Chip, chip, ooze.

You never realize just how important small conveniences are until they are gone. Take for example, a shower. Showers are great because you get wet, you aren't sitting in dirt, the pressure for some are fantastic for your muscles, etc. I love showering. But R's shower broke last week. For a while, we were just turning the water off when we didn't need it so that cold water wasn't pouring out of it non-stop. It was definitely an electrical problem with his electric shower (so different from the States!). So this weekend, on Saturday, R. decided we needed to fix it ourselves. So we went shopping and found a new electric shower. Should have been an easy task...but no...the person who owned the flat previous to R. had put the shower within the tiles. So now, in removing the shower, tiles were missing. And the new shower didn't fit/work within that space. So back to the store on Sunday for tiles, adhesive, grout, etc. Then came the chipping away at tiles to make it all work. Chip, chip, oozing goop, "£$*(@"$&£...yeah, it has been a great weekend. We managed to get all three of the new tiles adhered last night (it takes a few hours) adn this morning R decided to grout them...with grout oozing everywhere as the spout on that broke...yes, an early morning disaster. Sigh. So I'm sitting at work, with grout/adhesive still stuck under my finger nails (hate that feeling), knowing that tonight, R will try to figure out the electronics of this new shower & probably electrocute himself or start a fire. I think I'm going to stay away for a few hours...or perhaps start to drink early! Just kiddin'. Sorta.