Work week two & our group returns with renewed energy. In photo one, Georgia Ed works on finishing siding aided/supervised by Harry (our team leader from S. Carolina) & Ed’s wife Carol.
In the next photo Patty & W. Va. Janet dig footer holes for the deck posts (all we were missing were the orange & white striped pants we noticed some of the “road crew” wearing). And, in case you’re wondering, we finished those holes & set and perfectly leveled the footer blocks (You wouldn’t have expected anything less, would you?) At the end of the day the deck was up.
Meanwhile, part of our crew started building on a fourth house. In the morning there was a bare foundation. This photo was near the end of the day. On that crew were Conn. Bill, Garry (our local supervisor in Lenoir), W. Va. Bob, & Tenn. Jim. Even more impressive, they did it all the old-fashioned way with hammer and nails (no pneumatic nailer for this part of the project.)
Thought you might also like a photo of where we’re camping. As you can see, Tillie is rather “different” from the others. The restrooms/showers are way off to the left/west. They are much appreciated since Tillie is not thus equipped. Sleeping in Tillie is very “cozy”. We have a small electric heater that takes the chill off, an electric kettle to make a nice cup of tea & a small refrigerator for OJ, milk & beer (happy hour is under Harry’s awning).Last night we had a BIT of rain move in which makes Tillie even cozier with the soft patter of raindrops on the top to put you asleep. Then suddenly it’s 3 in the morning and you are “regretting” that nice cup of tea you had before going to bed. Look closely at our campground. See all those bare spots? It turns out that when there is a BIT of rain those bare spots collect the water turning the route between Tillie & the restrooms into a moat. (We’re beginning to see a DECIDED benefit to the RV’s.) As rain is predicted to continue until this afternoon, daylight did NOT bring a dryer route west.
At the job project the dreaded N. Carolina clay is as slick as ice, and rain moved the work inside. As this was Tuesday (a day when the local “Grumpy Old Men” show up to help), there were actually more than enough bodies for the inside projects, so the 3 of us females who did show up (the others proving to be far wiser than us) were allowed to come back to the campsite. I guess that’s a plus for me although I AM refraining from having that second cup of tea.
