God allowed the waters to flood the earth as rain poured for 40 days and 40 nights. Noah sent out a dove to look for dry land, and only at the 7th day it returned with a fresh olive leaf in its beak.
My kitchen flooded
for 14 days and 14 nights. It started with a drip along the walls, then a drizzle
from the light fixtures and finally a storm as water poured down from the ceiling and walls whenever someone
took a bath. A flood of biblical proportions had descended (Genesis
chapters 6-9) into the kitchen.
Gordon the plumber was
summoned, and I could see the defeat on his face after he scaled up the kitchen
ceiling, the outer ceiling, Savvy K’s bathroom ceiling and finally the master
bathroom ceiling. “The leak is within the walls,” he announced, “but I can’t
tell where, so I have to hack your walls until I find it!” Oh my Godness, that
was really reassuring!
It was time to whatsapp Alan, my handy man who takes care of everything broken, from bed to plugging up holes in my walls.
Alan making a day bed for Savvy Girl's room
You don’t call Alan cos’ he does not answer his phone!! Alan is “brilliant” but definitely not the fastest man to start a job. Actually, this is an understatement, he IS THE SLOWEST MAN to start. For one job, I had to physically go to his house 32 km away, rattled his gate and called him until the neighbours peeped through the windows. Then he sheepishly opened the door, and closed it immediately. My friend and I were left with our jaws dropping, wondering if he was going to have us wait outside till “thy kingdom come.”
My Alan changed the pipes and diligently scooped the
flood waters out through the hacks in the walls. A 3-day job and another 5 days for the walls
and ceiling to completely dry up (didn’t need a dove to tell me). All’s fixed and looking good now.
ALAN in his kitchen of a fry pan and gas stove and produces WONDERS
Alan's omelette with Chinese chives
Alan's steam bean curd and mushroom
Alan's stir fried vegetables
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