It started as a disaster so how bad can it get?
This is the damage a bog standard cordless drill can do. I was drilling in an awkward spot and my glove must have touched the drill bit, got caught in it and ripped the finger clean off. I didn’t react fast enough so it was probably a second before I had the sense to take my finger off the trigger. Finger a little bruised but fine the next day.
Out of all of our power tools I wasn’t expecting this. I’ll be more careful next time.
Turned up on last Friday to find this mess on our side lawn. Viburnums took a big hit as well as some of our other plants. The chimney had been leaning badly for some time so it wasn’t surprising. For the roofers it was a bit of a shock and I’m glad no one was hurt.
So what I’m upset about, ignoring the chimney, is the fact that they thought they could treat our unoccupied house like shit. If we had been living there, they would have asked our permission, put tarps down over our plants, shrubs etc. – I’ve seen them do it at our neighbours house. They did do a half decent job cleaning up but it will take another 30 minutes from one of us to pick up all the smaller bits they missed.
To add insult to injury our good neighbour Mama Dot said they were clearing out the house contents (house is owned by the bank and has been empty for many years so we now that the bank maybe getting ready to sell it) by throwing the contents out onto our lovely lawn. They did clean up but that’s taking liberties.
Made me want to watch the film, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore which I highly recommend. One of Aimee’s friends plays the villain.