This Old (Minneapolis) House

106 114(plus?) year old fixer-upper townhome + two unskilled DINKs = fun times all around

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Where to Start?

Should I start with the neighbor being picked up by the police on our porch last night?

Or should I talk about our "emergency" as the gas company called it?

Or should I talk about the good bid we got for windows today?

Let's just say that the guy (I think the husband of the owner) who is fixing up the townhouse next to us got drunk, got locked out, and got put in a squad car last night. I identified him as someone who does work there, but could smell the alcohol on him outside of the car, with his window up.

Oh, and when our 100 or so year old gravity furnace turns on it fills the first floor with natural gas. The natural gas goes away and it starts to get warm. When I called the gas company to ask about it they made it very clear that they will be sending someone out and we would be getting it looked at before we use it again. I think it had to do with the headaches I admitted we got. I'm working from home tomorrow waiting for them to come and look at.

Oh, and we got another big on windows today. $12,000 for Pella wood windows. Sweet.
The company has a great reputation. I'm excited.

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