Communication Breakdown

There was a communication breakdown. The work rota Zoe had sent us said she was starting at 09:00... she wasn't, she had changed it and forgot to tell us. I was awake but lying in bed pondering the meaning of life and the universe when I heard a car pull up outside. The next thing I knew, Ellie was trying to come through the front door. I exploded out of bed and ran downstairs to unlock the door and get things going. Oh well, I can have a lie-in tomorrow.

I took Ellie to school and left her as she strode into class. I tapped my watch, screwed my AirPods into my ears, said "Good Morning" to Carl Sagan and set out on my pre-breakfast walk.

Back home, I finished breakfast and read the news before phoning the supplier of the device for cleaning the rill. Their operative took me through their checklist and exhausted the suggestions she had to hand. (In fact, I had tried every one of them). She took my phone number and said she would call back after talking to someone in the warehouse. An hour or so later, she called me back. They are flummoxed and will send out a replacement. That is a perfectly acceptable way to respond to our problem. Well done.

I buried myself in the study. I wanted to update my master photo library with all the photos taken since the last update. This did not go smoothly, and I was worried my code was the source of the problem (photos were being misfiled against the wrong dates). I went and grabbed some lunch so I could think it over. I re-read my code, and the logic seemed sound. I deleted all of the photos I had updated during the morning and then reapplied them in small batches so I could quickly check each batch. Everything ran perfectly, and the library is now intact. Tomorrow, I will check the backup rules to ensure 2025 photos are replicated in my other storage locations.

There was limited Kindle time this afternoon before we went to collect Zoe from school. She was with us for a while and started on her homework. Zoe has collected her, and she can finish the work at home.