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The weightlessness and freedom of water!

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Well I’m happy to inform that the removal happened today and I couldn’t be happier. To say that just one individual could complete the task took me by surprise would be an understatement! But there he was equipped with a blow torch and a grinder and in no time he had that fixture laying on the ground in to pieces quickly loaded on his trailer. All I can say that is that I couldn’t be more impressed. Great job dude!

Now all we have to do is remove the existing plantings and add a few pine trees. We did keep the electrical, which will be updated so that we can add Christmas lights to the new pines during the holiday season.

I had the opportunity to meet with two of the association members to discuss the unused flag pole in the cul-de-sac. Apparently the property of the cul-de-sac is actually Rick and Sue (next door neighbors and me) along with a small portion that is the right of way for the local road commission. I suggested that we remove the flag pole and update the landscape to something that required less maintenance (like a few pine trees). It all was readily accepted and I started contacting local companies that might be able to remove the pole.

So there was a ceiling fan in the three season room that did function as a fan but the light fixture no longer worked. So I found one at Costco that I really like the look of and of course the price was right. Ordered it and it arrived a week later. I took down the old fixture and started the install of the new one from Costco. What was I thinking… this was way (and I mean way too) modern for the home. No I didn’t take a photo (it was that bad). Quick trip to Lowes and a new fan/light fixture is now installed and working quite well in the space.

So I contacted the local closet installers and found that I could not only increase the number of drawers in my closet but I could also change the color to something other than white. This not only doubled my drawer space but it transformed the whole room (after painting) into something a bit more intimate. And for those seeing the white hangers on the back wall, rest assured that they have already been painted the same color as the wall.

I admit that I am a drawer guy and my previous closet system although nice limited the amount of drawers that were available. This setup gave me 10 drawers.

Well after a few phone calls I found Josh at a local concrete contractor. He suggested a drain at the bottom of the driveway. It was installed a lot quicker than I anticipated and the best part is I no longer have lake “Smokey Ridge” at the bottom of my driveway. Yea!

Every time it rained in the summer I would have a small lake at the bottom of my driveway which would eventually drain over a period of up to 24 hours. This winter my lake became an ice rink that progressively got worse over time.