When I was young, my parents would always say that anytime they finished doing something around the house. As young as I was, I always thought it was a rather silly expression.
Now I am older, I still avoid using it. However, I have come to appreciate the sense of relief, if not satisfaction, when those routine jobs are over.
After ten days with a broken heating/hot water boiler, and trying to remember to keep switching on (and off) the electric back up, the boiler has been fixed. My son-in-law arrived earlier, and has been working for three hours to replace faulty parts, and get it going. The amount of dirt and soot inside the relatively small boiler cabinet had to be seen to be believed, and I was once again glad that it is situated in the garage, rather than the house.
It didn’t help that it has been raining torrentially all day, and walking in and out has left the floors of the garage and connecting shed covered in a wet sooty sludge that cannot be walked on until it has had time to dry out. Unfortunately, the freezer and large second fridge both live in the shed, so I have had to dump old towels onto the floor to be able to walk back and forth to the house without treading in sooty footprints.
After a week when the kitchen cupboards were painted, and the flooring measured ready to order and have fitted, I am relieved that the boiler has been fixed too, allowing the possibility of actually having a ‘day off’ of household disruptions on Sunday.
And I found myself thinking, “That’s another job jobbed”.
Congrats, Pete! Its sounding similar to me too. That are the “little jobs” you have spend thoughts till they are done. And one hopes the next of such jobs will not arrive too soon. 😉
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Yes, there have been enough ‘jobs’ for one year, Michael.
Best ishes, Pete.
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Here too, Pete! But since i have learned to procrastinate, its going on much more better. LOl
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I can’t think where I’ve heard it, but it does sound familiar to me as well. I’m sure I’ll start using it now too. Thanks, Pete! 😉
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I always thought it was only my parents. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hooray! And that phrase works.
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I still think it sounds silly, but I’m glad you like it. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I did. 🙂 Best to you, Pete.
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an expression of relief. glad that most things are fixed in your house, Pete. best regards. 🙂
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Thanks, Wilma. Just the flooring to go for now.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is always a good feeling when one job gets finished…but as a home owner there always seems to be another waiting just a short time away….good luck chuq
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Very true, chuq. I just know something else is hiding around the corner.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hopefully not chuq
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The number of repairs you are seeing lately, you have nearly built a new house!
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We hardly did anything for the first seven years we lived here, Shaily. Then everything needed doing at once. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It seems like the typical way things work. My own house was in perfect condition when I got married. It was 8 years old then. Now at 13 years old, everything is asking for repairs! 😁
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Nice to hear that everything is okay now Pete.
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Still have the flooring to go, Arlene, so fingers crossed.
Best wishes, Pete.
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A major renovation?
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No, just vinyl tiles in the dining area. Two days to complete.
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I love family expressions.
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My mum’s other favourite was ‘What a palaver”. 🙂
palaver
/pəˈlɑːvə/
Learn to pronounce
INFORMAL
noun
1.
unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure.
“there’s a lot of palaver involved”
Best wishes, Pete.
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I like it. I may start saying that.
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Let’s get it ‘trending’! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Those comments stick with us to adulthood😂
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They surely do. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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A sluggish friend of mine, who lives on Tatooine, recently fixed everything in his modest abode. He told me, with great satisfaction, that he had “Jobbed the Hut.”
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A Star Wars pun, David? After eating so many buns during lockdown, I feel a little like Jabba!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Ah, yes. Another Job Jobbed. That was a lot being done all around you for the past while. One thing I dread, is a water tank not heating the water. Of course, this time of year in our area. You can take a shower with just the cold water running.
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It is actually cold here today, Ron. Not cold enough to turn on the heating, but ridiculously cold for August. (Around 16 C)
Best wishes, Pete.
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We are 91F and muggy at the moment. We just came in from a trip to town, now I need to have a shower. Just to the store and back to the car is brutal.
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We had some of that earlier this summer, Ron. Uncomfortable, but I prefer it to rain and dark skies.
Best wishes, Pete.
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My husband always says this, and so did his father. I say it too now!
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It is heartening to know it wasn’t just my parents, Stevie. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sam always says it, and he’s always finding jobs to do.
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Thank goodness that’s over!
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Just the mess to deal with, Kim. Once it stops raining. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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My Mum used to say the same!
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That’s good to hear. I thought it was only my parents who said that. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Jobbed before winter sets in. Good going… 👍
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We managed to get good contractors at the time they were available, Patricia.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Glad it’s fixed Pete. Or like me do you prefer the Round Tuit? (Getting round to it)…
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I could have happily ignored what was already there for another 20 years, Rich.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Ha ha….I’m the same
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Hope the rain stops and you have a relaxing day tomorrow. You deserve it after the week you’ve had.
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Thanks, Mary. It is still hammering down, and I am trying to not let it make me feel low.
After such a dry spell, it feels worse than ever.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Well, we’ve had our first dry day for ages. It’s lovely to see the sun but it’s so cold it feels like winter is almost on us.
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Quite chilly here too. I described it as ‘Fresh’. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Man I seriously don’t envy you. We had a renovation here a couple of years back, and because of that we had to live in a hotel for two months. When it was all done, the mess left behind was unbelievable. So yeah, I can feel your pain. I hope things all over soon Pete, and it’s at least nice that you will be able to have a bit of a relaxing sunday😊
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Thanks, Michel. A hotel sounds perfect at the moment. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Idiomatic expressions are the bane of people trying to learn a new language. However, they are the richness of language well used. warmest regards, Theo
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That one always irritated me. But now I know why they said it. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Interesting phrase, Pete. You have certainly had your share of remodels and repairs. It must feel nice to have it finished – except for the muddy remains.
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Once the floor is put down in September, I want a long time off of people working in the house. Fingers crossed, Maggie. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Here’s hoping, Pete!
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