Fitting
the new panel
We had a
call late morning from Alan to say that he and Dave would be with us in about half
an hour. It’s very helpful when people give an approximate arrival time because
it gives us plenty of time to make sure the cats and dogs are safely out of the
way.
Carrying the old panel from the conservatory to the van.Left to
their own devices the cats would take the opportunity to walk slowly in front
of everyone in that insouciant manner cats adopt when humans are trying to
achieve something. On the other hand, the dogs, always happy to see new people,
would insist on being noticed, licking and wagging.
Thus, we began the task of herding them upstairs
to our bedroom.
Vacuuming up all the broken glass fragments from the frame. ‘Would
you like a chew?’ I asked the dogs brightly. They needed no second invitation
and bounded up the stairs with enthusiasm. ‘Cats, cats, cats,’ I called,
rattling the treats tin. Jellicoe appeared instantly, but Herschel decided to
take his time and eventually squeezed under the stair gate to join the rest of
us, while Barry went downstairs to await the fitters.
Carrying in the new unit - long and heavy.Those of
you who are not familiar with this blog may wonder why we have a stair gate at
our bedroom door. We put it there when Frodo the Faller started his epilepticjourney. After his fits, in what is called the ‘post-ictal stage’ he would be
very confused and stagger around. We were afraid he would stumble out of the
bedroom and fall down the stairs. He spent more than enough time with the vets as it was.
If we didn’t have cats who were able to open
doors we could simply have shut the door.
The men
from Camberley Glass and Windows arrived as expected in two vans and began the process of removing the
outer pane and the remainder of the shattered inner panel. They were very
professional, courteous and cheerful. Barry
took lots of photographs and video clips and promised them worldwide fame
through my blog. I made that last bit up, but he did tell them that they would
feature in a blog post, having first asked if they objected to being filmed.
It was a beautiful day - blue sky, sun and no wind.
Contrails aplenty
Ladders and shadowsAlan up the ladder
It’s amazing how big the individual panels are, well over 6’ long.
Dave up the ladder, vacuuming
Thank you, Dave and Alan!
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