The hummingbirds never fail to make me smile; they're very cheap entertainment.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
The garage is DONE (except for the concrete)
When the crew arrived this morning, this is how the garage looked.
All it needs now is a concrete floor and a pad out front; our neighbor will do that job before long.
So, I have a feline fan
My longtime Internet buddy, Ora, sent me this picture in email. It's her cat, "reading" my AOL journal.
Our garage
Our garage would have been finished already, but the some of the sheet metal the builders received was the wrong length. I wouldn't be surprised to see it done today. Next week, good Lord willing, we'll have the concrete floor in it. Cliff intends to have a concrete pad in front of it where he can wash vehicles, since the water is softened back here.
Someone commented that our garage looks like a barn: well, it is a pole-barn type building. Cliff had it made extra tall so that if he needed to pull some of his farm equipment in there in a pinch, it would fit... although he only plans to park our car and the motorcycle there. He also decided to place it with the widest part facing the front, which leaves quite a bit of storage space on the right-hand side. That is going to be MY storage space, where I'll store things like Christmas decorations. Cliff has plenty of storage for all his goodies, and he's decided I need some of my own. I think that's a pretty good idea.
The added-on back room is 8X10, and I'll be storing some seldom-used household items on shelving in there. But it'll be nice to have another spot where I can put outdoor-type stuff, as well.
I simply must use some restraint, though, and not turn all my spaces into another "junk room" full of stuff I never use like I had over at the old house.
Someone commented that our garage looks like a barn: well, it is a pole-barn type building. Cliff had it made extra tall so that if he needed to pull some of his farm equipment in there in a pinch, it would fit... although he only plans to park our car and the motorcycle there. He also decided to place it with the widest part facing the front, which leaves quite a bit of storage space on the right-hand side. That is going to be MY storage space, where I'll store things like Christmas decorations. Cliff has plenty of storage for all his goodies, and he's decided I need some of my own. I think that's a pretty good idea.
The added-on back room is 8X10, and I'll be storing some seldom-used household items on shelving in there. But it'll be nice to have another spot where I can put outdoor-type stuff, as well.
I simply must use some restraint, though, and not turn all my spaces into another "junk room" full of stuff I never use like I had over at the old house.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
YES!
That skinny guy you see going around back of my house is a real, live ELECTRICIAN!
See? There's his truck. If you live near me and want to get an electrician who will actually return your call and then show up when he is supposed to, call these guys.
He said they do lots of hot tubs; the last two he hooked up were used ones: One leaked like crazy when the folks put water in it, and the other one only worked for two days. And to think I was originally watching Craigslist for a bargain hot tub.
Oh, he said they'd get to it early next week. He actually said Monday, but I'm sure he forgot about Monday being Labor Day.
Oh, and it isn't going to cost nearly as much as I was afraid it would.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Stand by
Hopefully, tomorrow I'll have a picture to share of a real, live electrician on these premises. I called the guy tonight to tell him we're still expecting him, and he said he or one of his workers will be here.
I've been painting. I hate to paint, but hey... it's the first coat. How much damage could I do, right?
I'd love to fill you in some neighborhood goings-on, but I think I'd better keep all that to myself. Nobody wants a lawsuit.
Oh yeah, I got a haircut today.
I was looking back into my archives from four years ago, and realized I used to keep a much more interesting journal. Yeah, I've pretty much gone to the dogs. Sorry about that.
We have plans for the holiday weekend. I'm sure it'll be fun, but as I told my daughter, I like it here. I'd rather stay home. Dear Lord, is this really me?
I've been painting. I hate to paint, but hey... it's the first coat. How much damage could I do, right?
I'd love to fill you in some neighborhood goings-on, but I think I'd better keep all that to myself. Nobody wants a lawsuit.
Oh yeah, I got a haircut today.
I was looking back into my archives from four years ago, and realized I used to keep a much more interesting journal. Yeah, I've pretty much gone to the dogs. Sorry about that.
We have plans for the holiday weekend. I'm sure it'll be fun, but as I told my daughter, I like it here. I'd rather stay home. Dear Lord, is this really me?
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
update
After calling every electrician in the yellow pages, I believe we finally have someone who will get my hot tub working, sometime next week.
The first man we called to do the job is retired, and does a bit of wiring in his spare time; he's the one who put the box on the pole so we'd have electricity to the mobile home. He didn't return our call, and I assume he is enjoying his retirement; seems like he could have called back, though.
The second man is someone we've known for years, a local fellow named Russell. Cliff tried to get him several times and finally got a call back. The man has been gone all summer, camping, and recently bought a motorcycle. He told us he'd be here to look things over last Wednesday and didn't show (must have taken off on the motorcycle). He didn't return our phone calls afterward, either. See, my problem here is that they don't call!
One of the electricians I picked out of the phone book was going to be here sometime yesterday. He didn't show, and didn't call.
This morning we got a return call from a man who sounded like he meant business; he'll be here Thursday evening to give us some idea of the cost, and what will be involved.
There is one local man, Bruce, who we've used many times over the years. Cliff really didn't want me to call him (I won't talk about why... he's a good electrician), but we were getting desperate and I knew Bruce would return our call.
Tonight he did call. He said they're weeks behind, so they wouldn't be able to do the job for quite a while. I told him I thought we'd found someone anyhow, but I thanked him profusely for returning the call, and explained to him the problem we've had with getting an electrician.
Somehow I think the guy we've chosen will show up on Thursday. If he doesn't, my son-in-law knows someone we might try.
In other news, the carpenter is done. I have a bit of painting to do in the new room, but I've already put some stuff in there out of my way, and I love it.
Life goes on.
The first man we called to do the job is retired, and does a bit of wiring in his spare time; he's the one who put the box on the pole so we'd have electricity to the mobile home. He didn't return our call, and I assume he is enjoying his retirement; seems like he could have called back, though.
The second man is someone we've known for years, a local fellow named Russell. Cliff tried to get him several times and finally got a call back. The man has been gone all summer, camping, and recently bought a motorcycle. He told us he'd be here to look things over last Wednesday and didn't show (must have taken off on the motorcycle). He didn't return our phone calls afterward, either. See, my problem here is that they don't call!
One of the electricians I picked out of the phone book was going to be here sometime yesterday. He didn't show, and didn't call.
This morning we got a return call from a man who sounded like he meant business; he'll be here Thursday evening to give us some idea of the cost, and what will be involved.
There is one local man, Bruce, who we've used many times over the years. Cliff really didn't want me to call him (I won't talk about why... he's a good electrician), but we were getting desperate and I knew Bruce would return our call.
Tonight he did call. He said they're weeks behind, so they wouldn't be able to do the job for quite a while. I told him I thought we'd found someone anyhow, but I thanked him profusely for returning the call, and explained to him the problem we've had with getting an electrician.
Somehow I think the guy we've chosen will show up on Thursday. If he doesn't, my son-in-law knows someone we might try.
In other news, the carpenter is done. I have a bit of painting to do in the new room, but I've already put some stuff in there out of my way, and I love it.
Life goes on.
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