Son told a customer he would check with his father before accepting the booking and I heard him from the veranda. Very good feeling, simple thing, but usually we are arguing over rate or fuel and I hear only what he thinks I am doing wrong. This time he said my father knows that site, let me ask him, proper respect without me standing beside the phone. I wanted to tell wife immediately then thought she will say of course, what else should he say. So I kept sitting. When he came outside I answered calmly like nothing special. Inside I was happy, bloody happy, especially because he did not know I had heard.

Practising story for grandson about my first crane in Abu Dhabi, but when I say outrigger he asks what animal is that. I was ready to explain all the parts and already lost him at first word. Now thinking use his toy truck, show why a heavy thing far away is different from same thing nearby, no big speech about my licence. He likes showing me things, not listening for twenty minutes to appooppan. Daughter says he is small, tell the funny part about my lunch falling over, that he understands. Yes but I want him knowing I did more than spill lunch in the Gulf. Maybe funny part first and crane part after, if he stays on screen.

Today walking with wife before breakfast, not crane yard to tea shop and calling that exercise, actual road walking. She is talking about catering order and I am listening, little sweating already though sun not high. My legs want bigger steps than I can keep comfortably so I slow down, let her finish whole story without my usual advice. At home shirt damp across belly, sandals leaving marks on feet, but sitting in veranda chair feels good after moving. Grandson on video says why hair wet appooppan, swimming? I tell walking only boss, Kerala also has weather. Wife says write that I completed walk today, she wants written proof!