Reconstruction Day 2/Preview of Day 3
((((((Hugs to All)))))) ~
YESTERDAY
At 8 a.m., I noticed trucks parked in front of our house. They were an hour early! Oh well, let's get it over with sooner. So, I walked to the front yard, with my mask on, and I noticed that the company name on the trucks did not match the name of the company working on our house. He greeted me, and I said, "Are you here for me?"
He answered,"No, we're here for this house. I see you have a leak too. So does this house. We're the demolition team." (This is not the Manor, but the neighbor on the other side of me. They had a slab leak some years ago, which flooded out our front yard. The residents are renters for at least 10 years.)
I shouted back, "Everyone in the neighborhood knows that I have a leak, as the pod on the driveway is an advertisement."
So, they weren't my crew. They were friendly and wearing masks and distancing from me.
My crew showed up at 9:30 with the supplies they purchased at Home Depot to finish the drywall in the garage, closets and bathroom. They also had to change the valves to the bathroom sink, because "they are old," he said as he showed them to me compared to the new ones installed today.
"Everything in this house is old, including me." I said. "So, anything that needs to be replaced, please replace it. Thank you."
I thank these workers all day long, because I know that they are not earning a ton of money for their hard labor. So far, their work has been very good, to my untrained eye. They were diligent about cleaning up today, including the driveway looking for nails, which I asked them to do this morning. I found a nail on the driveway, before I went to get the van yesterday. I showed it to them this morning, and I explained that if I get a flat tire on the van, I don't have a spare.
The spare now is our original tire, which had to be replaced by our spare last year or whenever, and I can't go through a flat tire right now. They understood.
As the day progressed, I just wanted them to be done. I tried to get up and move around. I even used the iPad with ear phones, while I sat on the patio. I keep looking at the clock, calculating how much longer I will have to endure this disruption, wear this mask, not be able to relax, etc.
Late afternoon, I was watching a movie, while sitting in Jon's recliner in the living room, and a woman walked in through the open garage door to the living room.
I pulled up my mask, as I do every time any of the workers come into the room or down the stairs, etc. I turned and saw a woman, and she looked at me, and exclaimed, "Who are you?"
"I'm the owner of this house. I live here. Who are you?" I replied startled.
"Oh, am I in the wrong house?" She asked.
"Who are you looking for?"
She replied with the last name of my neighbor with the leak.
"Yes, you want to go over there, next door, because obviously, I'm not that person. But, thanks for dropping by."
The Pod on the driveway is an advertisement!
After she left, I walked out to the garage to my crew of two, with our masks on, and we laughed about this woman just walking into my home. I told them, "Please don't let any stranger walk into my house again. Of course, you had no way of knowing that she was confused between our two houses. But just peek in the door and ask me if I want a visitor. She scared me!" We laughed. But I was actually serious. The door is open, and anyone could just walk in.
It seemed like forever, but they finished the drywall. Texture and painting all done in all but the upstairs bathroom. That has to wait until the shower, toilet, vanity is done.
They left at 5:30. Long day.
TODAY
The crew stopped by at 8:30 to take photos of the floors in the bedrooms, as they are going to install them in the closets today. They’re off to Home Depot now to get the flooring and paint for the closets. They will put the closet doors back on.
They will also hook up my washer and dryer, so that I can start doing laundry. YAY!
Supervisor is sending me photos via email, so I can choose the shower, vanity and counter top. That work will start next week.
Three day weekend (hooray!), so they will start again next Tuesday. With any luck we’ll be done by the end of the week.
I wish that I could take a break from all of this, but I can't. So, I just have to buck up and deal with each day as it comes.
I love you and pray for you and your loved ones.
Be good and kind to yourself and stay safe and well.
Love & Light,
Rose
*Virtual Hugs Are Germ-Free!
((((((Hugs to All)))))) ~
YESTERDAY
At 8 a.m., I noticed trucks parked in front of our house. They were an hour early! Oh well, let's get it over with sooner. So, I walked to the front yard, with my mask on, and I noticed that the company name on the trucks did not match the name of the company working on our house. He greeted me, and I said, "Are you here for me?"
He answered,"No, we're here for this house. I see you have a leak too. So does this house. We're the demolition team." (This is not the Manor, but the neighbor on the other side of me. They had a slab leak some years ago, which flooded out our front yard. The residents are renters for at least 10 years.)
I shouted back, "Everyone in the neighborhood knows that I have a leak, as the pod on the driveway is an advertisement."
So, they weren't my crew. They were friendly and wearing masks and distancing from me.
My crew showed up at 9:30 with the supplies they purchased at Home Depot to finish the drywall in the garage, closets and bathroom. They also had to change the valves to the bathroom sink, because "they are old," he said as he showed them to me compared to the new ones installed today.
"Everything in this house is old, including me." I said. "So, anything that needs to be replaced, please replace it. Thank you."
I thank these workers all day long, because I know that they are not earning a ton of money for their hard labor. So far, their work has been very good, to my untrained eye. They were diligent about cleaning up today, including the driveway looking for nails, which I asked them to do this morning. I found a nail on the driveway, before I went to get the van yesterday. I showed it to them this morning, and I explained that if I get a flat tire on the van, I don't have a spare.
The spare now is our original tire, which had to be replaced by our spare last year or whenever, and I can't go through a flat tire right now. They understood.
As the day progressed, I just wanted them to be done. I tried to get up and move around. I even used the iPad with ear phones, while I sat on the patio. I keep looking at the clock, calculating how much longer I will have to endure this disruption, wear this mask, not be able to relax, etc.
Late afternoon, I was watching a movie, while sitting in Jon's recliner in the living room, and a woman walked in through the open garage door to the living room.
I pulled up my mask, as I do every time any of the workers come into the room or down the stairs, etc. I turned and saw a woman, and she looked at me, and exclaimed, "Who are you?"
"I'm the owner of this house. I live here. Who are you?" I replied startled.
"Oh, am I in the wrong house?" She asked.
"Who are you looking for?"
She replied with the last name of my neighbor with the leak.
"Yes, you want to go over there, next door, because obviously, I'm not that person. But, thanks for dropping by."
The Pod on the driveway is an advertisement!
After she left, I walked out to the garage to my crew of two, with our masks on, and we laughed about this woman just walking into my home. I told them, "Please don't let any stranger walk into my house again. Of course, you had no way of knowing that she was confused between our two houses. But just peek in the door and ask me if I want a visitor. She scared me!" We laughed. But I was actually serious. The door is open, and anyone could just walk in.
It seemed like forever, but they finished the drywall. Texture and painting all done in all but the upstairs bathroom. That has to wait until the shower, toilet, vanity is done.
They left at 5:30. Long day.
TODAY
The crew stopped by at 8:30 to take photos of the floors in the bedrooms, as they are going to install them in the closets today. They’re off to Home Depot now to get the flooring and paint for the closets. They will put the closet doors back on.
They will also hook up my washer and dryer, so that I can start doing laundry. YAY!
Supervisor is sending me photos via email, so I can choose the shower, vanity and counter top. That work will start next week.
Three day weekend (hooray!), so they will start again next Tuesday. With any luck we’ll be done by the end of the week.
I wish that I could take a break from all of this, but I can't. So, I just have to buck up and deal with each day as it comes.
I love you and pray for you and your loved ones.
Be good and kind to yourself and stay safe and well.
Love & Light,
Rose
*Virtual Hugs Are Germ-Free!
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