26 October 2018

Getting Things Fixed


Alex the plumber came yesterday to fix our oil fired central heating boiler; he said it probably hadn’t been serviced for nearly a decade.  He was a nice, chatty chap and did a good job and all is well with our heating now.  I am beginning to get used to the local Lincolnshire accent; it’s very different from my own southern accent and to the North Yorkshire accent that I once came to know so well.

The quote for the new bathroom arrived yesterday, eye wateringly expensive but an essential part of the re-modelling process for the bungalow; work will commence in the New Year.  I don’t have any new internal doors yet but we have bought the handles!  Hopefully the carpenter will come and fit the doors some time next month.

I love my new handles

existing door and handle

The smartest room in the house at the moment is the utility/boot room.  Paul quickly covered up the dark blue walls with a coat of magnolia and built a bench.  Somewhere to sit and put on our muddy boots and wipe muddy paws.



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  1. Accent? What Lincolnshire accent?

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    1. Okay, I know it's me who has the accent!

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  2. I am sure there must be variations of it throughout the county but I just listened to a clip on Radio Lincolnshire and it sounded quite Northern to me. The man was talking about going for his vittels and the interviewer said it must be a made up word and he didn't know what he was talking about. We also use the word here, vittels, dinner, or for everybody else, lunch. So enjoy your vittels Sue.

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    1. I thought everyone used the word vittels. To me, the local accent around here sounds very different to Yorkshire Dales dialect.

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    2. Agree,didn't sound like Yorkshire Dales but generally sounded definitely north of the Wash.

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    3. Is that a form of "victuals"? I've heard that used to mean food or a meal.

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  3. Smart bench (with storage baskets fitting under). Is there anything that Paul does not tackle - other than bathroom installation? In the day my husband did three new bathrooms for us plumbing and tiling. He drew the line here in France though.

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    1. He's not into crochet or ballroom dancing but he has built a few bathrooms. This time we're going to let someone else do it.

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  4. https://youtu.be/18GpxVCW8eg, I always like to learn more:).

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    1. Can you understand it Yael?

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    2. I have to look at it again, i don't think i can understand it.

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  5. Paws for thought...you have muddy paws? Until now I thought you had hands. No wonder Paul has so many jobs to do.

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  6. Glad you are getting used to the Lincolnshire accent. After over fifty years away from the county of my birth I think I have more or less lost it.

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    1. Our plumber had a very broad accent. Spoke a lot about 'watter'.

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