@DucklingSwimmingInstructress, sorry to hear about your son's sore throat. Schools this time of year are a Petri dish for pathogens. If it doesn't clear up in two or three days consider getting a rapid strep test.
@HildaTablet, that's horrible that your kitchen refit took so long. I've heard stories about refits going wrong here, but nothing like yours. Our contractor has her own employees doing almost all of the work, so she controls their scheduling. The plumber and electrician she uses she has been working with for many years, and she schedules and pays them so they show up when she wants them to. She is a steady source of work for them, so they don't mess about on her jobs.
We ordered the cabinets in November, so they've been in storage for over a month. At the same time, we put down a deposit on the worktop quartz slabs, so those are being held for us as well. The only thing we are waiting on is the new windows, which are due this week. Her carpenter is installing the cabinets and will install the windows when they come in. We bought everything from vendors she referred us to, so she has influence with them because she does so many of these projects.
She refitted one of our bathrooms during covid, and our experience with her then was the same. I'll ask her if she's interested in setting up a subsidiary in Britain. She could call it "Home Improvements Done Right with American Efficiency by a Woman", or HIDRAEW for short. 😀
There's not much happening today due to the need to leave some of walls open for the plumbing inspection. The inspector is due sometime in the early afternoon. If he's on time, I might pop over to the office for a few hours.