I shall be having a hissy fit today if nothing happens.
Today the man who landscaped my front garden is coming back. Lots of real stone paving, with island beds. He made a big thing of telling me how he would have to make it slope slightly away from the house, and sideways each way from the centre, so as to to get the drainage right, and he had the spirit level to hand as he worked.
When it was all laid but not pointed it looked great. Then he pointed up in between the slabs, and cleaned and tidied up and I gave him the money. Big mistake that.
I went away for a week (end of October) and returned to find that the heavy rain drained TOWARD the house and lay against the front wall. I took out a spirit level and checked - most of it is dead level (no slope at all) but the two rows nearest the house have a slope in the wrong direction. Does he think an old woman has no idea about water flowing downhill? Does he think a spirit level is a device too technical for me?
Got him back and he promised to come back and fix it when he had finished the job he was in the middle of. Early in December I reminded him - he would be there that Tuesday. No show. Another reminder - "Weather has been bad - will be there Monday" TODAY.
The weather is bad for me too - it sends a lot of water to lie in front of my house - and if it freezes I will have a skating rink to cross.
Rant over. Mustn't waste it on you lot and have none left for him.