3 June 2010

Rained overnight… the tarp was a little saggy but still standing in the morning. Up to Burlington after breakfast to do a pre-move out inspection on the condo… our tenant is leaving after nine years. Lunch and a brief visit with Alverta. Stopped by Brown’s Crane and Rigging Service in Bristol on the way back south. Pouring the shed’s underground roof and then craning it into position will be quite doable and affordable. Then swung by Lynne & Perry’s to drop off Perry’s special concrete chalk line… and caught him at home. He called Lou Nop in Salisbury, who also owns several cranes. Nop’s and Brown’s capabilities and prices are about the same... and Nop is much closer. Spent the remainder of the afternoon cleaning up and battening down the work site: securely tarped the radial arm saw, properly stowed copious quantities of scrap plywood and 2 x 4’s, dried and tucked away the burlap previously used for keeping the shed footers moist while the concrete cured, put the ladders back in the dock shack, laid out treats and bedding materials for the mice, gave Delores a good scrubbing, etc. Lake temperature now 74 degrees.