Absolutely Guttered

Today is the Auckland Anniversary, so the north-half of the North Island has today off.  That’s kinda good, though the weather last night is lousy, and we’re still getting overcast skies. 

From the photography of brian boyko

From the photography of brian boyko

I woke up this morning to find that last night’s rainstorm – with high winds – knocked my prescription medicine off the windowsill where it was kept, and down into the second-story rain gutters. 

From the photography of brian boyko

At first, I tried reaching it with sticks of bamboo kept in the shed of the house; but it just pushed the medicine in even further. 

I then ran to Baywave’s Kmart, thinking they might have ladders.  Sadly, they did not.  On the way back, however, I passed Bunning’s Warehouse, which is alot like Home Depot, and not to be confused with The Warehouse, which is more like Kmart. 

Anyway, I first got a little step ladder, tried it, and found it was six inches short of where I needed it to be.  I packed it up, returned it, and bought a folding ladder, which I then set up and retrieved the medicine.  Ultimately, this wasted the entire morning.