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Yes, @Baymule , she is more than evil. She is totally off her rocker. They are trying to establish a relationship and friendship between my son and the "contact guy" with Verizon.... whom he had never met prior to the start of the tower application process.... trying to say he initiated the whole thing; when Verizon came to him.... I mean she is really truly crazy....she has a very bad reputation with people in the county offices because of some of the idiotic stuff she has brought up in the past. I can't say what you did, but am in total agreement.... only I have thought that fair justice would be for her to have it in an area that has no service and to linger in agonizing pain because she cannot get out a phone call.
I don't see where she is going to be able to "make a case" when this is all said and done.... but it is very nerve wracking and upsetting to him. His lawyer is good, and Verizon is now involved so they are footing the bill.
Tower is up, all the landscaping and fences are up. They are going to have to come back in with the crane because they put the wrong receivers on the tower and they stick out too far.... will have to replace with the ones that are only 18 inches out from the tower as was agreed on, not the 28 inches that the present ones stick out. Again, someone not paying attention to the final agreement and specs. Just like they put up a chain link fence and then had to come back and add the stockade type panels because that was what was agreed on at the meeting that last night before the approval was given.... OH WELL....
It has been an experience.
Got down to 48 last night. Sun is out and I am going to head up the hill here in a little bit. Still a cool 56 ....Going out to dig the rest of the daylillies, about 4-5 clumps maybe, and the reblooming irises... and hopefully the peonies. The rose will wait for after frost as it is still blooming. Got several bags of stuff to drop at the dumpsters....
Got to make the first mortgage payment too. Everything hit all at once and it will be tight for a couple of weeks while I get some of this stuff done. I will sure be glad when I am not paying both the rent and mortgage even though I knew that I was going to do it for a couple months. Sure hope that the floors get started pretty soon so that dusty mess is done with. Gonna take a few extra days to do the drying though because there is no heat in the house. I need to ask him about how long it takes to dry. No question in my mind... I will be out of the rental by the first of the year....not going to pay more than I have to. I had originally thought that Nov.... but the closing was off by a month, so then Dec.... but won't get everything done by then.... But Jan. 1st, 2021 I will OFFICIALLY be out of here and in there....
Gotta ask my son to please get those shut off valves back on the washing machine pipes so that I can turn the water back on in the house. At least I used to be able to use the bathroom.... now can't flush cuz no water... and yeah, I could get a bucket of water.... but come on.....
Haven't heard back from the guy about the outside work, getting the oil tank situated so I can get the furnace guy there to do that.
$$$$$$ and more $$$$$$$. Everything is taking twice as long and costing twice as much as I was kinda trying to budget for....
Kinda like when everything hit you guys @Baymule , and you decided to go back to work for awhile... I need another job for a couple of months....
Oh, I forgot, I have to go up and recheck and count the fruit trees so I can get some idea of the number of holes to get him to dig while he is there too. And get some stakes to get put in the ground. I have been told that 15 ft apart will pretty much be sufficient..... usually 10 ft for dwarfs....15 for semi-dwarf..... 20 for full size trees. The way the one bunch is planted in the field I am thinking that they are dwarf or semi dwarf. Got to get a tape measure and see how far apart they are now.... not that those people were the smartest so might not have known what they were doing anyway.... it is not life or death to get the holes dug but seems foolish not to do it when he is there. I would ask my son to do it with the backhoe he has, but he doesn't have time for anything else it seems.... I am going to probably ask him to dig the trees once it gets cold weather and they go dormant. He will have to dig the 3 at this house to move since they are alot bigger. Plan to put them at the end of the area I have designated for the fruit trees....and then put the other peaches near them... cross pollination if needed, as there is another peach here that was here and I think it might be cross pollinating mine.... owner gets a couple peaches off it and then the ground hogs get the rest when they fall....such a waste.
I also sent an e-mail to a company that is called Edible Landscapes.... recommended to me at one of the plant nurseries that I stopped at the other day. Explained that I had an opportunity to "rescue" these fruit trees and move them, and wanted some advice and possible consultation.... guy is away and the lady that answered my e-mail, said that she would see that he got the e-mail next week when he returned and would see if they could offer me some help or advice. I mostly want to know if there is any special "tricks" I should know to getting them moved and pruned. That is one thing that I need to learn, pruning fruit trees properly so that they produce fruit and are strong healthy trees.
Okay, going to get going and see what I can get accomplished. Feeling more like getting with it... sun helps to be more positive.... Guess I just needed a down day yesterday; I did get a few things done but not much. I ought to be able to get the shelf units in the building today as it is dry, get them all situated. Maybe try to take some of the tires and stuff here, up with me too.... Got some more clothes to take up to wash, so have got to get the water back on.... I can at least do that while I am doing something else... and get them on the line to dry... will have a bureau with totally empty drawers pretty soon to move.....
PROGRESS n little steps....
I don't see where she is going to be able to "make a case" when this is all said and done.... but it is very nerve wracking and upsetting to him. His lawyer is good, and Verizon is now involved so they are footing the bill.
Tower is up, all the landscaping and fences are up. They are going to have to come back in with the crane because they put the wrong receivers on the tower and they stick out too far.... will have to replace with the ones that are only 18 inches out from the tower as was agreed on, not the 28 inches that the present ones stick out. Again, someone not paying attention to the final agreement and specs. Just like they put up a chain link fence and then had to come back and add the stockade type panels because that was what was agreed on at the meeting that last night before the approval was given.... OH WELL....
It has been an experience.
Got down to 48 last night. Sun is out and I am going to head up the hill here in a little bit. Still a cool 56 ....Going out to dig the rest of the daylillies, about 4-5 clumps maybe, and the reblooming irises... and hopefully the peonies. The rose will wait for after frost as it is still blooming. Got several bags of stuff to drop at the dumpsters....
Got to make the first mortgage payment too. Everything hit all at once and it will be tight for a couple of weeks while I get some of this stuff done. I will sure be glad when I am not paying both the rent and mortgage even though I knew that I was going to do it for a couple months. Sure hope that the floors get started pretty soon so that dusty mess is done with. Gonna take a few extra days to do the drying though because there is no heat in the house. I need to ask him about how long it takes to dry. No question in my mind... I will be out of the rental by the first of the year....not going to pay more than I have to. I had originally thought that Nov.... but the closing was off by a month, so then Dec.... but won't get everything done by then.... But Jan. 1st, 2021 I will OFFICIALLY be out of here and in there....
Gotta ask my son to please get those shut off valves back on the washing machine pipes so that I can turn the water back on in the house. At least I used to be able to use the bathroom.... now can't flush cuz no water... and yeah, I could get a bucket of water.... but come on.....
Haven't heard back from the guy about the outside work, getting the oil tank situated so I can get the furnace guy there to do that.
$$$$$$ and more $$$$$$$. Everything is taking twice as long and costing twice as much as I was kinda trying to budget for....
Kinda like when everything hit you guys @Baymule , and you decided to go back to work for awhile... I need another job for a couple of months....
Oh, I forgot, I have to go up and recheck and count the fruit trees so I can get some idea of the number of holes to get him to dig while he is there too. And get some stakes to get put in the ground. I have been told that 15 ft apart will pretty much be sufficient..... usually 10 ft for dwarfs....15 for semi-dwarf..... 20 for full size trees. The way the one bunch is planted in the field I am thinking that they are dwarf or semi dwarf. Got to get a tape measure and see how far apart they are now.... not that those people were the smartest so might not have known what they were doing anyway.... it is not life or death to get the holes dug but seems foolish not to do it when he is there. I would ask my son to do it with the backhoe he has, but he doesn't have time for anything else it seems.... I am going to probably ask him to dig the trees once it gets cold weather and they go dormant. He will have to dig the 3 at this house to move since they are alot bigger. Plan to put them at the end of the area I have designated for the fruit trees....and then put the other peaches near them... cross pollination if needed, as there is another peach here that was here and I think it might be cross pollinating mine.... owner gets a couple peaches off it and then the ground hogs get the rest when they fall....such a waste.
I also sent an e-mail to a company that is called Edible Landscapes.... recommended to me at one of the plant nurseries that I stopped at the other day. Explained that I had an opportunity to "rescue" these fruit trees and move them, and wanted some advice and possible consultation.... guy is away and the lady that answered my e-mail, said that she would see that he got the e-mail next week when he returned and would see if they could offer me some help or advice. I mostly want to know if there is any special "tricks" I should know to getting them moved and pruned. That is one thing that I need to learn, pruning fruit trees properly so that they produce fruit and are strong healthy trees.
Okay, going to get going and see what I can get accomplished. Feeling more like getting with it... sun helps to be more positive.... Guess I just needed a down day yesterday; I did get a few things done but not much. I ought to be able to get the shelf units in the building today as it is dry, get them all situated. Maybe try to take some of the tires and stuff here, up with me too.... Got some more clothes to take up to wash, so have got to get the water back on.... I can at least do that while I am doing something else... and get them on the line to dry... will have a bureau with totally empty drawers pretty soon to move.....
PROGRESS n little steps....