Banging Over My Head!

We have a roof! They came out yesterday and got started immediately, and then today was icy this morning then rainy so we didn't think they would be able to work. But by early afternoon, it was warm and dry enough for them. The final part of the roof was done this afternoon, it was a little misty but not enough to be a problem. There are still a few finishing touches, but the roof is essentially finished. I really only had to listen to a couple of hours of hammering, poor Bill had all day yesterday to deal with!

The chimney people didn't even try, Bill talked to them this morning and they have scheduled the completion for Monday. Because it will take several hours, they didn't want to start in the afternoon. So, no fireplace use yet. Which is a shame, because it is COLD and getting COLDER! But we'll be patient. It's going to be mid-week next week, probably about Wednesday, before we can use the fireplace. Frasier and I have our spots already staked out, all I have to do is show up with a blanket and head in the general direction of the fireplace and that dog is right there with me.

Bill's got a new project. Several years ago, probably shortly after we got married which means nearly 25 years ago, he bought a pachinko machine. Go look it up on google if you don't know what one is, but it's similar to pinball. He built a cabinet for it, and it's basically lived in the garage ever since. He has discussed selling it at times, I think he even put it out in our last garage sale but nobody bought it. He's decided that it's time to start playing it, he's going to build a different type of cabinet and it will eventually be brought into the office. He's going to put it where the remaining former e-Bay shelf sits. And it's going to have company. He's bought two more this week, they all need various degrees of work but it's all stuff he can do. Pachinko machines are not rare, but they are not made anymore or at least not too many are. He's having a lot of fun with this, he had been looking for a new project and now he's found it.

At least this project won't involve power tools!