Second day of retirement proves to be expensive!

I was at the Guild all day, but Ken was happy to stay home and wait for a rep. from Rain Shield Roofing to arrive and have a look at our roof.  Ken phoned me about 1 pm to tell me the news.  Not good.  Our roof could be 'patched up' but it wouldn't be good enough to protect the house for years to come.  I've been telling Ken for a couple of years that the roof was deteriorating; I'm the bunny who climbs up and cleans leaves from the gutter every few months, so I see the rust and the cracks in the steel.

So we've signed up for a whole new roof - nearly $14,000.  I think Ken has visions of his inheritance slipping away before he has the chance to enjoy any of it!  But he knows as well as I do, with or without that money, we would have to do something about the roof, as it leaks every time we have a rain storm, and according to the long range weather forecasts, Australia is going to experience much more of this weather in coming years.  So if we don't do something now, I hate to think of the consequences....