Plumbers

I was right when I said that anything to do with plumbers was always expensive.

They arrived - and quickly discovered that it wasn't just a problem of a bit of glue; there was also a blockage in the drains.

I now have a large trench in the lawn from the terrace to the grey water tank; a pipe that's got an uphill slope (hence the blockage) and now various holes ...

So the plumbers will be back for the third day to do some major renovations - including installing a grease trap. Seems a bit excessive for 2 dishwashers and 3 kitchen sinks, but with sceptic tanks etc. its best to be prepared.

One thing seems to be universal in terms of plumbing, drains and crises: lots of peering into holes, shaking of heads, mutterings, and blaming of whatever idiot did the work in the first place.

But no need to provide mugs of tea every half hour!

At least the new dishwasher is doing its job.