F-Day plus 266

It's now been 266 days - 38 weeks exactly - since our house was damaged by a flash flood and we had to evacuate. I'd love to say that things are progressing rapidly towards a time when we can return home... but sadly, that's not the case. Today the builders are on-site installing doors and skirting boards: work that was planned to happen after other not-yet-started jobs that are holding everything up. There are two specific problems1 that make our chances of being home by Christmas look increasingly slim: The new flooring still hasn't arrived. Originally projected to finish being laid last month at the latest, the tiles that will comprise our replacement floor still aren't even on-site. Via a daisy-chain of contractors and their suppliers, we've heard every excuse under the sun. There's a delay in manufacturing. Shipping's delayed through the Suez Canal2. They're not unloaded yet. There's been a train derailment. There's an unresolved dispute over the kitchen. Our insurance policy…

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