A little Bonding

Another big blow on Saturday.... the kind where I'm laying in bed thinking: if I hear a cracking sound, I'm rolling off the bed. We have several large trees within "striking distance" of our bedroom. so it's something you think about when the wind hits the 80K mark and you're laying there, awake. Friday, was an outstanding day. I couldn't help but stop and take this picture on my way to work. It's an early morning shot of Chickadee lake.... just after 2 beavers swam by... so use your imagination.

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Straw Bale House Update: Things are creeping along. We've started bolting down the perimeter bond beams. The laminated beams still haven't been cut.... it's a long story, but the truss company doesn't want to take any responsibility for the beam spans without an engineer's stamp of approval. As we're already "over-building", it shouldn't be an issue... but they feel that there could be some legal implications should the straw house be blown down... no pun intended. Offering to sign a waiver should resolve the issue and work can begin on the second floor joists. The weather will likely be crappy, so the crew will work when we can.