Rain or Shine?

The distant thunder started around 3:30 am this morning. By 4:30 am it was no longer distant. By 5:30 am a moderate steady rain was falling with thunder and lightning. The rain, thunder and lightning stopped before 8:00 am. While it appeared threatening all day, we had just a couple of periods of light sprinkles. The forecast is for off and on rain today, tomorrow and maybe Saturday. Another good chance of rain on Monday before drying out for the remainder of next week.

Bob (landscaping) arrived at 8:30 am, as scheduled, with the Phase I landscaping drawings and the contract. He will arrange a meeting between his project manager (Drew) and "Our" Mike to review the schedule and integrate the landscaping work into the overall project.

"Concrete" Mike showed up, by himself, around 9:15 am. Contrary to what "Our" Mike told me yesterday about pouring today "Rain or Shine", it was obvious that "Concrete" Mike had no intention of doing any pouring today. He did not have any of his crew show up and he told me that, while it would not hurt the concrete to pour in the rain, he was too old to be willing to work in the rain and mud.

"Our" Mike arrived and talked with "Concrete" Mike before the later drove off. Subsequently "Our" Mike who told me that they still had 3+ hours of work to do on the foundation forms. They will complete this work just prior to pouring, which I assume they have re-scheduled for tomorrow, weather permitting.

Frank (HVAC) showed up around 1:00 pm along with John and Tim to deliver the water heaters and to scope out the basement part of the job. While here, Frank got a call from his office telling him that the City permit for his part of the project has been approved. Therefore, they will be back tomorrow to actually get started, focusing on the domestic water heater.