Pronto.
Ciao Enrico, sono Diana. Senta, quando vieni? (hey Enrico, when are you coming up?)
Perchè?(why?)
Remember we talked on Monday about you coming up before Friday to install the toilet, the sink and the shower head?
Yeah. I'll be there next week. Maybe Monday. Ciao.
click.
2. Painter:
Ciao Diana. Ho una brutta notizia (Hey, I've got bad news)!
Don't tell me.
The paint store is out of the colorant to make the colors that you want.
You mean the colorants that they used yesterday to make the samples you brought up?
Uh, yeah.
What does this mean? Exactly?
I can't start before Monday. That's if we are sure that the colorants come in tomorrow.
So the paint store's known since Tuesday about us probably wanting these colors. Right? And they had enough colorant to make a pint of each color but didn't check if there was enough to fill the order after making the samples? Would that be correct?
Uh, yeah. Well, see you Monday! If the colors are there!
click.
So the painter and the plumber and oh! just found out! the electrican will all be here on the same day. I think I have a Xanax hiding somewhere in the recesses of the medicine chest. Better go find it now and plan ahead.
5 comments:
Ah tradesmen...I really love your label for this post, 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger'. You really need patience with tradesmen here in Italy.
You are one patient woman!
Maybe you could head for Micha's wine cellar to numb the pain?
Roof terrace looks good!
Diana, I am both laughing and tearing my hair out in solidarity!
The only thing I have learned about trying to be patient is to just breathe. And remember how beautiful it will all be when it's done! Love the color on the previous post. I can't wait to see what it looks like!
Hola Diana, reading your talk with those guys I can`t but laugh a lot... same things happen here in Chile, it`s so hard to build a home, everything is late...
Cariños from Chile,
Maria Cecilia
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