mission accomplished
THERE ARE SOME TRULY LOVELY PEOPLE in this world! Yesterday we worked flat out to be ready for the removal men coming this morning. We crawled to a Premier Inn in Carlisle in a state of near collapse. Let it go on record that Friday night’s receptionist, just off Junction 42, deserves a medal for sheer friendliness, efficiency and understanding. But so do the enthusiastic young team who were running the Broken Gate next door, where the excellent bar meal we enjoyed stiffened our resolve to complete today’s removal within the day … and be back in Bramhall for Sunday services on the morrow.
Slept like logs. Up bright and early to be in Greystoke to greet White & Co with the van. At 7.20am we found builder Ian Curry had beaten us to it. The boss himself was on hand to make sure that all would run smoothly. And I’ve said before that there’s not a member of his team, nor architect (Stephen Crichton), nor structural engineer (Ted Slater), nor Steve and Dave from Caldew Kitchens, nor anyone else who’s worked on our little project who hasn’t put heart and soul into it. Now this is not meant to sound like an advert … though I’d happily name any and all of our team for interested parties … but it is meant to be a joyful acknowledgement that in the midst of recession, health scares and a general dose of greyness in the UK – there are nevertheless some really wonderful people going about their daily business. And they make life doubly worth the living. May they know that they’re warmly appreciated.
