I arrived at work late. I had to stop by the school for my daughter’s matters. The sun was already up, and in the fields lay dazed cows, overwhelmed by the amount of food. They could no longer chew. First client: A private house. On the right is the living Continue Reading

We’re going just the two of us. This job is clearly going to take a while. We need to replace the entire drainage system because the client is complaining about its quality. The units have been there for about ten years. They’re old Samsung models. Both outdoor units have the Continue Reading

Dropped by at yesterday’s The third client needed to connect a drainage system to the sewer. The basement was a mess, full of cobwebs. I was armed to the teeth with an extension cord, a big stationary flashlight, spare parts, and pipes. It was a half-hour job. I finished everything Continue Reading

Office in the suburbs. Sliding doors. Internal phone. If you don’t know who to ask for, dial 635. I dialed, and a woman in her 50s, looking like a typical secretary, came out. We greeted each other, exchanged pleasantries, and went to see what was what. She explained that the Continue Reading

Office building. Receptionist. Present: in a booth, wearing a uniform suit “jacket-jacket” and with a desk lamp over a logbook. Behind her is a board with keys. “Who are you here to see?” I show my work order. They say, “The elevator is over there, go ahead.” I take the Continue Reading

I was in a little town today… smaller than a single McDonald’s. But it’s a proud town, so it has a McDonald’s.In this little town, the traffic is more like a maze. There are tons of no-entry signs, detours, dead ends, and roundabouts. You can’t drive straight to your destination. Continue Reading

The little monkey was taught to put ice into the ice maker of the machine that makes… Smoothie. a new spare part. The little monkey will now travel to all the restaurants in this chain, and there are, damn it, 84 of them, with more being built, to install this Continue Reading

The lady from hair salon The condensate pump broke down. I replaced it.

For the next month, I’ll have just one job — installing one tricky gadget into another tricky contraption. 4-5 restaurants a day. Wow, I really jinxed it by comparing my “interesting and diverse” work to the routine of others 🙂 Maybe I could write travel notes? :-)) By the way, Continue Reading

I never understood sommeliers. Sure, there are definitely different types of wine: sherry or port, Tokaji or Madeira. But trying to catch the subtle difference between a 2003 Chardonnay from the southern slope of a certain mountain in one village and a 2001 Chardonnay from another village… What’s the difference, Continue Reading