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JON AND I LEFT THIS MORNING AT 8:15 AND HEADED DOWN TO MISSOURI. TOOK WHEEZA AND TOBY ALONG. THIS IS TOBY'S FIRST LONG CAR TRIP BUT HE HANDLED IT WELL.NICE WEATHER, LIGHT TRAFFIC AND WE DIDN'T MISS THE BYPASS AROUND ST LOUIS. WE ARRIVED ABOUT 3 P.M. AND MET WITH JEFF AND ADRIANA FOSSE AND DISCOVERED OUR FIRST PROBLEMS.� THE BIGGEST MESS IS THAT THE LUMBER HAS NOT ARRIVED AND WON'T ARRIVE UNTIL THE WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY MONDAY.ARGGGGGHHHH!!!!!! SO MUCH FOR PRIOR PLANNING. IT SEEMS OUR ROOF METAL IS NOT A STOCK COLOR AT� YUCKY LUMBER, AND IT HAS TO BE SHIPPED FROM ROLLA. OF COURSE, THEY'VE HAD THE ORDER FOR A WEEK AND ROLLA IS BARELY AN HOUR AWAY.� I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA LIKE THIS COMPANY BUT WE WILL SEE. A FEW DAYS DELAY WON'T KILL ME THOUGH I'M DYING TO START.� ALSO JEFF GOT THE DAY OF THE DEMOLITION DERBY WRONG.ITS THIS COMING MONDAY SO HE'S A BIT PRE-OCCUPIED.� SO ALL AND ALL, I SUSPECT NOTHING WILL GET STARTED MUCH BEFORE TUESDAY, BUT JEFF SAYS THATS PLENTY OF TIME.� NB:� REMEMBER THIS IS THE SOUTH AND NO ONE HURRIES.� SPENT THE EVENING TIDYING THE HOUSE AND EARLY TO BED. |
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