On Friday the carpet wallahs turned up. Silver Vixen had a procession through the house all day in the Gorse Fox's absence. The carpet wallahs laid the new underlay for the bedroom, then manhandled the new capet up the stairs and round the corner into the bedroom. The sheer size of that task nearly beat them. Such a large carpet is not only heavy, but the roll sports a significant diameter and inbuilt rigidity that makes cornering a bit like driving a Cadillac down a country lane**.
There was a lot of grunting and shifting, but the carpet was soon down. Unfortunately it was flawed. There were cuts in the surface and it was de-laminating from the backing all over. It would have to go back. Silver Vixen took pity on them and told them to get the replacement on order, but leave the flawed one in place for now.
Silver Vixen & Gorse Fox will have to wait a bit longer before they move back into their room.
**Involves a lot of lurching and heart-stopping moments.
[File under: Diary]
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