Despite our original ‘frosty’ encounter a couple of months earlier, when he’d refused to work due to one of the walls not being straight, we soon warmed to each other and before I knew it he was sending me on regular trips to the local ferreteria (hardware) and fontaneria (plumbing) for all the bits he didn’t have, and which I then had to buy.<\/p>\n
On one occasion it took three trips to get the correct hose to connect the taps to the pre-existing outlets, despite being told that there is only one possible type I could buy. Plumbing in Ferrol must be different to that in A Pontenova.<\/p>\n
We even shared lunchtimes sat in the partial shade under the roof of our new wood store, chatting in Spanish about the usual subjects; Spanish\u00a0life, the crisis, social security, his family, and the cost of fuel. Although I offered water, coffee, fruit, crisps and even sandwiches, he always declined, perhaps fearing that my kindness was in fact an attempt to poison him for his past obstinacy.<\/p>\n
I’d rather that someone takes their time and does the job right, and there is no denying that Abel did just that because at the end of the fourth day I signed his paperwork to tell of my satisfaction, and he left me with a wave and a lovely new kitchen, and my front door key!<\/p>\n
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After;<\/p>\n I’m very impressed, especially for the price and the 25 year guarantee. It looks like a kitchen that cost double what we spent and from keeping\u00a0my beady\u00a0eye on Abel I can assure you that it is very well put together.<\/p>\n I’ve now\u00a0furnished the new units\u00a0with my hob kettle (brought from England), a cheap set of bendy knives and forks, some plastic cups, a free mug that I was given\u00a0last Christmas by the nice lady check-out operator at Eroski, two tea towels, and half a bottle of washing up liquid. I could move in.<\/p>\n But, Amanda is already planning a massive spend then next time we visit in July, a trip which once concluded could see the best equipped kitchen in Galicia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The kitchen was finally fitted on the fourth day, the fitter was not\u00a0joking when he said that two days wouldn’t be enough to fit eight metres in length, although I did unpack and push the fridge-freezer into position myself saving … Continue reading ![\"KitchenBefore\"](\"http:\/\/www.visitgalicia.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/KitchenBefore-300x225.jpg\")
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