22nd August Wednesday
I had a full days work to get the room ready for Andy to start plastering. I had my friend Rob over to strip the wallpaper in the large bedroom whilst I chipped away at the crap on the small bedroom ceiling. That was slow work, and I became impatient, and accidentally knocked a hole in the plaster. This meant I had to repair that on top of all the other things that had to be finished. Once the ceiling was done, I had to paint a sealer over it to help the plaster bond. This was a mixture of PVA and water, and as I was brushing it on, it was running down my hand, my arm, and my armpit, it was awful.
I had a shower, The went to the local Chinese for a takeaway. I decided to treat myself to a bottle of Tiger beer. As I was driving back, I realised I didn’t have a bottle opener. So I used my vast experience as a Boy Scout to take the top off. With the aid of a putty knife and a hammer I succeeded in snapping the neck of the bottle clean off, and with it most of the contents. I think I had about a egg cup left. I laughed out loud, then I remembered, I missed the Boy Scout training.
Another Lifetime to go 