Coffee Breaks: Dad To The Rescue

Tradition

It has become sort of a family tradition.
Each time the girls go away for studies dad will be the one to settle them there.
Every time they complete a course, dad will be there to bring them home.
They went with minimum, but they come back with baggage you cannot imagine. So we will have to buy extra luggage space to cater to such needs.

This rented vehicle was a gem. It brought us comfortably all round the countryside and its last role was to transport Sara's belongings from Reading to London.

The University of Reading is not far from London but it is still a challenge to lug Sara's belongings across.

The sisters are good for one another. They helped in carrying the extra luggage by taking the tube instead of going along in the car. Though we purposely rented a four wheel drive there was still insufficient space to carry all the bags; including some of Nicholas' and Justin's belongings. But dad is kind and resilient. He put up with 2 trips to make sure Sara and friends' things were safely transported across. The Friday jam in London is no joke. Instead of taking about 40 minutes' drive, dad had to plough through the jam for 2 hours. Poor fella.

The chore was tiring; but reached we did at her apartment with the greatest challenge before us.
Slapped right in the middle of zone one of the city, you either hear the noises made by cars, buses or the train. Lodgings in London is not cheap. Sara and friends opted for a cheaper alternative and the location though very convenient meant them having to put up not with the best. But nevertheless, dear dad who has gone through very much worst in life said that the apartment is good enough. We shall trust dad and his judgement.

But what does one do with a room that is small and has limited space? What can you do with storage space under the stairs? Sara still insisted on a room that will give her comfort and poor dad had to crack his head to think. The doting father went round town looking for right equipment and shelves to add comfort to the room. After many hours in Argos; the local equivalent of Ikea, dad still could not get the shelf he wanted as it was out of stock.
But when lady luck is with you; believe it or not as we arrived at the apartment after a day of trudging, we saw the shelf we were looking for outside the apartment ! Someone threw it away...

Dad picked it up and the rest is magic !

He fixed up the gaps, sawed some parts and patched the rest...

When someone thought it has no more use, someone else saw the opportunity in it. The result is for you to conclude. Dad turned his little girl's wish into a reality. So the space under the stairs has become a favourite spot for the daughter.

After sizing up the room for a day, dad concluded that the writing table provided was far too small; he needed to extend it but at the same time he was not allowed to drive any nail into the walls... he just had to think of another alternative. He went to a DIY shop nearby and carefully chose a few articles which cost him a bomb and which kept him lamenting that back home these articles were all over his workshop ... for free ! The workman left no stone unturned.

From a simple top, he turned it into one which had a bigger work top and some open shelves! Dad is always to the rescue of his girls! You can have a boyfriend but never a dad like this dad ! This dad loves his girls dearly. He will go to great lengths to please his girls.

After all, this is the youngest and his protective instincts over her is strong.

Now this little girl whom he had dotingly sent to the Kindergarten during her growing years has done him proud and he is surely pleased to see her grow up and finished with her studies.