Saturday, April 17, 2004
Saint Anicet
Changeover day today. This week it has gone smoothly as everyone left on time and we only had one family arriving later in the evening. Just a couple of minor breakages to fix and a new stairgate to connect to the stairs. Every Saturday something gets broken and you usually only find out during the clean and preparation for the next guests. People are too shy or embarassed to mention any problems. It does make life a little difficult on occasions. Once during a changeover we found one of the beds had been broken and was unusable. I didn't have time to repair it so it was a mad dash around the shops looking for a new bed. The the extra hassle of assembling it etc. etc. The problem we always have, especially in high season, is any maintenance inside a gite is generally done on a Saturday, our busiest day. I guess it all part of running a gite business.
Fitted the three new shutters on the upstairs windows this afternoon. They look really good and are very practical. They keep out the hot sun during the day and provide good light and noise insulation at night. They are also a good security measure. If we ever moved back to the UK I would definitely have French style windows that open inwards with shutters and no curtains. Much easier and you don't need a window cleaner (or ladders) to clean the windows.
Sunday tomorrow, I think I'll have a day off DIY (some hope :-) )
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