Jim showers in the evening. He started doing this after he retired. He didn’t want to shower during the day when I was at work so he started doing it after supper when I was home, in case he fell.
This has been a very wise idea as he’s taken several tumbles.
This was part of the reason I felt it necessary to do the renovations on our ground level was to have a walk in shower so Jim had more room to maneuver and keep his balance. Even though he has a shower chair, there is very little room for him to safely get into the tub and sit down.
He’d barely made it under the spray last night when he tumbled out of the tub onto the floor, hitting the toilet on the way down. When I rushed into the room, he was on his back with his legs still in the tub.
He’s fine. This morning, he’s forgotten about the fall and has minimal bruising.
This makes me even more pissed at the casual way the construction company has been handling our renovation. Until the reno is finished, Jim has to continue using the tub for his shower. not to mention the stairs he climbs several times a day, which should already have been eliminated by moving our living area downstairs.
Instead, construction has hit a standstill except for demands for progress payments. Honestly, I’ve seen more bank transfers than workmen over the past month. Supposedly, they are waiting for a plumbing part before they can close up the walls and finish the project.
I worked in the office for a construction company for a decade. I understand scheduling around multiple projects, progress payments and supply interruptions. BUT having my washer and dryer out of commission for the 3rd week in a row without even the offer to rig up an interim solution when they know I can’t leave Jim long enough to use a laundromat, is unacceptable. Thanks to Covid, we can’t exactly hang out while the cycles run.
They know Jim’s balance is precarious and declining.
What makes this worse is that the manager of the company grew up a few houses away. He was a friend of Jim’s child growing up. This was the reason I contacted his company. I did due diligence and checked the company’s rating and reputation. I felt confident that I was in good hands.
Yeah, not so much. We’ve just completed week 7, of a 2-3 week project.
Yesterday I rigged up a temporary solution so I could re-hook-up my washer and dryer to do three weeks of laundry.
The insulation is still stripped between my garage and living area (during several days of below freezing temperatures), studs are still bare and I haven’t seen the plumber or the drywaller (promised to be here last Monday) who could have finished the projects in the other 2 rooms enough so the tiler could get started.
Sorry for venting about construction rather than commenting on my life with Jim, but this is part of our living circumstances.
I can’t vent to Jim because he doesn’t understand what’s going on. He barely remembers there is construction supposed to be happening let alone the intricacies of supplies and deadlines.