The skylights are in and the roof is done.
Category: Life with Pratts
How Not To Take The SAT’s
The night before taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test in high school, I worked at my part-time job as a short-order cook. I had a hard time getting to sleep, and I woke up the next morning exhausted, hearing a certain then-recent song playing on the radio.
I drove myself with my then-recent license to the next town over, where the SAT was being given. That damn stupid song kept running through my mind the entire time I took the test! This is that song.
Pratt Porch Project – Day 5
The junky old fiberglass panels are gone forever! There’s a real roof there, at last. You can see where the skylights will be.
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Pratt Porch Project – Day 4
The walls are looking like, well, walls now.
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Pratt Porch Project – Day 3
Actually, Day 3 was last week. The walls have been framed in.
I’m having trouble finding a wall sleeve for the air conditioner. I think I can get it from an outfit called AM Royal.
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Gas-Powered Movie
The power is back on, after 15 hours. And Internet access is working, too. Whew!
Yesterday afternoon we were hit by a sudden and violent thunderstorm with some of the heaviest rain I’ve ever seen, and hail to boot. Carol, Eric and I were watching the storm when we heard a thunderclap that was so loud it sounded as if it were next door. Well, it was. Lightning hit a large tree, the tree hit the utility wires, and out went the power on our street.
We ate out with friends from across the street, then we all watched a movie at our place. No, we didn’t gather around a portable DVD player. My portable generator came to the rescue.
It has two household outlets, 110V/15A. I bought it over five years ago in case we ever need the sump pump running during a power outage. That situation hasn’t happened yet, but it did fine last night powering the 32-inch TV and DVD player.
Our neighbors brought over Bridge To Terabithia. It’s an enjoyable family movie, with a surprise plot twist. The gas tank on the generator isn’t very big, but it ran for two hours and the movie is only 90 minutes long.