Wednesday when Inspector Mike Signed
Off on our building permit card he said we did not need a Certificate of
Occupancy - that was only for Commercial Buildings. Guess what arrived in today’s mail? Our Certificate! It says “… must be posted and
maintained at or near to the entrance of the building …” Even though it is a pretty document, I
don’t think I want it hanging at our front door. LOL.
This
morning on our way to the Penny Palace Doc stopped at Starbucks and Subway for
breakfast. I was disappointed
because I didn’t find any coins in the parking area there. So Doc drove me across the street to
the closed In-N-Out Burger place where I collected 3 pennies and one
nickel. (Coins #1-4).
We visited a very huge irrigation
supply place to seek additional waterfall timer triggers. (I want to cycle the waterfalls twice
each day). They only deal with the
new, digital timers. In looking
around I thought. “There is no way there would be a loose penny in a place like
this”. Wrong! There was a penny in the doorway as we
were leaving. (Coin #5) How in the world did we miss that when
we walked in?
Continued progress at the Penny
Palace. Doc and I cleaned his
office from top to bottom. Except
for buying and installing a ceiling fan, that room is now ready for move in!
The rep called us today regarding
the tacky garage floor. It was
concluded that the painter did not properly mix the sealer and hardener. The clear coating needs to be removed. Thus, Doc and I got to work with a can
of pure acetone and were able to dissolve a few square feet of the material
before quitting due to the fumes (and my frustration with the process). We will continue with a few more feet
tomorrow.
Temperatures today were in the
mid-90s, but it was really pleasant inside the Penny Palace. Doc turned on the two huge ceiling fans
in the Grand Room for both practical and fun reasons.
Doc helped me apply those vinyl
decals on the bathroom walls. One
on each of three walls:
“All
Things Bright and Beautiful”
“All
Creatures Great and Small”
“All
Things Wise and Wonderful”
Concrete Rick came by to test out the
different concrete sealers for tomorrow’s projects.
Neighbor Brian dropped in with a
housewarming gift. His parents
were Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus who showed up at the Penny Palace on December 20 (see
blog).
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We shut down the Penny Palace at 4
p.m. and headed to Home Depot. We
had quite a shopping list tonight.
And we found those waterfall timer triggers!
Then Doc insisted we go out to
dinner before heading home. He
wanted to celebrate this week’s milestone achievement. I dread going into a sit-down
restaurant when I am wearing construction boots and clothing covered in paint,
sweat and dust. Yuck. Doc found a nickel in the planter near
the entrance. (Coin #6)
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Someone
said today “Have a nice weekend”.
How are
weekends any different than weekdays?
The Penny Palace is a 24/7
project / blessing / curse / obsession …
Total: 6 Coins P (4), N (2), D (0), Q
(0) = $0.14
3 comments:
My dear friends,
I am watching your video and experience a very warm feeling looking at you, while you are doing preparations before moving into your palace. Sorry I cannot express all the feelings that flooded me at the moment. But I am readily join to all the good wishes that your friends, native speakers, can express in their messages to you, belive me.
With much hugs,
Sasha in Russia
Stick the C af O on the back of a framed print or painting and hang it by the front door. Make it weatherproof and you can have it outside the front door (you didn’t say if it had to be displayed inside or outside). Then if asked you can go Ta da!
Why aren't the installers doing the acetone wash. That stuff will rot your brain. Oh, wait...
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