The entire house is in a mess. There is some problem with the taps in wash basin. I have been working out some way to put them right but I can’t get hold of the problem. Oh God- everything is bad. I have called the plumber. He must be reaching anytime soon.

I always take care of these small – small problems at home. But today I am just not able to. Now this will mean paying the plumber and an extra spending of money. I am not liking this at all. I am sure the plumber will come and insist upon changing something that will cost a bomb. It is already the end of month and I was thinking we were going by the budget. Now everything will go haywire.

My wife is grumbling and accusing me of overreacting as always. She says I should not think about such small- small matters. But this is not small- all these things eventually become big and in no time the budget for the month sky rockets. I don’t want to do that. I strive and plan that every month we spend, save and invest as we have decided. Now this extra cost will alter things.

Oh God- I am having a headache. I know I should take it easily but I just don’t like this. Why couldn’t the taps stop in the beginning of next month? But no- they had to do now. This is what I hate. Everything always happens to make things bad.

Only yesterday the door in the living room got struck and we had to call a mechanic. My daughter is complaining about the television from last one week. I know the picture on television is a little hazy. I should have called at the agency till now but I thought let’s wait for next month. The warranty period has ended and we will have to pay for whatever is the problem in the television.

All bad things happen at the same time. I don’t know what to do. It seems I am the only one in the house perturbed about all these things. Everyone else simply don’t care. Now this tap problem has happened. Let me just go and check once again. I might find some solution. Let me take your leave now. I am feeling upset.

Please take care. Bye.

The ‘common man’ looked at the tap and started working on it. He got hold of his tool box and after an hour of work, the taps were working just fine. The common man was so happy but then he realized the plumber must be on his way. He hurried to call him feeling worried that he might afterall have to pay him. The frown turned into a smile when he came to know that the plumber was too busy and wanted to cancel the appointment himself.