"Always an Adventure"
The post title is MLB's proposed motto for our home improvement projects. I think it fits.
The latest confirmation came this morning when the guys showed up to install our new HVAC system. Problem #1 cropped up immediately: the condenser is too big to go through either of the backyard gates. Problem #2: the condenser is too big to move through the narrow space between our house and the fence, at least with the current placement and size of our Lady Banks rosebushes.
They assure me that these things are mere bumps in the road, hardly reaching Category 1 on the Home Improvement Annoyance Scale. That may well be, but I'm still bracing myself for the inevitable Problem #3: "Your house is apparently constructed on just the wrong orientation with respect to the orbits of the smaller moons of Saturn, and we'll therefore have to rotate it slightly on its foundation. By the way, you might want to turn off the water, as this could be somewhat disruptive to your plumbing."
But, on the positive side of things, we just had a brief power outage and my UPS kept me online without a hitch. So, it's not all bad.
Just an adventure.
And then there' s the ever comforting, "this too shall pass." :-)
Posted by: Gwynne at September 22, 2005 11:56 AM...or "que sera, sera"...
...or "stick a fork in 'im; he's done."
Posted by: Eric at September 22, 2005 12:21 PMOh, you're so irreverent. That too is what keeps us coming back for more. ;-)
Posted by: Gwynne at September 22, 2005 12:48 PMIrreverent? Moi? ;-)
Or did you mean "irrelevant"?
Posted by: Eric at September 22, 2005 12:59 PMIf I were you, I'd suggest the contractors bring in a big crane and just lift it all over the house. Maybe if you pay a little extra, they'll let you play with the crane when they're finished.
You could move your neighbors cars into their backyards. Then charge 'em like $50 each to have them put back. This will offset the price of the crane itself.
I believe this is such a good and workable idea that I won't even ask for a cut of your profits. All I ask in return for this fine idea is photographs.
Posted by: Brian at September 22, 2005 01:45 PMI'd suggest the contractors bring in a big crane and just lift it all over the house.
Dang, I wish I'd thought of that. They ended up tunneling under the house and coming up right next to the concrete pad.
As far as putting the neighbors' cars in their backyards, I can just hear their reactions: "Oh...not again!"
Posted by: Eric at September 22, 2005 02:04 PMI'll bet you're a good neighbor, what with all those big insects around.
You're right, I meant irreverent in the most irrelevant way.
Posted by: Gwynne at September 22, 2005 02:40 PMAbout the publisher
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A few years back, while in the nether regions of Guatemala with a Habitat for Humanity mission team, a wonderful friend, baptist pastor, all around swell guy shared with me the best motto for mission trips. It may hold for your current situation as well.
When we asked, as we frequently did, what was going to happen next, this pastor always responded the same way:
"It shall unfold."
It always did, too.
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