'ssup...

here i am...still no job, and a three day weekend to boot. of course no one's going to be working tomorrow. kinda frustrating. everyone i talk to says, i'll get back to you next monday. too bad i know that they won't be there tomorrow, and when tuesday rolls around...guess what? its not monday...i must have already done that.

so, anyway. we've been trying to make some repairs to the house. i got about 2 boxes of pergo down in the living room, when i put my hand on the wall to support myself, it went through. thats how i foundout we had a leak in the roof, next to the chimney. not even a week later, we noticed the a/c overflow pipe from the soffit constantly draining i figured it was just because of the extra humidity. nope. next day, the paint on the stairwell had bubbles in it, and when i popped one, out gushed the water. i found out the fun way that the a/c drain was clogged with junk. there was a service pipe (to pour in bleach to clean the drain. of course it was uncapped, so all the dust and bugs, etc. from the attic filled the whole thing. now, i'm missing a section of the l/r wall, and another section of the stairwell wall, and i still haven't finished the floor!

it just never ends. i've got a part of the roof fixed, but surveyed the rest of the roof. i found about 5 other sections of facia that are rotting because of pine needles overhanging, and not enough shingle overhang. but i can't clean the roof....more like it i won't. i mean hey, i'm 220lbs. its a 32 year old wood shingle roof, with a single layer of composite shingles on top. i'm not about to climb up there. i'm half-way hoping that the hail storm we had a while back did some damage, and insurance will pay for a new roof. but now isn't the best time to try and pay a deductible.

so in the mean time, i hope i can just keep the place patched up. oh yeah, speaking of patches, did i mention that the stucco on the front of the house has cracked, and now its getting the plywood back board waterlogged? have you seen the movie Moneypit? well i own that house i think.

good luck to you...hope your week goes better!