We took a little time off last week to visit some friends who where staying at Flathead Lake in Montana. We had a great time. We ate a lot, drank a LOT, and I still lost 2 pounds. THAT's a good vacation.
Now we're back and it's back to work.
While we were gone, Phil continued work on the destruction of the bathroom. The floor has become a problem. Under two layers of linoleum, was the original hexigonal tile floor. Check out the picture of a large chunk of tiles we were able to save.
It was imbedded in about 6 inches of concrete that was just poured into the floor joists. That floor has been holding up about two tons of concrete for nearly 100 years.
I haven't talked to the Plumber yet but I think we need a substantial portion of the concrete removed before he can lay the new toilet line. Hammering the concrete out will be a bit of a problem for the Living Room ceiling. Cracks are forming already and chunks are probably going to fall down. We are making arrangements to collect what debris we can. WE will eventually cover the plaster ceiling in drywall so whatever falls is not a concern. Unless it falls on the piano.
On a side note, Susan and I are participating in a protest this morning against the Mayor. He is running for another term and is hosting a "Breakfast with the Mayor" event in the park.
The city recently changed our Garbage pick up from the alley to the streets. Many neighbors are quite pissed about this and have already been riding the Mayor in e-mail and phone call form.
Basically, the city bought new trucks that they say are too big for the alley. So rather than buy trucks that fit the neighborhoods, they have decided to re-design the city.
This is a very small issue that will probably not get a lot of sympathy from others. Hell, it sounds stupid to me to complain about such a small thing. This hardly effects me at all because I live on a corner and don't have to move my garbage very far. But, alleys are MADE for service vehicles. Ours is a historic neighborhood with lots of trees that will be pruned to accommodate these trucks. This is not something that the neighborhood is going to let go of.
It should be a fun breakfast.
Now we're back and it's back to work.
While we were gone, Phil continued work on the destruction of the bathroom. The floor has become a problem. Under two layers of linoleum, was the original hexigonal tile floor. Check out the picture of a large chunk of tiles we were able to save.
It was imbedded in about 6 inches of concrete that was just poured into the floor joists. That floor has been holding up about two tons of concrete for nearly 100 years.I haven't talked to the Plumber yet but I think we need a substantial portion of the concrete removed before he can lay the new toilet line. Hammering the concrete out will be a bit of a problem for the Living Room ceiling. Cracks are forming already and chunks are probably going to fall down. We are making arrangements to collect what debris we can. WE will eventually cover the plaster ceiling in drywall so whatever falls is not a concern. Unless it falls on the piano.
On a side note, Susan and I are participating in a protest this morning against the Mayor. He is running for another term and is hosting a "Breakfast with the Mayor" event in the park.
The city recently changed our Garbage pick up from the alley to the streets. Many neighbors are quite pissed about this and have already been riding the Mayor in e-mail and phone call form.
Basically, the city bought new trucks that they say are too big for the alley. So rather than buy trucks that fit the neighborhoods, they have decided to re-design the city.
This is a very small issue that will probably not get a lot of sympathy from others. Hell, it sounds stupid to me to complain about such a small thing. This hardly effects me at all because I live on a corner and don't have to move my garbage very far. But, alleys are MADE for service vehicles. Ours is a historic neighborhood with lots of trees that will be pruned to accommodate these trucks. This is not something that the neighborhood is going to let go of.
It should be a fun breakfast.
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