New project
Many of you wanted to know what Earl and Daryl have been working on lately. I stopped by their latest project today. They weren’t there because a crow flew over the house from south to north. Apparently that was a bad omen for continuing work today so they went home early.
The owner of this little mother-in-law cottage wanted the lean-to building that was attached to the back of the house removed and the wood hauled away. It was in a poor state of repair. Then he wanted the foundation stabilized and the building made air tight.
After they got the main portion of the lean-to removed from the house, Daryl got a great idea. “Hey, Earl, it is going to take a long time to haul all this lumber through the woods to our truck. Why don’t we burn it?”
“Are you a moron, Daryl?” Replied Earl. What if the dry leaves catch on fire or something worse!”
“Don’t worry, Earl there is a hose right here in front of the house. We can stand by with water in case the fire starts to spread.”
“I don’t know why I let you talk me into these hair brained schemes, Daryl, but it will save time.”
They set a small fire at the far end of the pile of wood. Being that it has been dry for awhile, it quickly got out of control.
“Start wetting down the house, Daryl,” yelled Earl. What is that coming out of the hose. It is barely a trickle.”
“I think the hose is blocked, Earl.”
“Or the water has been turned off! Didn’t you check it before you mentioned this plan, Daryl? Start raking the leaves away from the house. I’ll shovel dirt over the fire.”
Needless to say the fire did jump onto the roof and around the chimney stack. It charred a small area of the attic as well. The boys have insisted to the owner that it will be good as new after they repair the fire damage. I’m skeptical ...
I notice they did take down the sign that says Renovations by Earl and Daryl, Ltd.
New project
Many of you wanted to know what Earl and Daryl have been working on lately. I stopped by their latest project today. They weren’t there because a crow flew over the house from south to north. Apparently that was a bad omen for continuing work today so they went home early.
The owner of this little mother-in-law cottage wanted the lean-to building that was attached to the back of the house removed and the wood hauled away. It was in a poor state of repair. Then he wanted the foundation stabilized and the building made air tight.
After they got the main portion of the lean-to removed from the house, Daryl got a great idea. “Hey, Earl, it is going to take a long time to haul all this lumber through the woods to our truck. Why don’t we burn it?”
“Are you a moron, Daryl?” Replied Earl. What if the dry leaves catch on fire or something worse!”
“Don’t worry, Earl there is a hose right here in front of the house. We can stand by with water in case the fire starts to spread.”
“I don’t know why I let you talk me into these hair brained schemes, Daryl, but it will save time.”
They set a small fire at the far end of the pile of wood. Being that it has been dry for awhile, it quickly got out of control.
“Start wetting down the house, Daryl,” yelled Earl. What is that coming out of the hose. It is barely a trickle.”
“I think the hose is blocked, Earl.”
“Or the water has been turned off! Didn’t you check it before you mentioned this plan, Daryl? Start raking the leaves away from the house. I’ll shovel dirt over the fire.”
Needless to say the fire did jump onto the roof and around the chimney stack. It charred a small area of the attic as well. The boys have insisted to the owner that it will be good as new after they repair the fire damage. I’m skeptical ...
I notice they did take down the sign that says Renovations by Earl and Daryl, Ltd.