Name That....

 Emotion! 

The Mister has been working on finishing his workshop for weeks. When we had the RV barn built, extra space was included and designated as his workshop area. Our contractor for other jobs around the house framed in the workshop, put in joists for a loft storage area, put down sheathing for a floor and built stairs to the loft. 

The Mister took over the rest of the job, and has been working at wiring the shop for outlets, putting in lights and adding additional power for overhead fans and a vacuum system. A while back he began purchasing and ordering insulation batts for the interior walls and the ceiling. The insulation for the ceiling  has been delayed. The Mister is less than happy as he wants to get moving with the sheetrock and flooring so the finish details can be completed and he can begin to enjoy the workshop. 

Today he finally got a notice that his shipment of insulation would be delivered. And, it arrived. Here it is:

Some day we may laugh about this! But, not today. He is/was fuming. He stormed into the store (I wasn't there...but I am making an assumption here) and addressed customer service. He did not receive a warm reception...until it was noticed that the "part number" for a bundle of batts, and that for a pallet of insulation bundles is in fact, the very same number. 

Oops! 

Oh, and he paid for a pallet, not a single bundle. 

Oops! 

Someone coulda, shoulda noticed! 

So, he is back to square one. He is waiting to learn when the order will be shipped and when it will arrive. 

Lots of emotions swirling around here. I am sure you can name more than a few.....

RV Port...a Garage by any other Name

This has been a long time in coming! On April 20th construction began on our RV Port. The Mister didn't like the idea of our RV standing out in the elements. We know what the sun, rain, heat and moisture can do  to an RV over time. Especially in Florida!

He found a builder specializing in metal buildings, sheds and car ports and work started by drilling massive holes, ones that I could get buried in, at the corners and every 12 feet along the sides and front. 

We had to wait for inspection, then the beams were erected and concrete was poured to secure them.

A roof with gable ends was erected in HOA approved colors to match the existing barn and house.

Our RV Port was completed. 

We thought.

Then, the Mister began to think about our awful sandy soil, 

and what a mess the RV would be with us tromping in and out of it,

going through the sand.

The Mister decided he'd like to have a concrete pad poured.

 (The fact that the RV buried itself in the sand 

at one point also entered into his decision!)

We had to revise the permit and get more inspections,

but soon that was completed.

We had a beautiful, perfect RV Port.

Then the Mister began to think about how nice it would be to have sides, 

and enclose the space so that wind driven rain didn't come into the RV Port.

If we enclosed the space, he could have his own workshop!

Back through the permitting process we went.

Back through various inspections we went.

Work recently began on the next step of our construction.

The crew of three men worked three days to put up the bracing

and the metal sheathing.

On the last day they were running out of time.

The boss said they were to begin another job the next day,

and they must complete our job,

regardless of how long it took them.

I felt sorry for the men working out there until about 9:30 PM

We didn't have power nearby they could use as this was also the day they were grading 

around the new garage and as a measure of safety, 

the power from the house to the outbuildings 

had been cut. 

The men's generator quit working.

They had no light,

so they completed the job by the light of their truck

and flashlights.

Then, the cherry on top:

the battery on their truck was dead.

It would not start.

The Mister had to take jumper cables out, 

and help them start the truck.

What a long day for the men.

 I felt terrible for them, 

but appreciate their stick-to-it-tiveness!

But, the job is done, except for the overhead doors.

They might be coming next week today!   

....and, at the end of the day: