Comments on: Swedish Island Holiday: Plumbing anyone?

By: PlumberIrvine

PlumberIrvine — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:52:06 +0000

I love your post Julie!

By: Suntiger

Suntiger — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:37:57 +0000

Nah, maintenance is part and parcel of a holiday. Especially if you have a summer house.
Hel, for those with office jobs, that very maintenance is actually quite theraputic. Instead of endless papers (or excel forms these days I suppose) you have a clear goal, job you can do with your hands and you can see the result of what you do directly.

Of course, sometimes things have broken or break that is above your competence to fix, in which case you have to call in a neighbour or aquinatance, but the principle is still there.
I’d go so far as to say that quite a few people actually look forward to do a some maintenance, as long as it isn’t all you have to do.

Congrats on getting a good solution to the problem, and the rich honey harvest.

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By: Julie Lindahl

Julie Lindahl — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0000

Hi Friends,

Everything did get fixed, amazingly. Things seem to work themselves out in the end.

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By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:01:17 +0000

Hej Julie, sorry to hear about your troubles. Hopefully everything will work out before your guest’s show up to stay.

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By: Erik/ Nor Cali

Erik/ Nor Cali — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:25:52 +0000

Have really enjoyed this series of posts but this one about maintenance made me laugh as reality often makes itself known at the most inopportune times.
Our family retreat in the redwoods is idyllic like your island but now that farfar is unable to do the maintenance work the son in-laws (at least one) have had to step in to start paying back past idyllic weekends and vacations.
Reality is a small price to pay to have such a life experience in these wonderful surroundings. Hope the dunny gets fixed in time for your guests and I will fix the front steps this weekend in the redwoods.
Cheers

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