Got dates, a call from the President

Yesterday I finally got hard dates for my flooring project set up.  When you have both tile and carpeting going in the tile always needs to go down first if the two surfaces touch anywhere.  The tile job is scheduled to start April 14th.

The installer said that this is a large job and could take 3-4 full days to complete and that is assuming they don’t run into problems.  I already know they are going to have some issues with areas of the foundation that are not flat.  I know there are a few waves here and there that I can feel through the carpet. The carpet in the office and bedrooms is scheduled to go down a week later on the 21st.

Although the house is going to be more or less a disaster area for around two weeks, having the job split into two areas and two dates will make furniture moving more manageable.  While the tile is being done in the main living area we can slide all that stuff into the bedrooms and vice versa when the carpet is being laid.  It’s still going to be a TON of work and mess.  I am just going to focus on getting to the finish line, confident that all of the effort will result in a much more durable, attractive, and appealing interior of our home.

So yesterday I had a voicemail from the owner of the Florida Tarpons, Dave.  I have talked to Dave a few times on the phone since the team came into existence a few years ago.  He has told me of some of the struggles he has endured trying to get the team into something other than the money bleeding operation that it has been.

Well the reason for his call last night was to see if I wanted to renew my season tickets for this year.  I had planned to renew but I did not plan to have the owner of the team calling me personally to do so.

So I told him I was going to renew.  There are only four home games.  When he told me the total would be $200 for the two tickets I paused a bit.  $25 per game per person is pretty heavy considering the level of play, but our seats last year were pretty primo near midfield in row 3 or 4.  But then I considered that last year they gave us those season tickets for free to make up for the cluster fck of a 2013 season that had a bunch of rescheduled or cancelled games.  I figure I at least owed them one season of paying full boat for the seats.  The first home game isn’t until the end of April.

I took this upcoming Monday off to give me a three day weekend.  The extra day is not for relaxation but for labor.  My goal is by the end of those three days to have a raised platform in the middle of the back yard with the new 10′ x 8′ shed resting securely on top of it, fully constructed.

Like most all of my home construction the informal process and plans I am following are completely in my head.  For the most part this unconventional approach to construction has served me well over the years.  Hopefully the streak continues.