Three Square Meals - Chapter 143 status (Patreon)

Hey guys,

I went onto the discord recently and discussed my plans for two releases this month... Unfortunately, the last few weeks have been a disaster!

Gather around and I shall tell you me tale of woe...

Ten years ago, my wife and I paid for a big refurbishment of our house, which included a substantial extension for what was a galley kitchen. The building work was mostly done to a good standard, but we had a flat roof built over the kitchen which has proven to be the bane of my life.

It initially started to spring leaks during the first batch of stormy weather, so the builder came back and made some repairs which he assured us would fix it. It didn't. The water leaks got so bad that the beams got soaked and they had to replace the entire roof, including re-plastering the kitchen. 

"Everything's fine now. The Veluxes were just too close together and not at the right angle," our builder glibly explained to us... when it was his suggestion to put them in, instead of fixed glass domes like the architect requested. 

Then more leaks and another two-dozen visits to patch the roof, until he eventually went out of business and retired.

Fast-forward until April this year, when the intermittent drips had got annoying enough for us to hire a new builder to properly fix the roof. Except what was promised to be a two-week job has now turned into a six month debacle. The builder is an ex-squaddie suffering from occasional PTSD, and problems with his business has pushed him over the edge into full depression. 

The skylights in our kitchen have no glass... only tarpaulins covering them. We had a storm a couple of days ago and there's now at least 8 different areas of the new roof that are now leaking that were fine before, causing widespread damage to the kitchen.

Why am I telling you all this? 

Well, on top of the initial £4000 I wasted on the builder who left us in the lurch, we've had a quote for an accredited builder (who works for the crown estate) to fix everything once and for all... which will cost another £8000. 

I was planning to release the first half of chapter 143 to you later tonight, but I have a big favour to ask. To avoid further damage to the kitchen, I need to get the building work started immediately, before the rain causes any more problems. I'd like to create a second paid post at the end of this month, then finish chapter 143 and 144 for you in October. 

Please let me know your thoughts. 

Obviously I won't double charge you for chapter 144. It will be "free", you'll just receive it a few weeks later.

Best wishes, 

Tefler