The shutters on our windows keep getting randomly jammed. We’ve had a repair guy come by to fix them already, and again one of them jammed up. So, he fixes it today but in the process shatters a window. I just laughed. He said because he broke the window I didn’t have to pay for the shutter fix. Gee, thanks!

The locksmith, on the other hand, came by and installed a new lock. He’s actually a pretty nice guy. He doesn’t speak english, but can speak some german. He was telling me how thanks to the Russians he was only taught Russian in school, and only learned how to drink vodka and smoke cigarettes, and admired how the kids today can learn any language they want. He estimates that the old lock on the door is over 100 years old. We decided to leave it in, just because it’s so ancient, and put the new lock underneath it.

Didn’t end up skating last night, but we’re going out to some sort of a christmas buffet tonight. Should be good, looks like a lot of quality food. Looking forward to it!