a worthwhile buy

 The doctor is a fast talking man, he trips over his words. It appears that he forgot his suggestion of the last time. He stil recommends an operation.

Leave the practice with the papers in hand, the operation is to take place on the first of June. It would be good if it was earlier, but that is the way it is to be. The young woman behind the counter is pleasant and kind in manner.

Walk through the town much like on every other day, have a cup of coffee in the mall. The woman serving there seems to have a problem, she is not friendly. Perhaps she is simply not happy in her job. Walk home and resolve to start clearing the mess in the hallway, the things that have been left lying around and the general dirt in the place needs addressing.

During this work the new used coffee maker arrives. It is an Ebay purchase and is a bright red boxy machine with a grinder on one side and a coffee maker on the other. It is like an amateur version of the machines used in bars, just much smaller.

The work clearing up the mess is really quite major, the son never tidies away the tools that he is working with. They are just lying on the floor where he last used them. The son is a keen tinkerer, he will try to repair anything. He is not particularly neat with his things though.

In the late afternoon make an espresso with the new machine. It seems to work as expected, the coffee is good on the second attempt. Perhaps the device was a worthwhile buy.