YOU COULD FRY AN EGG......

HELLO TO ALL,

     MAN IT'S HOT. THIS IS AS HOT A SUMMER AS I CAN REMEMBER. THE OLDER I GET, THE MORE I CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT. I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER LIVE IN FLORIDA OR ARIZONA. I'D LIKE TO FIND A PLACE WHERE THERE'S A LITTLE LESS WINTER, BUT NOT SOME PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT IN MISERABLE SUMMERS.

     OH WELL, I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU HOW BUSY WORK HAS BEEN, AND TODAY THEY HIRED FOUR MORE GUYS! THAT'S EIGHT GUYS IN FOURTEEN MONTHS. EVERYONE ELSE I TALK TO IN THIS BUSINESS IS LAYING OFF OR HOLDING THEIR OWN. I SAID IT BEFORE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING BUT APPARENTLY IT'S THE RIGHT THING.

     I SPENT THE WEEKEND WORKING ON THE PORCH AT MY MOM'S HOUSE, GOT THE DECK ON IT AND THE STAIRS PUT ON SO NOW SHE CAN GET IN AND OUT BY HERSELF. I ABOUT DIED ON SUNDAY IT WAS SO HOT, BUT MADE IT THROUGH AND SHE'S HAPPY. HOPE TO FINISH NEXT WEEKEND. I JUST HAVE THE HANDRAILS AROUND THE DECK AND THE SPINDLES TO PUT ON, OH YEAH AND COVER THE BOTTOM WITH SOMETHING. I'LL POST A FEW PICTURES WHEN IT'S DONE. I THINK MY WIFE TOOK SOME PICTURES OF IT BEFORE WE STARTED SO, IF I CAN FIND THEM I'LL POST SOME OF THOSE TOO.

     I  HAD A PINHOLE IN A BRAKE LINE ON MY PICKUP THAT I HAVE TO REPAIR, BUT I HAVE TO DROP THE GAS TANK TO FIX IT CORRECTLY, AND I JUST DON'T HAVE THE GUMPTION TO LAY ON MY BACK ON THE HOT ASPHALT AND START ON IT SO, IT'S NOT FIXED YET(GLAD WE HAVE TWO CARS LOL!).

     EVERYTHING AT THE HOUSE HAS BEEN ON HOLD SINCE WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE FOR MOM. THE WEEDS ARE TERRIBLE, THE GARDEN IS ALMOST LOST. I'M HOPING TO GET OU THERE AND AT LEAST SAVE THE TOMATOES, BUT I DON'T KNOW YET JUST WHEN THAT WILL BE.

     WELL, I GUESS THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.

                                                   TALK TO YOU SOON,

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