Had got up at our usual time of 6, gone through the chores and was ready by a quarter past 9. An hour before, I'd received a message from our neighbour that the well washers, who were supposed to reach by 0700 hrs, had not yet arrived.
They were to have washed down their well and got it ready before they were to start work on ours. I just sent back a message saying, "Do not worry, they might be on their way. Let's hold our horses for a while more". I really can't think negatively and have made it a point not to let anyone's negative thoughts to dampen my spirits and instead, throw back my optimistic frame of mind at them to spark off a positive vibe......I must say that I've always been successful!
The well washers - Ramesh, Subbru and Appu - reached our place by about a half past 10. They'd brought packed breakfast and Lekha and Suma had supplemented it with glasses of water and cups of tea. They got to work soon after.
The remaining water was removed from the well with a submersible pump that they'd brought along. The silt - white sand, from the environment - that had accumulated over the last one year, was taken out with buckets tied on ropes, passed through the pulley.
Meanwhile, Bijish, the Whirlpool service rep, had arrived around a quarter to 11, to fix up the mother board that he'd taken to the shop floor for changing a faulty electronic chip. He, too, quickly got on to his job and had got the air conditioner going within the next 45 minutes.
The well washers, meanwhile, had completed the job and the well looked good with a bright green net put over the top. Prior to that, a small bagful of rock salt and a couple of handfuls of charcoal had been dumped into the floor of the well. The water had started seeping in, almost immediately, after the last bucketful of silt was thrown out of the well.
The well washers went into the next part of their work which was to fix up the new system to clear the kitchen waste water for which a concrete receptacle and lid had been bought and positioned at the spot almost three days ago. This job was also accomplished within a matter of another 45' thanks to our planning, when I'd met with the team last weekend.
Didn't really know as to how the forenoon had passed off so fast, with quite a few pending jobs done within a short span of time.
Didn't even know that there was a lock down on! And yes, we were all with our masks on and following the requisite social distancing!!
Tailpiece.
There was no requirement to water the plants, in the evening, as it had rained last night and in the wee hours of the morning. Saw the movie, 'Mission Mangal' on television. It was nice!
They were to have washed down their well and got it ready before they were to start work on ours. I just sent back a message saying, "Do not worry, they might be on their way. Let's hold our horses for a while more". I really can't think negatively and have made it a point not to let anyone's negative thoughts to dampen my spirits and instead, throw back my optimistic frame of mind at them to spark off a positive vibe......I must say that I've always been successful!
The well washers - Ramesh, Subbru and Appu - reached our place by about a half past 10. They'd brought packed breakfast and Lekha and Suma had supplemented it with glasses of water and cups of tea. They got to work soon after.
The remaining water was removed from the well with a submersible pump that they'd brought along. The silt - white sand, from the environment - that had accumulated over the last one year, was taken out with buckets tied on ropes, passed through the pulley.
Meanwhile, Bijish, the Whirlpool service rep, had arrived around a quarter to 11, to fix up the mother board that he'd taken to the shop floor for changing a faulty electronic chip. He, too, quickly got on to his job and had got the air conditioner going within the next 45 minutes.
The well washers, meanwhile, had completed the job and the well looked good with a bright green net put over the top. Prior to that, a small bagful of rock salt and a couple of handfuls of charcoal had been dumped into the floor of the well. The water had started seeping in, almost immediately, after the last bucketful of silt was thrown out of the well.
The well washers went into the next part of their work which was to fix up the new system to clear the kitchen waste water for which a concrete receptacle and lid had been bought and positioned at the spot almost three days ago. This job was also accomplished within a matter of another 45' thanks to our planning, when I'd met with the team last weekend.
Didn't really know as to how the forenoon had passed off so fast, with quite a few pending jobs done within a short span of time.
Didn't even know that there was a lock down on! And yes, we were all with our masks on and following the requisite social distancing!!
Tailpiece.
There was no requirement to water the plants, in the evening, as it had rained last night and in the wee hours of the morning. Saw the movie, 'Mission Mangal' on television. It was nice!
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