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Houseblogging – Gooey + Itchy <\/b><\/p>\n

Friends,<\/p>\n

I’ve spent the last couple days shooting foam insulation into gaps, silicone into smaller gaps, and putty into still smaller gaps. Certainly I’m glad that it’s done, but the pictures are deadly dull. I’ll have others later, once the paint is applied. Until then, not so much.<\/p>\n

The fiberglass insulation went in without incident except the the itchy problem. Scratching, scratching, scratching. I was prepared for that to the extent that you can be, but there was something that I wasn’t ready for.<\/p>\n

My Dad and I had filled up the back of the mighty Dakota with construction debris (read: plexiglas). Yesterday was the day to dump it off at, well, the dump. I secured the load and took off. Not one minute into the trip I remembered that I had forgotten coffee, an essential fortification for the long, arduous, mile-long trip. I flipped the thing around (as much as that’s possible with that creaky crate) and headed up the driveway. Transmission in First, parking brake set, I slammed the door and headed back into the house to retrieve my now-precious coffee. Then, pop.<\/p>\n

The parking brake had let go and the truck started backing down the driveway, pointed at the neighbor’s house on the low side across the street. The engine was slowly spinning backwards, picking up speed. It was as good a time as ever to panic, so I did. Could I hold it back myself? Not by grabbing the window frame. Should I jump in and hope to find the brake pedal in time? That was the last best choice and worked out okay. I made it to the edge of the driveway before it was fully stopped.<\/p>\n

Pals, it was at this point when I questioned the need for coffee—ever. It’s pretty exciting to have a runaway car, but I figured “I’ve been through too much for a stupid cup of joe and I’ll be damned if it’s not coming with me.” So it did.<\/p>\n

Deep breath.<\/p>\n

Your pal,<\/p>\n

bob<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Houseblogging – Gooey + Itchy Friends, I’ve spent the last couple days shooting foam insulation into gaps, silicone into smaller gaps, and putty into still smaller gaps. Certainly I’m glad that it’s done, but the pictures are deadly dull. I’ll have others later, once the paint is applied. Until then, not so much. The fiberglass … <\/p>\n

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