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Friday, December 14, 2007

In the Merde

We've been asked by Cyrille to get our septic tank emptied as he has to dig out some of the soil to get to the correct level to open up the new back door out of the kitchen. This also means that he has to take the old septic tank out! Yesterday I booked a visit from the s..t-cart and it arrived at about 2pm today. How's that for service?


It only took them about 15 minutes to empty the tank; I don't know how much it has cost, the bill will come in the post!










The only slight problem came when it was time for the men to depart, and I had to shake their hands, especially the one who had had his head down in the tank!
Earlier, Sue and I had popped in to the Marie to query a bill and we laughed and joked with the Mayor and the girl who runs the office (and runs the mayor). It gives us a warm feeling to be accepted as part of the community.
So, back to the house and we had a meeting with Cyrille to explain exactly what is happening with the new door, the first floor level and exactly how it all fits together. Some details are changing 'on the hoof' as the plans become reality. Our builder is trying to solve the problems of the differing levels through out the house, from left to right and from front to back. There is also a problem with some of the measurements as used by the architect. However, once things are explained to us, we are able to assess and resolve these small queries.
In the meantime, Sue went out into the garden to start planting the 2 sacks of bulbs that she bought in Lincolnshire. We are having sharp frosts every morning but then lovely clear, bright days and the frost comes out of the ground after lunchtime.


Hopefully we should have a cheery display come Spring.

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