For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for May 02, 2022

Could be because of water pressure. Growing up, if you turned on the hose outside, someone in the shower would scream at you about the loss of pressure.

Try ringing the doorbell.

“Keep a-knocking but you can’t come in!”—Little Richard

That’s OK. He just want to say “We’ll have it done in 2 weeks”.

If that goes over your head, watch “The Money Pit” and laugh hard. You will.

How can anybody hear some knocking with all that hammering going on? Still I’m expecting to hear some screaming from the shower when the water pressure drops and a head, with shampoo on it, pops out the window and yells at them.

(These sort of things seem to only happen at the most inconvenient times. Like in a shower taking a shampoo.)

I wonder if the neighbors have complained about the noise yet.

Try calling them on your cell phone. Oh, wait…. That technology has not hit Milborough yet…

RING THE DOORBELL! :D

For anyone, I think it’s hard to figure out the obvious. That goes for contractors.

I gotta feeling this isn’t going to go well

An interesting problem, that. I’d ring the bell, but I’m not sure they have one.

Lynn’s Comments:

When you’re living in a house that’s being renovated, you learn to put up with all kinds of noise and inconvenience.

Those in the trade will know that they need the water not for cement, but for concrete. Cement is a component. They need water (and aggregate) to turn that cement into concrete.

Now that I’ve got that out of the way, I can go back to just (re)enjoying another great strip from LJ.

Subtlety will get you nowhere.

Today he’d just call their cell or text them.

Nobody answers unless you call their cell phone first. Try texting.

Don’t just knock, KNOCK!!!

Huh…I wonder why?

maybe should have told the homeowner that he would be cutting the water off the next day to deal with the cement issue. although I thought you need water when dealing with cement.

Still drawing the working guy as a cigarette sucking dufus.

Too bad sound proof earphones weren’t around back then!!Elly could walked around the house w/them on )

I think many carpenters today use a nail gun, and less hammer.

Now I wonder why?

Knock 3 times on the ceiling.

Are we sure this is Canada and not Wyoming?

Try the doorbell!