Second Day

Th 6/2/11

On Wednesday, June 1st the husband and wife team from Bill's Family Flooring arrived just before 9am, and they were busy installing the vinyl until just before noon. They did a terrific job, and I plan to use them for the carpet install on the downstairs family room.

Loyd got in about 130pm and brought the wains-coating materials which he picked up from Menard's. He was also able to get a coupling unit which allowed us to stop the dripping lead from the ice machine. I will never buy a refrigerator with an ice machine! That damn thing was nothing but trouble, and I will go to The Dollar Store and buy a couple of plastic ice trays for a buck and this should fulfill my ice needs for a year.

I had problems coordinating the fridge pickup and the delivery of the new refrigerator. I had to contact Dick Van Dyke's by 815am to find out where I was on the delivery roster, and I could not get an answer at CWLP until after 9am (I guess the office doesn't open until then). Today, I found out that CWLP had the pickup scheduled for Friday, and on Wednesday I was told it would be Thursday. In any event, I rescheduled the delivery of the new unit for Saturday, and this will allow for the pickup of the old fridge 'anytime' on Friday. I will do without a fridge for one night, and I can pretend that I am camping.

Yesterday the roofers told me that they planned to start work at 530am Thursday morning, and they were banging away at five thirty one. It was ridiculous since a strong thunderstorm moved through the area beginning at 615am so they were only on the job long enough to wake everyone up. It rained hard and steady until just about noon.

Today while I was working out at the club, the people from Habitat For Humanity arrived and picked up the old bathroom fixtures. I had them setting on the patio, and I don't know when they arrived, but they did leave a receipt. This stuff was originally going to be tossed into the dumpster, and that would probably be some kind of a violation of condo policy. And, I think when we get to the point of removing the old tub enclosure, I will tell Loyd that I will just put it in garbage bags, and then nobody will have cause to complain. Loyd said that the waste haulers do not care because these kinds of materials are OK to be placed in a dumpster.

Loyd will work until about 430pm, and I hope that most of the wall work will be completed. I am very much looking forward to getting the new toilet up and running. Not 'running' like the upstairs toilet does, but, I guess I mean, 'up and operational'.