Things went slowly after the last weekend. Then Wednesday afternoon, Consumers Energy finally showed up and started the process of hooking us up to power. It is amazing and frustrating watching the crews and the rules and regulations they have to follow. They need a work order for everything and one crew is there for one thing but can't move forward until the other crew shows up. Then there might be time to finish something, but if it's not on their list, they'll waste time to bring the whole group out again the next day. They are nice guys that know their stuff, but the organization is silly. Here Bob and our neighbor, Scott, sat on the ground and supervised.
Thursday took off with activity everywhere. The building crew worked on our future screened in porch and another Consumers crew showed up to put the gas line in.
It was back to very hot humid weather, so I found a place in the shade where I could watch the action. It was all fascinating.
Bob watched as yet another Consumers crew showed up to take the old poles down now that our lines were underground. This one Bob and Mike had worked on after the first Consumers work order. Bob ran a Jack Hammer taking out old cement and putting in new. Then they decided this pole would go and they moved it all. All of that work that Bob and Mike had done was the kind of wasted time that can make you crazy.
Barney had to help inspect.
Friday morning the sign company truck came with a crane to lift the roof trusses into place and our new home took shape. It was exciting. Here are a series of pictures as it grew.
Barney and the builder's dog, Jerico, found their own way to have fun through it all.
And Barney is already finding places to settle in and be our distinguished guard.
Speaking of home, I just did my first decorating on our back kitchen wall as a good reminder of why we are doing all of this.
On to a new week and eventually an actual roof!
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