3.20.2015 - First Day of Spring!

Spring has finally arrived!  Well...sort of.  We had snowflakes in the air this afternoon and there is still lots of snow on the ground, so it doesn't feel too much like spring.  The ground is still frozen and when we have had warmer days, it melts the snow and top layer of dirt but it can't soak in the ground - leaving a muddy mess.  Pretty soon we won't be able to make it up the driveway because of mud, not snow!  I guess that's progress.  One thing that's kind of funny now - there's probably still 12 inches of snow on the ground, but now it's pretty much compressed - so you can walk on top of it without sinking in!

Jim did get all the remaining snow on the deck shoveled off but you can see a few flurries in the air in this picture!

Jim has been making progress or at least becoming frustrated on new fronts lately.  He met with the concrete guy that was recommended to him by the septic designer.  Since Jim has some sections of the scaffolding in place that will hold up the concrete, he needed to run it by a concrete person to see if it was workable from their vantage point.  Jim really liked this guy and he was impressed by the design and Jim's work.  Although it will be hard for Jim to turn over the concrete to someone else, this is definitely something we can't do on our own.  It's too big of a job for two or three people and we don't have the tools necessary.  However, Jim will do all of the work getting it ready - all of the Pex waterlines in place, all the shoring, etc. - their crew will just have to show up and pour concrete.  The guy left promising Jim a quote.  Which hasn't come nor has he answered the phone when Jim called him recently.

Jim is also still trying to track down an auger attachment for the Bobcat.  The one he is interested in is listed for sale by a Bobcat store - and even after leaving messages and emails, no one has called.  We shake our heads and the responsiveness of so many people who are in business to make money but don't return calls.

So...hope "springs" eternal that we will be on the property working before too long!