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The
Room With A View
Our
Sunroom TWENTYTWO
The Strippers, and the Carpenters.
Friday, April 20, 2007 - shortly before 0900.
Two Good Guys Concrete Corp Strippers and two Nice Guys Corp Carpenters arrive.
Out of the blue...the furthest thing from my mind. Was just about to get Winston into his harness for his morning walk when a disturbance in the yard had Winston barking up a storm. Two fellows emerged from the side of the house - two fellows from Good Guys Concrete Corp. "We're here to strip the forms." one of them said. I recognized both of them from way back in November...they had put in the forms...one was the owner of the company.
As they began right off to strip the forms, two more fellows appeared...Nice Guys Corp Carpenters carrying lengths of two by fours, which they dropped onto the grass...going off again after their tools.
This is very funny. Funny because I had really given up...finished thinking about it...permanently...nothing happens this fast...figured it would be a month before seeing anyone again.
Must be dreaming.
However, no...they were for real!
As the forms were being stripped, the Carpenters were already measuring, and preparing for laying down the "Bottom Plate".
Zip Zap...by 1100 they were gone...everybody. Asked the Carpenters when they'd be back, and they said: "Next week." I asked what they'd be doing then, and they said: "Removing the over-hangs." "Great!" I said.
Said good-bye to the Strippers, adding that we'd probably never meet again. The Head Stripper - owner of Good Guys Concrete Corp said something to the effect: "Let's hope it's not forever."
We believe the Carpenters will return on Monday...weather permitting.
