Down and dirty

The original title of Kafka's great novella, "The Metamorphosis," translates as "Notes from Under the Floorboards."

Steve, on the electrical crew, could have written some of those notes on his own Wednesday. This is about his greatest point of visibility, and probably his closest access to fresh air, such as it was: no breath of a breeze, just heat, over the floor, under it or outside.

He reported that the most notable scents under there were cat poo and plastic-conduit solvent. I don't know how he did it.

Since the plumber was a no-show, and we couldn't resolve the heater question, but the day was hotter than you could believe, when we broke for lunch I told the guys to call me if they needed me.

The only kind of Ungeziefer I wanted to be was a water bug, in the pool back at the apartment.