Happy Veterans (Armistice) Day - Happy Birthday USMC

Happy 239th Birthday USMC - Semper Fi

In Honor of Our Veterans - Thank You

Yesterday was probably the last beautiful day (weather-wise) we are going to have for awhile. A bit windy, but it was sunny and warm (high of 73F). Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, no work was done on the project.

"Our" Mike had implied last week that work would be interrupted by Veterans Day this week. Therefore, I was surprised to see Mike, Nate and one more show up around 7:30 this morning and begin working on the sunroom framing. We have a front coming through and temperatures will be falling throughout the day. The highs today will be near 40 with a slight chance of snow flurries. The high for Wednesday will be at midnight tonight with the temperature continuing to fall into the low 30's. No significant probability of precipitation until next week.

Mike and Nate worked on the sunroom framing throughout the day. Their third helper left for other tasks around mid-morning. They got the frames erected on the east wall, the north wall (bar) and the south wall.

Start of the Day

End of the Day

Can See Where the Windows Will Be Placed!!

Ended up not seeing any snow flurries during the course of the day, but it got cold enough for it to happen. Mike said that Frank (HVAC) will be back tomorrow. I reminded Mike that we still have the Stop Work Order posted on the front door. With T leaving for Texas early tomorrow morning, he would have to come down and bail me out if the police toss me in the slammer. He did not seem overly concerned.

Mike said that "Bobcat" Tom will be back sometime this week to complete the utility line trenching. He said he really did not need to have Rob (electrical) here to lay the conduit in the trench across the alley over to the power pole. He has the conduit and the glue. It will be nice to have that trench filled and a "level" yard for the first time in almost three months. I asked Mike about putting the electrical conduit in the same trench as the water lines. Despite what I was told previously, he said that was OK after all.

Mike said he talked with Rob about still not having received an updated electrical proposal. Apparently, Rob never received the drawings I sent to Mike on September 3...or at least did not realize he had received them. There were ten attachments to the email I had sent to Mike who then forwarded them to Rob. Anyway, at Mike's request, I have combined all ten drawings into one PDF file and resent it to him. He will forward it to Rob.

I asked Mike if he had seen the email he received (I was copied) last Friday from Jim (glass roof), asking about the status of the project. Mike said he did not, but said that he needed to call Jim anyway to discuss the installation. Apparently, Mike has been discussing this installation with some of his compatriots who have raised concerns in Mike's mind about his willingness to undertake this task. If you recall when we were deciding on the source of the glass roof, Jim stated that anyone "with a lick of common sense and no fear of glass" can handle the installation. At the time, Mike thought he qualified. Now, he is not so sure. If he isn't sure, than neither are we.