The Gorse Fox was up early. He had agreed to go to Zoe's to help get Ellie ready for school. Zoe would be distracted by the day's interview. As it happens, Ellie was more than capable of doing what was needed and Zoe was well ahead of schedule. There was no panic.
With Ellie deposited at school, Zoe returned home to get changed and head off for her interview. The Gorse Fox returned home for coffee and breakfast. Then the shopping arrived and after that was stowed, he headed to Sainsbury's for the top-up. Everything was going smoothly so far.
We have had a loose door handle. The Gorse Fox decided to fix it. The mechanism was taken apart and lubricated before being reassembled. That was where things started going awry. Essentially it should be an easy task to screw a long machine screw into a female housing. The difficulty is that there is very little play in the holes and lining them up is a task that would try the patience of a saint. The Gorse Fox is not a saint. His patience was well and truly exhausted after the first ten minutes. It actually took nearly an hour to get it right and reassemble the whole mechanism.
We heard from Zoe. It sounds as if the interview went well. She was certainly buzzing. We must now wait and see if she was successful, but the omens seem positive.
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