Prequel - Part 2: - Addendum

If you read the previous post you know that the plan for this evening was to tidy things up to be ready for the movers. Since Marcos has class until late on Thursdays, I was going to do this myself since I didn't expect it would take very long. The best laid plans....

As you know, we've had many problems with our doors. Well, the previous owners decided to take the doorknob to the third floor bathroom. That also happens to be the only door with its original hardware. We're talking late 19th century hardware. While I can kind of understand why they would take it, it still seems really weird that they did. So, I really don't understand why they would take it. But I also don't understand why they would leave dirty dishes in the sink either.

Anyway, I arrive at the house at just before 6 pm. I then go upstairs to change. I enter the bathroom to use the toilet and to change and, without thinking, close the door. It is when I hear the latch click that I realize that, even though the knobs are gone, the door still had the tongue. If you haven't already figured it out, I am now locked in my own bathroom. There is no knob to turn the latch to open the door. I can't stick my fingers through because its old hardware and there is only a narrow hole that even my little fingers can't get into. I tried my hair claw, which also does not work. So, yes, I am locked in the bathroom with no way to escape.

As it happened, I had my cell phone. You might think that I always have my cell phone, but normally it would be in my jacket pocket downstairs in the parlor. It just happened to have been clipped to my belt. So I call Marcos. In another stroke of luck, he was still at his desk. His class starts at 6 pm. I called at 5 minutes to 6:00 and he just happened to be at his desk.

So, Marcos cut his class short and came to rescue me from the bathroom. In total, I spent almost 1.5 hours in the toilet. It was not an entirely wasted though. I managed to put up the shower curtain and test to see that the drain plug in the tub worked (it did). I had a conversation with the gas company about changing the gas meter and spoke with a good friend of mine who is going to help us put the needed floor in the parlor. If I had had any cleaning supplies, I would have done some more cleaning, but I didn't. So, while I felt like I spent a lot of time looking at all the work that needs to be done in that bathroom, it wasn't a total loss.

If you are wondering, we did manage to get things tidied up after grabbing a burger and relaxing for just a bit.

Tomorrow the internet goes off and will not be back until Saturday. We'll try to post an update on Sunday.