Friday, November 16, 2012

The Anatomy of Waiting on the Plumber

Ok, shower's done.

Tap tap tap.
Read some more.
Make coffee.
Tap tap tap.
Car passing by.  Is it him?  Nope.
Tap tap tap.
Pick up the spare phone, headphones, other grab-able things.
Tap tap tap.
Obsessively clean the kitchen sink.  
Empty the dishwasher. 
Fill the dishwasher.
Bake bread?  Nah.
Finish breakfast.
Read some more.
Tap tap tap.
Grab the dog mat.  Move her under the table by the window.
Sequester the dog in the new Dog Cave.
Read some more.
Tap tap tap.
Car passing by.  Is it him?  Nope.
Tap tap tap.
UPS!  Aww, not for me.
Skip commercial on the radio.
*RUMBLE* It's a truck.
*THUMP* Construction trusses arrive for new homes.
*BANG* What was that?
Never found out.
Oooh great song!
*Urp!* Hello!  Good Morning!  *brakkk*  Hi Oscar.
The dog rejects Dog Cave and goes back to normal spot.
Finish clearing sink.
White Van! Awww, just a neighbor.
Read some more.
Can't concentrate.
Read some more.
Distraction.

Time to call the Plumber and find out why he didn't show.
Sometime this morning?
No bathroom sink today, may as well finish caulking the tub.

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