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First World Problem Wednesday

13 July, 2011
Posted in: Dublin, Ireland, Mr. Waffle, Princess

I interrupt my detailed day by day description of our holiday in Kerry to offer the following two problems for your sympathy:

1. Herself had an appointment with the dental hygienist a couple of months ago which, unprecedentedly, we forgot. They phoned us, we grovelled. We re-set a suitable date. It was yesterday. Did I remember to take her? Alas, no. Even though Mr. Waffle’s last words before leaving the country (for work, not anything more sinister) were, “Don’t forget the dentist.” My mortification knows no bounds.

2. Our new childminder who hasn’t started yet but who was perfect because
a) the children liked her;
b) she has lived in Ireland for a long time and is unlikely to leave in the middle of the year;
c) she was doing a course (childcare) in the mornings which allowed her to keep her benefits, if she worked fewer than 20 hours a week so had every incentive to stay
has texted to say that her course hours have changed and she can no longer work for us. I could weep. This, of course, is Nemesis in action as only yesterday I said breezily to the new father up the road, that finding a childminder would be no problem. And, also, I had told everyone how terrific this was going to be. I think that this is the first person who has left before she started. Back to the drawing board.

Oh yes, and Irish bonds have been downgraded to junk. It’s always worrying when your personal credit status is better than your country’s.

Updated to add: Also, we have woodworm.

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  1. Sarah says

    14 July, 2011 at 20:42

    Ah, if you have woodworm you have damp. No good killing the worms, if you don’t dry the house, so don’t let anyone sell you any expensive fumigation.

    Besides, if you see the holes it’s already too late…

  2. admin says

    18 July, 2011 at 19:32

    Oh Sarah, that’s v. gloomy…though probably true.

  3. Sarah says

    21 July, 2011 at 11:13

    Do you just see holes, or holes with wood dust (frass) coming out of them? Give the offending item a tap and see. Then repeat a week or so later to double check.

    The latter means they’re still burrowing away in there kicking the frass out behind them. The former means they’ve been and gone.

  4. admin says

    4 August, 2011 at 02:02

    Oh, Sarah, I fear the worst…

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