Regardless, it took our Mom almost 10 years of us in that lake house before he’d repair the basement bathroom.
My parents raised our siblings plus I in a rustic environment. Every one of us always had running water, but often the water heating system would quit laboring plus we’d be forced to only use cold. The roof had so more than 2 holes in it from underneath overhangs that there was an entire squirrel family living in the attic. My Mom had the opportunity on more than 2 possibilities to fill the holes to prevent more squirrels from getting inside to stay warm while both of us were in the chilly Wintertide season, but he was never interested in taking the time to do things right in the lake house or outside. He would argue with our mom plus claim there was really nothing he could do about the holes, claiming that the squirrels would create new holes as soon as he filled the existing ones. To get an idea for our Mom’s sheer laziness, both of us chose to go with only one single bathroom in the lake house for years when there was a perfectly fine spare bathroom in the basement. It just needed to be cleaned plus to have a new toilet installed. It had water hookups installed from the previous occupant, so only one or more than one weekend’s worth of work were needed to get it laboring again. Regardless, it took our Mom almost 10 years of us in that lake house before he’d repair the basement bathroom. He was also hardened about the use of cooling system within the house. Sure, both of us faced more chilly weather throughout the year compared to heat, but our mom was annoyed without a/c in July plus September every year. Now I’m severely thankful for our cooling system; I recognize grateful for finally having access to a/c after so more than 2 years of living without it.