It's been a busy month trying to hit the goal of "ready to move things in by end of June", but barring any unforeseen snafus this week, we should hit the mark. Drawings and funds have changed hands for the carpetting, scheduled for when we return from the July 4th vac. Wall tile is up and grouted in the bathroom and the toilet should be going in tomorrow after sealing. The VCT floor will be finished this week along with laminating the kitchen countertops. Plumbing was done yesterday so the kitchen sink can drop in once the Formica is adhered and trimmed. Umpteen tasks are in-process, like painting the clerestory surrounds, putting up the last strips of wallpaper, and installing the shower doors.
The shower doors is an interesting one. I started installation last week and discovered the doors and frame are taller than the fiberglass tub by 1.25". Pretty standard, but looks ridiculous. So the aluminum framing is now cut down and installed, the sliding doors are torn apart, and I'm waiting on a call for replacement glass panes that are 1.25" shorter from a local glass shop. Tempered of course. (You can't cut glass once it's tempered) Never a good sign though when the glass pattern is commented on as "never seen that before". Great.
I spent Friday out there making big progress and got a call from Ben about the time I was heading out, around 6. Went home to clean up- still unbelievably muggy and temps hovering between 90 & 100F upstairs so I was a real mess. The big news of the evening was the replacement jukebox at the PL, the old one was practically an institution…a very similar model to the Tap's before that was replaced by an internet jukebox (and a good reason why I haven't been back). The PL's was cantankerous, often ignoring quarters and requiring you to beat on the page turn buttons every once in a while. You quickly learned which songs to avoid choosing as it would pass them up (likely due to dust or scratches I assume). A Rowe "CD Phonograph" that had a motorized CD on display, top-center, long since frozen. The new model isn't a total bust; many of the CD's were transferred over and it is NOT an internet model. But no longer can you get 3 plays for a buck, and the LED lightshow this thing puts on is seizure inducing.
After a couple hours Ben took off in typical fashion and Cam and I made good on our promise made months ago to hit up Suds as we knew the college crowd was out of town and the evening temps couldn't have been any more perfect. Enroute we made a quick stop at the Hydrant and I witnessed possibly the finest rendition of Totally Eclipse of the Heart I had ever seen. Words cannot describe this duo's performance.
The ice cold PBR at Suds did the trick and a new discovery was made. Their juke actually pre-dated the old PL machine and was equipped with A) the same discs we found popular at the PL (but no one else found popular, apparently), and B) discs I had never seen at any other juke in town anywhere, and could have come right out of my itunes library. "CD-Phonograph", indeed.
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