The Sky is Falling!!!!

Well, a little trouble in paradise. The media center almost experienced a total porch collapse on Monday. I had worked on the porch all day Sunday, priming all of the bare wood, and caulking everything that needed it. Everything seemed fine, till Monday evening. It was Mary's birthday, and we were getting ready to go out for something to eat. We were taking out the trash on the way out. When I got to the front porch, something caught my eye. I did a double take! Here the porch pole is literally collapsing before my eyes!

I of course went into immediate panic mode. I ran to the basement, where luckily had a 2 X 4 there which of course had to be cut, so I grabbed my saw, and hammer. I was able to jam the 2 X 4 up there, and felt like at least I was out of the woods. I told Mary "I running to Lowes to get a few 2 X 6's, I will be right back". Mary in the mean time is trying to get a hold of the contractor. I jump in the truck, hit the key NOTHING....

This can't be happening. I need 10 footers, and they are not going to fit in the car. I grab my battery charger, and hook it up to the truck and it is becoming real apparent that there is something wrong with my Chinese Walmart Battery. In the mean time I slow down a bit, which allows me to stop and think, mean while Mary is scouring the basement for lumber.

She has done it, she comes out of the basement with my old painting scaffold board. It is constructed of two by sixes and two by fours. The next thing I know I see a guy looking at the pole, I run over to him and ask him what he is doing? Here it was a guy from the contracting company I had hired to repair the porch. He apparently lives in the city and got a call from his boss about my problem. He helped me prop up the roof, and pronounced it safe for the night. Needless to say by that time it was dark, and Mary and I were both shot, so we just kicked back and had a couple of hot dogs The contractor is supposed to come today with a new post and replace the old one. I will keep you informed.


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