Guess What?

Those were the words with which Wilhelm greeted me this morning.

Answer: Our new, $15,000 heating system isn't working. It didn't come on when he turned up the thermostat.

I want to cry.

Comments

[Karen]

Oh no -- how frustrating! I hope the problem has been remedied.

[Elaine Simpson-Long]

Mary - go ahead and cry. I got very wobbly when I came back from a trip to Istanbul to find that the kitchen was empty and gutted and one wall had totally shed its plaster, hence the delay. So upsetting and I do hope you get it sorted very quickly.

[Mary Ronan Drew]

Karen, they are still working on it. They are attaching a new furnace to 85-year-old pipes and radiators, there are many new codes, and parts are hard to find, so we knew to expect trouble. But it's taking soooooo long.

Elaine, I saw the photos of your kitchen en deshabille. It was pretty hard to picture the beautiful results to come. But to return from a trip and find chaos . . .

md