Brent and I stayed up really late on Friday night, so we had a hard time getting up yesterday. Also, I think the week of hard labor was catching up with us. By the time we got out to the porch, it was already HOT. We chatted with Karl about how the flooring boards might be laid out. It’s a precise process, so you have to take your time. We only got a few things done before it was time for Brent to go to the airport.
At the airport, Brent and I realized we hadn’t taken a beard selfie yet. Both of us have been letting our beards grow while we worked. Brent had a head start, but his is longer than it’s ever been. Mine was only starting to fill in, and I hadn’t done any grooming, so it was just wild face hair. We took a quick picture as I dropped Brent off.
I have more white hairs than the last time I grew out my beard.
When I got home, I slept for an hour, then chatted with Karl a little bit. We agreed to meet later when it was cooler.
We got the first boards in place, and started spacing other boards out next to them. We have a question about the size of screws the company uses, and a question about screw spacing. There is some conflicting information. I’ll need to call them tomorrow. In the meantime, we’ve been tacking the boards down with smaller screws that we’ll take out later.
So exciting!
That is just so great!
I see that someone is using knee pads, which is brilliant. It hurts me just looking at the kneeling. I am so happy that so much is done! Way to go, Beard Bros. & Co.!
‘Twas to be expected: rugged outdoor work for over a week and one is bound to begin to resemble a Walker Texas Ranger/Grizzly Adams type. Is Karl also in the beard competition? (So glad to read he has not abandoned you in these final hours!) Be smart – we don’t want to be reading your name in the back of the first section of the paper…you know, where people’s names and pictures appear in alphabetical order (amazing how they tend to pass in order like that, isn’t it?).