Friday, May 5, 2017

Good morning crew,

This chronic rainy weather has had more consequences than just keeping me from getting any work done on my fence or landscaping. Last week the wind blew a big piece of aluminum flashing off the front of my house.

Since it has been raining and blowing practically every single day I have been hesitant to climb to the top of my 20-foot extension ladder with a piece of aluminum siding in one hand and a hammer in another and do a balancing act in the driving sleet.

So there has been a gap in between the soffit and the frame of the roof for the last six days.

The other day the wife emailed me, "I noticed some birds flying in and out of the gap in the siding. We're going to have to do something about that pretty soon or they're going to build a nest in there."

"So what," I replied, "I thought you said you wanted another pet? And think of all the fresh eggs."

Laugh it up,

Joe

joe@gophercentral.com

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[Here is a classic that I haven't heard in a month of Sundays (as the saying goes). But the great thing about old jokes is that eventually they become new all over again.]

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