So, Edgar, dinner on you?
Yeah, probably preferable.
<burp!>
Too late. I've already eaten now!
Well, after two years of procrastination, the powers that be have declared that insulation contractors are too expensive. ("Why should we pay all that money when we have cypher-edgar to order around?") It is decreed that I will become a blown-in insulation man in the near future. To my protests, they said, "It's not that hard. Poke a few holes in the ceilings and shoot it in." I finally agreed to do one two bedroom apt. I will not, under any circumstances, put my head in any of these attics. If, after that, I still feel the same way about it, I will decline further invitations. We have a new supervisor seeking to make a reputation for herself at my expense, it appears.
ugh! Noddy is traveling today so on her behalf I'll submit a 'hold your dominion', edgar.
Edgar--
J_B speaks for us both. Insulation is nasty stuff.
Can you ask the Hot Shot Cost Expert to show you how to do it?
Repeat: Hold your dominion.
The hotshot expert is a new supervisor, a woman about sixty years old. No way she's going up there. She will just be there taking bows when the owner shows up on the 26th.
The owners' visit went rather smoothly, I thought. We had been trying to replace a tile on the lip of the swimming pool just prior. When it turned out that 1983 style tiles are no longer generally available, we took up one whole tile and made a mold off it. So, we were able to show them that we were still going to fix the pool without refurbishing for another year.
They appeared generally happy with the progress we've made. I told them I would be here two more years. One of them remarked, "Three." I didn't protest, but two it will be. I have set May 17, 2008, as a target date.
edgarblythe wrote:I have set May 17, 2008, as a target date.
You've changed it from July 7, 2008 then?
Yeah. My math was off first time.
Okay, so .......
May 17, 2008
is the official date. It's nailed here so we can count it down properly.
Hey, that's 2 months sooner than you figured! Now even I'm getting excited!!
I hope I can get my walker revved up enough to get out the gate.
Just came from a call that started about 8:45 PM. This person filled his brand new refrigerator freezer with chicken - enough to fill every square inch of it. What that means, of course, is, the air can't circulate. Zero cold air, upper and lower. Hard to convince him the refrig is no lemon.
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Haven't been seeing Reyn lately. He said he was thinking about just slipping away, quietly.
edgarblythe wrote:Haven't been seeing Reyn lately. He said he was thinking about just slipping away, quietly.
On the other hand, he might just be doing a lot of lurking lately, trying to get inspired.
Doesn't seem to be working.....
My sympathies..... :wink:
Well Edgar, my big accomplishment today is that I made it to 55 (birthday today).
That means my offical retirement day is now only 13 days away now.
