Kitchen sunk

[Gromit]

Have any of you been without a basic amenity this week, say for example a kitchen, and how did you cope?

[Cockney_si]

Eating out more or the KFC mums night off deal sounds like my idea of a good time without a kitchen.

It's also a good excuse not to do the dishes ;o)

[mccfluff]

i'm without my lounge and pc at nights grrrrrrrr and i'm just about coping

[China Doll]

Hello Tick Tock,

I found throwing a complete wobbly and having words with my Land Lord when they went in to my room without permission helped. Then having words with the builders the next morning was very therapeutic.... It's not often I get to say 'who's in charge here?'

I've made an art form of playing the song 'She f ucking hates me' on loop at ear shattering noise levels every morning the builders were there.

I've eaten soup nearly everyday for dinner. Which wouldn't be so bad if I didn't keep forgetting to eat lunch. And I had to buy a toaster cause soup and bread is just wrong.

It was all working last night but I had to put the new oven on for an hour before I could shove a pizza because you have to burn off all the fumes... So I didn't eat til gone 9pm! A discussion with housemate who knew about keeping the oven on for an hour before cooking then took place and I believe the phrase I used was 'so you knew and yet did not turn the oven on for what reason you muppet?'

They haven't finished the painting so they're back next Tuesday.

The work surfaces look good though.

On the whole I'd say I've handled it with a good grace. What do you think?

[cheries]

I've finally got my kitchen finished today, after six weeks of having a void where the kitchen used to be. Sadly I have put on a stone in weight due to the takeaways.
I am not amused.

[bednobs]

i have been without a washing machine for 2 weeks, which meant i had to go to the laundrette *shudders*
actually, it wasnt as bad as i had thought it was going to be, but after spending 2 hours and over 20 quid on washing 2 weeks worth of clothes for 2 people it did make me wonder how people without washing machines cope both financially and time wise ... they just wear less clothes i suppose?

[leelapops]

bednobs, we did without a washing machine when we first got a flat, and then when we first moved to this house. We don't have a car, so had to lug it all round. And it cost a bloody fortune! Best way was to "save it up" and use a big machine for a couple of weeks' wash, but yes, it means spending at least 2 days in your worst clothes turning your underwear inside out! :S
Not nice. No, Gromit, and for that I am thankful :) Have you?

[China Doll]

I'm willing to bet he has not.

And I don't think he'd have coped if he had.

Probably if his kitchen was out it would have been the result of a culinary disaster!

[beryllium]

Hi Gromit,
Had the entire kitchen delivered 3 weeks before work. Piled up everywhere.... lounge and room with no name.... cooker and dishwasher and washing machine and fridgefreezer in the hall. Floor tiles and wall tiles just anywhere we could put them.....

Then the builders. And he was such a drama queen!!! and her? the tiler??? lunatic.... and I hired my own electrician.... and.... the builders were just slagging them off.... why? because they (builders) had to plaster the holes left by the electricrician.
I designed the kitchen, had it made and everything was to the mm..... builder looking miffed. Why? because he wanted to supply a Howdens kitchen. Not a handmade one from solid wood!!! ****!!!

We lived by the microwave, tv dinners. I was so ill by the end of it from that food eugh!!! we also ate off paper plates, no where to wash up. And I used my sis in laws washing machine for our grubby clothes lol....

It was a bit of a mare honestly.... and 2 mnths later I was having the bathroom put in!!!

I've got more work to go with this house..... last time. My 3rd project property. I am so retiring after this one.

Thanks for letting me have this cathartic moment Gromit. :)

Good Luck. Stay calm. And drink camomile ;) xxx
or stronger......

[China Doll]

If I didn't know better I'd be convinced I shared a place with Bery

Actually, I don't know better...

Why didn't you put the ******* oven on when you got in last night? Was it that difficult to figure out? I'd say you don't have the brains you were born with but I'm convinced you were born with roof space!!!

Ahhhh...... That's better.

[johnlambert]

China Doll?
are you always like this or is it that "special week"?

you sound just like my old R.S.M

[jim_lauchlan]

We were without a washing machine for 6 weeks when our washer/dryer broke down. They fixed it then it would blow again and they clamied it was a "separate" fault/repair. Eventually OH studied the extended warranty and decided we were entitled to a new machine. They said no and their call centre (Hoover) refused to take any more calls from us.
We took the barstewards to the small claims court and they settled out of court - new machine, phone costs, laundry costs and petrol to the launderette. Tight gits sent someone round to take away the old machine though.
Avoid at all costs.

[jno]

my computer refused to function for an hour.

In that time I wandered out to the kitchen and noticed that it had vanished. Paedophiles had removed the entire extension containing it and moved it to Brixton to let to illegal immigrants.

Then the computer started working so I came back on to AB and forgot about it. Who needs a kitchen when Dominos delivers right to your computer desk?

[what..the?]

Me and the boyfriend being renters are always suffering with broken appliances which dont get fixed, but the worst must have been when we were without a shower for 3-4 weeks a few years ago. We had to stand in the shower cubicle and throw buckets of water over each other, it was like washing an elephant at the zoo!

[beryllium]

Dunno Graceful C.D :)
Were you one of my student lodgers??? lol.....
I was a good landlady :) always fed my charges..... xxx

So. You keeping those nice shiney counter tops clean???

and don't those ovens pong when first heating :)

and please tell me your eating healthy. xxx

jno??? lol... xxx

[China Doll]

jno - Coffee splatted on 'puter. Ta for that!

William - I don't need a special week to be grumpy. I am both special and grumpy.

Berry The work tops are clean. At 28 my student days are long gone. Yes, they pong! Let's just say I'm eating and leave it at that.

Gromit You too busy to talk to us today? What makes you so special that you can't even answer on your own thread huh? Anyone would think that this might have been started with a specific person in mind.... Cheeky git ;0)

[Gromit]

Hello mardybum,

Just wanted a progress report. Glad to hear you're nearly sorted. I have been the proud creator of many a culinary disaster, and my copy of Delia: How to scrape Pans has come in handy many times over the years.

The swines are making me work today, A couple of strict deadlines so I'm going to be scarce for the rest of the day.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to answer, and hope you all have a splendid weekend.

[China Doll]

Awww, bless. Might catch up with you over the weekend if you're about on here and causing your usual mayhem.

If not, have a good one!

Yours Truly
Mardy.

[China Doll]

Oi, Tick Tock!!

Do you leave your thing on that sends you alerts to your inbox whenever you get answers to your questions?

[jno]

wot, you're trying to set Gromit's alarm clock ringing this time of night? You are cruel.

[China Doll]

No... although that does have an amusement value to it I must say... Just a harmless, innocent question... That should be answered.

Looks innocent