Shed Arrived

It's here, it's here! All set up on its slab. Very interesting watching the guys get ready to get it off the flatbed and bring it down the road. Good thing we had that tree taken down. The road was juuuust wide enough to make it. They got here at 2:30 and it was all done by 3:30. Another nice thing about this company (Graceland) is that there's no delivery fee within 50 miles of the dealer, not the factory (and my dealer is about 3 miles away).

Here's two pics I took, just the outside. It's 14x20 outside measurements, eave to eave, so putting the outside on the back edge of the slab afforded me a one-foot step on the front side.

The first is the view from Amy's backporch (well, almost). And the 2nd shows the two windows, one facing the yard and the other facing the street, and you can see through to the third window, facing the neighbor's backyard. On the left is another neighbor's garage.

Now all I have to do is get electricity, floor covering, and insulation, and then I can move all my stuff in.

My Lord

and Savior was a common refrain on the Country Music Awards last night. After the 3rd or 4th one thanking L&S, I turned it off. Too bad there wasn't anything else on.

Tonight will be better: Antiques Roadshow and Dancing with the Stars.

AND the shed will be delivered Wednesday afternoon!!!!!

Delivery soon

So on Monday I called -- that is, I tried to call -- the Dispatcher guy to schedule delivery of the shed. Totally messed up phone system. Then I called the dealer here. He called down there (in SC somewhere) and found out the dispatcher guy had moved his office and his phones hadn't been hooked up properly yet.

Anyhow, the upshot is that the shed is ready but because of the bad weather we're having (lots and lots of rain, possible flash floods, etc), they won't come until next week. Looks like next Wed. is the first dry day.

They'll call me soon and we'll discuss the actual mechanics of getting it in here.

I did get the RV out last Fri. while the guys were taking down the tree. It got inspected (passed), aired up the tires and the airbags. When they went to take it out of the bay, it wouldn't start (does everybody remember that intermittent starting problem from before?). They said they "thought" they'd fixed it sort of.

So I went off to do a dump/flush and when I wanted to leave, it wouldn't start. I called them and they came and banged on the started, which made the contacts connect, and it started. Back to the garage for a new starter. Fortunately, the bad one was still under warranty so I only got charged for labor ( which I think the starter mfg should have to pay). We'll see how long this lasts.

I am, however, planning on selling the rig as soon as the shed is electrified (heh). I mentioned it casually on a Calif. friend's FB page and some person out there bid for it. My friend said maybe she'd fly back here (she used to work for me at DBN) and drive it back to CA. Lots of other people have expressed interest, too, so I shouldn't have too much trouble selling it. Let's hope.

I'm now researching ways to get up to lofts.

RIP

Percy Sledge -- I did some of my dirtiest dancing to his iconic song, When a Man Loves a Woman . . .

RIP

Geoffrey Lewis, actor
Stan Freberg, voice

Getting Ready

I scored a very nice couch for $100 -- blue corduroy 6ft sleeper sofa, double, Serta mattress, Rowe brand (solid wood). This will be my main sitting area in the "studio" and can be my bed if I don't feel like going up to the loft (ie. in the summer). Also got two oil room heaters -- one will go to my rental property.

Speaking of the rental property: I have sent a letter to my tenant saying I'm not renewing his lease and he has to be out by the end of this month. He's way behind on his rent, always says if I'll just work with him he'll get caught up but he hasn't. His dog destroyed two window blinds the first day he moved in a year ago and, even though he promised, he hasn't replaced them yet. I don't expect to get my back rent paid but I can get someone in who'll pay on time and in full.

Speaking of whom, an old friend of Amy's has been living in her basement for the winter and we've persuaded him he needs to live in town instead of out on his land in the boonies in a chicken coop. So he's thinking of renting from me. He's disabled and get enough money to afford it.

Yesterday, I had a tree guy come to cut off limbs on the weeping cherry tree that were hanging over the phone/cable lines on the little side street, and that would also impede the shed delivery guy (they need 14'6" vertical height to bring the shed in on a forklift). The tree guy also noted a tree that has fire blight that needs to come down, and it's right next to my car park area. He's going to take it down this coming Friday, which will also open up the area the shed/forklift can use.

Next Monday I get to call the shed Dispatcher guy to schedule the actual delivery. And I need to talk to him and the driver about where to park the semi/flatbed and how to get the shed in here. They certainly can't bring the flatbed down the little side street (which is basically a one-lane street that used to be an alley). So he's going to have to park on Virginia near the Y intersection, take the shed off with the forklift, and bring it down the side street that way.

I think I'm as ready as I can be. Of course, I have to move the RV and my car but that's no big deal. Let's hope it all goes smoothly.