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The plumber was here yesterday morning to check out the bathroom ceiling tile where there was a leak the last time it rained. I then had to take him up to the roof. A nice guy, but this routine has gotten old. We went through this twice last year, several visits each time.
My stomach was no better yesterday than the day before. On top of that, I had major dizzies just while sitting and trying to eat breakfast. I rescheduled the appointment with the dentist, took pills for the stomach and for the dizzies, and went back to bed. The day pretty much sucked. After a second round of pills for the stomach, it was fine. The dizzies were also better after just one pill. The barometric pressure was high yesterday and that is clearly a problem for me. So it’s at least a relief that if I take a pill when needed, I’m OK again. It’s high again today, my left ear is already clogged (always a sign), so another pill is coming.
The inspector from the building’s insurance company phoned yesterday to schedule a video call so I could show him the problem. He was pleasant, but I wasn’t thrilled. This morning, we connected, I showed him the spots in the ceiling, pushed up the tile to show him inside, and that was it. I was relieved he didn’t want me to “take him” up to the roof. He also clearly understood, unlike anyone involved last year, that the problem is a broader rooftop problem and not simply a spot directly above the bathroom.
So it looks like the minor annoyances are done. All I have to look forward to now is a chat with an old friend from Boston in the evening. Yesterday ended well, too, with a chat with dear Judy C in St. Louis. That always makes everything all better.
Time now for laundry. Once I know it’s safe for me to leave the house, I’m going for a walk. Also, after these last two days, I’m desperately in need of a workout. Today’s photos are examples of some terraces and overhangs with decorative underwear.
El fontanero estuvo aquí ayer por la mañana para revisar la placa del techo del baño por donde hubo una filtración la última vez que llovió. Luego tuve que acompañarlo a la azotea. Es un tipo agradable, pero esta rutina ya me cansa; pasamos por esto dos veces el año pasado, con varias visitas en cada ocasión.
Ayer el estómago no estaba mejor que el día anterior. Por si fuera poco, sufrí mareos intensos simplemente al estar sentada intentando desayunar. Cambié la cita con el dentista, tomé medicación para el estómago y para los mareos, y volví a la cama. El día fue un asco, la verdad. Tras una segunda dosis de medicación para el estómago, me sentí bien. Los mareos también mejoraron con una sola pastilla. Ayer la presión barométrica estaba alta, y eso claramente me afecta. Así que, al menos, es un alivio saber que si tomo una pastilla cuando la necesito, vuelvo a estar bien. Hoy la presión vuelve a estar alta y ya tengo el oído izquierdo taponado (lo cual siempre es señal de ello), así que me tocará tomar otra pastilla.
Ayer llamó el perito de la compañía de seguros del edificio para concertar una videollamada y que pudiera mostrarle el problema. Fue amable, aunque la situación no me hacía ninguna gracia. Esta mañana nos conectamos; le enseñé las manchas del techo, empujé la placa hacia arriba para mostrarle el interior y eso fue todo. Me alivió que no quisiera que lo «acompañara» a la azotea. Además, a diferencia de los implicados el año pasado, él entendió perfectamente que el problema es más general —afecta a toda la azotea— y no se limita a un punto concreto justo encima del baño.
Parece que ya han pasado las pequeñas molestias. Ahora solo me queda esperar con ilusión la charla de esta noche con un viejo amigo de Boston. El día de ayer también terminó bien, gracias a una conversación con la querida Judy C, de St. Louis. Eso siempre hace que todo mejore.
Ahora toca hacer la colada. En cuanto sepa que puedo salir de casa sin riesgos, daré un paseo. Además, después de estos dos últimos días, necesito hacer ejercicio urgentemente. Las fotos de hoy muestran algunas terrazas y voladizos con ropa interior decorativa.
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Hopefully this inspector will get at the root of the problem with your roof. That must be so frustrating. I am sorry to read about the dizzies and the stomach issues. I guess the adage “never a dull moment” is apropos here. Feel better!
Michael:
It wasn’t a very pleasant few days. Things might be better again. I’m cautiously optimistic. Yes, the inspector reported that the roof needs to be resealed. We’ll see what happens.
I hope that the next days ahead are much better. And hopefully, the roof will get resealed. Fingers crossed!
“Look up . . . Look waaaaaaay up . . . ” — Canadians of a certain age will recognize that quotation immediately from a classic CBC kids show (The Friendly Giant). LOVE the perspective featured in today’s photos! So creative!
Debra:
It pays to look up.
Wow ! I remember that too!
Sorry you’re not well. I hope this all improves and lets you get out. I know that urge to walk. Boud
Boud:
It was a bit frustrating this week. I’m hoping it’s passed.
You never would have seen the underwear, if you had been looking down at your phone. Have a great walk.
David:
Exactly! I recently read that some city (I can’t remember which) wants to make it illegal to walk while looking at your mobile. That seemed a bit extreme to me.
I hope I got this right, but I looked and looked for the underwear like I’m on some internet scavenger hunt, and all the while I was thinking, “Look how they decorate the undersides of balconies and overhangs.”
Then it hit me. oy!
Hope you feeling better and the leak gets resolved. We, too, have had a few repairs for a leak in our bathroom ceiling and it’s still not fixed. We’re hoping the contractor comes today because we’re expecting rain most of the weekend.
Bob:
I really wondered if anyone would know what I was talking about. I’m glad you caught on. Leak origins are often so hard to pinpoint. I hope you have success.
I do not like this health report.
The underwear however, is fantastic.
I’m sincerely hoping you get that leak problem fixed. Now feel better, please.
Mary Moon:
It was a crummy few days, but things may be getting better again. Hugs!
That is so cool. I like the tile facing down under all the balconies. Sorry to hear your stomach is being mean to you. Flat roofs can be a real problem. Water can travel before finally seeping through a ceiling. Makes it hard to find where the actual leak is.
ellen abbott:
I was so frustrated with the numerous guys who came to do the repair last year. They “knew” immediately where the leak was coming from and I tried to argue with them that they couldn’t so easily know that. They were seeing where the water was in our ceiling and not the origin which could have been yards away on the roof. Obviously the repairs they did were pointless. The plumber who was here and the inspector I video-chatted with both seemed to get it this time. I wish them luck.
Yeah, took me a while to get the “underwear”. Duh! I really am smarter that that ya know… (Hmmmm… why did the Roomba just stop running? Off to rescue a robot.)
wickedhamster:
As I told Bob, when I wrote it I wondered if anyone would get what I was talking about. Roomba groan.
Those balconies are stunning!!!!! All of them. And just think…when people don’t look up…they would miss the underside of that beautiful tile work on the bottom of some of them you show.
I did however wonder if we were getting treated to you in underwear when I saw the title of the post.
I’ve probably said it here before, but the majority of people miss so much beauty simply by never looking up! I’ve always been fascinated with what architects and builders choose to decorate building facades at a level only the birds will ever see up close. Jx
Jon:
I’m with you. I’m grateful to these architects and designers who care even about what most people won’t notice.
I ended up having a roof leak get behind my wall and ruin my paint job. Big glob of water in the drywall behind the paint. That was my first house
Adam
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Adam:
So frustrating and often difficult to find the source.
“With decorative underwear”–ha!!
Oh, what a treat to see these! Merci 🙂
I’m glad to know that the pills helped, and it’s a big positive that the insurance guy understood what you’ve been saying all along, about the issue being clearly so much more involved than the location of the actual spots. Geeeeee.
Judy C:
There are many more balconies with “underwear.” Given that I’m looking up when I take pictures, it has to be the right time of day or the sun makes it impossible to get a good shot. I keep trying. I’m relieved by the pros involved with the leak this time around. It looks like the entire roof needs to be resealed (it obviously does). We’ll see what happens.
I am convinced that ‘change of seasons’ can bring on all sorts of unwanted/unexpected health issues. Maybe as the body ages it has difficulty handling those ‘outside forces’/Barometric pressure, temperature swings etc
LOVE those terrace over-hangs!!
Jim:
Oh, yes, to the changes of seasons. We both have always had issues. Headaches, aches and pains, fatigue. Even when we were young.
I love that those building residents or architects thought about what it would look like from underneath, on the street. Interesting that it seems to be barometric pressure that triggers your dizzy spells, but if it’s an inner ear condition that would make sense.