The leaking world continues on … all will be fixed in due course … but it has gone downstairs into the flat underneath … so will be a challenge for the landlady, who lives in Kenya, and the owners of the other flat who live in the States … and the agents …
Africa, Oh! Africa ...
... also it's still ooze-leaking, which I thought it might be … the plumbers will return shortly to replace some pipe … from the 'laundry area' through the wall into the kitchen … it'll be messy-ish.
I now have no hot water … fortunately there's an electric shower – so a degree of hot water is available … boiling the rest, as necessary.
Flooding from the sea -
in Seaside,
Eastbourne, 1904
... I've accepted life will take its own course … communication isn't brilliant, repetitive updates – but so be it … health-wise … I'm up and down too – fortunately, I'm fairly convinced, it's not that serious – but, frustrating, as I'm slow and on occasions don't feel up to much.
Recently – before my leaks – we had a mains water burst just up the road from here … that was fixed in about 6 hours, once they were able to get here to repair it …
... the reason for my mentioning this now – is that friends who live in that block asked me if I'd noticed all the sand on the road, and then told me that the repair-waterhole-diggers dug down into sand, rock and shingle (which spewed out) … we do live very near the sea. Eastbourne is built on shingle and chalk – not the world's best land – but it'll see me out …
Marine Gardens,
Eastbourne -
before it was built up
mid 1700s onwards
The town started to expand over 300 years ago, as in the late 1700s George III sent some of his children down here for a holiday by the sea – the area now known as 'Seaside' … shingly Seaside … so our infrastructure is ageing, as it's been around a while!
It has cooled down and now is very tolerable … another plumber comes tomorrow to sort the cold-water stopcock out … plenty of people coming in and out to look – workmen, health-carers – to sort out challenges … as time goes by life will quieten down and improve, I sincerely hope!
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| Mackerel Sky - by Tirzah Garwood (Eric Ravilious' wife/widow - he's known as our Sussex artist - he died in the War off Iceland) |
Enjoy your seasonal times – warm or cold … and here's to more settling times …
Hilary Melton-Butcher
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20 comments:
Oh Hilary,
I hope the plumbing problems are solved soon!!
It's been very hot here these days but it's summer and we're very lucky to have air conditioners!
It's all rather depressing for you at present. I do hope things - all *things* - are resolved soon. Take it as easy as you can.
Oh dear, your plumbing problems sound bad - especially with so many absentees to deal with. Hope things are resolved soon.
@ Katerina - yes it's all a great nuisance ... we're about to have another hot spell - fortunately by the coast it is cooler. I bet you're glad to have air-con ... I would be too ...
@ Janice - I tend not to get down thankfully - and yes the sooner things are resolved, so at least I can concentrate on my health and not the flat as well!
@ Anabel - c'est la vie - thankfully communication is easier in this day and age.
Cheers to you three - life continues on - thanks - Hilary
Hari OM
Ugh... I admit to being a bit of an ostrich when it comes to such matters. Sorry you are having to endure it all. Kudos for looking on the bright side! YAM xx
The plumbing issues are never-ending. At least it's summer and a cool shower won't feel as bad.
I know right where Seaside is located! It is the next road behind the road that runs beside the sea in Eastbourne! There is a church on that road, and I visited it several times when I visited my in laws there. It is the same church that Lewis Carroll attended when he visited! (We weren't there at the same time, haha.) Listen, hope you get hot water back soon!
I haven't seen a Tirzah Garwood on line for ages... Many thanks.
At uni we learned far more about Ravilious' work, but life turned out badly for both of them.
Plumbing problems are the worst. As are leaks. I hope you get it sorted sooner rather than later.
@ Yam - I'm not one of those thankfully - but as I'm not in control there's not a lot I can do. Keep on, keeping on - yes I can do that luckily ...
@ Alex - actually of course it's somewhat cooler here at the moment - still about to warm up. Thankfully it'll be sorted - sometime!!
@ Kay - I guess you'd remember where Seaside is ... possibly All Souls Eastbourne (Susans Road) - which has a lovely rose window - it's very well known locally - perhaps that was where your in-laws worshipped. I hope the plumbing gets sorted soon (very soon!) ...
@ Hels - there's a film that's been produced recently ... it's very good - about his work, granted ... and yes Tirzah's work wasn't that recognised - now it is.
@ Liz - oh plumbing problems ... dreadful - as you so rightly say ...
Cheers and thanks to all for visiting and empathising with me! Hilary
I think we could entitle this post “The Watery World of Hilary Melton-Butcher!” It is certainly no joke when the water starts to find its way down to other flats, and the whole situation must be made more difficult by absentee landlords. But I can see that you are quite stoic about it all. Better it had come at another time, however, rather than when you are dealing with the uncertainties around your health. Between you and Sue, two of my favourite women in the whole world are down but far from out. I think of you often and I hope that very soon all will be well. Many hugs - David
Sounds like a difficult situation, and I hope your plumbing and health woes are resolved soon. Wishing you all the best, Hilary!
Sounds like a lot of action at your place. I hope the plumbing is fixed.
@ David ... yes - and even now it's still going on ... patience is the word around here. In some ways it's better it's happened in summer time - as I have no hot water, other than a shower (thankfully), but not easy washing up, or washing face etc ...
Yes I do hope Sue will get through her challenges, which are much worse than mine ... I've just to wait it out - so to speak ... the plumbing challenges are plain frustrating - I hope this week they'll be sorted out.
@ Debbie - so do I ... thanks for your wishes ... life can tick on which is the main thing ...
@ Diane - a lot happening, then a great deal of waiting around ... it will get sorted (soon, I hope) ...
Cheers to the three of you - we're into our last few days of over heat, so wilting too ... have good weekends - Hilary
"[...] infrastructure is ageing, as it's been around a while!"
Ha ha ha. Blessed be your humour.
Hi Hilary, they do say things can only get better, but sadly they often become a little worse first! A few days have passed since you wrote this so hopefully these issues have been solved, or at improved. Here we are in the third heatwave of the year - thank goodness we live beside the seaside, beside the sea! 🎶At least it's cooler here than inland. Wishing you well!
@ Sean - yes sadly so true ... infrastructure and elsewhere ... such is life, at times ...
@ Keith - yes I'm glad we live on or near the sea ... it has been easier down here. Nothing has changed - I'll do an update in a couple of days ... I've given up and got on with things - it's not my problem ... except no hot water for washing up or baths ... I can manage - I am just glad it's summer!
Cheers to you both ... thanks for being here - Hilary
It's interesting to hear about Eastbourne's shingle and chalk foundation and its aging infrastructure, which explains some of the issues. Hopefully, the plumber tomorrow can get things sorted, and life quietens down for you soon.
Plumbing and infrastructure. Alas. Ray had a snake out to see what was happening for drainage in our yard. There was cursing. I went back inside.
Keep healing. Take your time, but hopefully get it right.
As you "cool" down, TX heats up. That's our norm and we have good air-conditioning. I enjoyed many hours of Wimbledon - you Brits put on a jolly good show. Thanks! And take care.
@ Melody - yes in England much of the infrastructure is aged - sadly the powers that be have not authorised the plumber to come out ... it's life, and I'm patient and occupied with other things ...
@ Joanne - yes ... how right you are ... if I'd been able to see behind/move the heavy old washing machine I'd have worked out what was going on earlier. But in your neck of the woods - I presume Ray's snake was a mechanical device ... but no doubt could have been a snake finding a good place to reside and thus blocking your drainage - me I'd have been inside too!!
Life is taking its time - still I'm doing other things and all will come right when it feels like it! The weather in the States is having its day isn't it - I've noticed a lot of flash floods ... in NYC and in other areas in TX, apart from that awful flood causing the Guadalupe disaster ... so desperately sad.
Wimbledon has been good and with the weather it's been brilliant - hardly any delays ...
Cheers to you both and thanks for visiting - Hilary
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