Silkie, congratulations to your DD. That's really quite an honor. It's an exciting time when they are applying to uni. One of my DD's part-time jobs at her uni is conducting those interviews, but I think they offer them more broadly than Oxford. They're also as much about providing information to the candidate as they are screening for the university.
Why, congratulations on your job offer. Have you decided to take it?
There's lots of dull news here. We have a leak in the drainage pipe under the kitchen sink, so no dishes can be washed there, and the plumber can't come out until Monday afternoon. We're eating on paper plates and will probably be getting lots of takeaways this weekend. What must be washed is being done in the very small sink in the bathroom off the laundry area. We've no way to wash pots and pans without taking them into the shower, which seems a bit daft.
It's -5C here this morning, so I'm going to pass on my predawn walk and ride the stationary bike this morning.
We took the DD's car to the dealer yesterday to have them look at the squeaky back wheel and do a multipoint inspection. DH asked them to check the exhaust system, as it sounded very loud to him when he drove the car there. It turns out that it needed new rear brake pads and rotors, a new exhaust system, and new front stabilizer bars. They were able to get it all done yesterday. They even washed the car for us. So that was a rather large, unexpected expense, but I'm glad we were able to get it all done for her before she goes back to uni. We've been going to the same Subaru dealer for over twenty years and they've always been aces on service, so we know the car is in good shape for her.
It is, however, eleven years old and has over 140k miles on it. We will talk to DD about possibly trading it in for something newer after she gets married next June. She offered to buy it from us, but it's only worth a few thousand dollars at this point.