sandwich on Friday. Ok I said, but I didn't know what time it would come, so I would be trapped at home until it arrives. I will call the company today and tell it to just include the sandwich in next Monday's order. 

Tuesday was calmer, whereby I went to the city and ate a sandwich and then caught a 12 tram to South Melbourne for coffee. I went on to see an exhibition at South Melbourne Library, but it was rather oversold. Phyllis had messaged me to ask if he could borrow my jacket for a job interview in Richmond. He said nothing about taking the car, but he did. Richmond probably has the best public transport in Melbourne, and there is no reason to drive there. I will bide my time until a suitable time arrives to tell him he can't use the car for such matters. But then, for a job interview, you don't want to be late. But then if you use public transport or drive, you need to allow time for some delays.

My dead in bed neighbour HH replied this morning to my message saying that her iPad had been updated and everything is now in Russian. It is useful at times to say, 'I know nothing about iP and Apple tech'. She sorted it out. 

Today we are visiting Ballarat, and it looks like bread is thawing to make sandwiches to sustain us.