9th November 2018
Ouch! everything hurts, my knees, hands and shoulders, it even hurts to type. All this is from laying floorboards. I thought the hardest job would be lifting the old boards, but that was just the start of it. I was hoping to keep the old wood to use on a future project, but they were full of worm holes, so unfortunately they will have to be dumped.
Out of interest I timed myself laying one board length, it was over sixteen minutes!!!. I was disgusted with myself, until I analysed it. I had to mark and cut the piece, measure the gap, cut another piece to fit-in. I then had to fight to engage the tongue in the groove, mark and drill ten small holes. I then blocked and chocked to close the gaps, and bang in the nails. However there was also the time collecting the nails and hammer that I had left in another part of the room. I suppose the main point is not the speed but the quality of the installation, so sixteen minutes it is,………unless I can get it down to fifteen.
The crowning glory of the day was meeting up with Jeanine, Phillip and Bob for a meal at Comptoir Libanais a fantastic cuisine experience. It is easy to forget that different food, especially from different cultures enhances our own, and the great, and entertaining company will stay with me for ever.
Another Lifetime to go 