Ice everywhere

The power just came back on. I'm amazed that it happened so soon. Only been out for 20 hrs, some people are looking at 3-6 days. Major damage to trees as they are coated with 1/2 in of ice. You could hear trees snapping in half today , sounded like cannons going off in the woods. Huge credit to the power company linemen who work long , dangerous hours getting power restored. Freakin guys are unsung heroes in my book. Lots of homes will be freezing up tonight, the temp going down to single digits. BRRRR Stay warm, wherever you are. If I wasn't making so much money I would rather be back in Barbados . Peace for now Catmandon

Back from Barbados

Good afternoon everyone, Jane and I just got back from Barbados where it was 85 degrees and sunny every day. It is now 26 degrees and snowing and blowing here at home in Vermont. I just checked my emails ,all 486 of them , honestly I deleted most of them but it is now back to reality for awhile. We had a great time. We stayed at the Sea Foam Hacienda where you walk about 100 ft and into the turquoise water of the Carribean. I got plenty of rest. The local flavor there is incredible. We are going to St. Martin for three weeks in April and May. I have quite a lot of work backed upped right now. The day I left , we had a major water damage job come in and I am happy to report that it was handled very proffessionally by my technician who was on call that day. We are blessed that we have such a great team . Well Jane and I are off to buy a christmas tree from the farm. They tried to sell us one in Barbados. It was pretty funny to see Xmas trees for sale in the 85 degree heat. The needles were falling off everywhere. Peace for now. Catmandon

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. It truly is a time to be thankful for everything we have. Family,friends,food,home and a business sucessful enough to sustain our life style. We are traveling to Barbados with friends tommorrow for a week. We are truly fortunate to be able to do this. It takes committement and persistence and you can accomplish anything. A good old boy from Georgia was once asked how he was able to create his fortune. His reply was with persistence and perserverance you can piss a hole in a rock. An interesting thought but he is right. I will be gone until 12/9 so be healthy ,safe and happy . Peace Catmandon

Snow and rain

Good morning everyone, It snowed last night about two inches but the rain is washing it away now. It's like living in Seattle. Tommorrow we are going to refinish my son's hardwood floors in his new house as a gift to him and his wife Amy. This will be a practice run because we are just starting this service and who better to practice on. What can he do? Sue us. Highly unlikely. I am sure he will be quite pleased with the results. I am still feeling like crap. I hope this goes away soon, as we are going to Barbados on Friday and I don't want to be sick for that trip. I want to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving and I will talk to you soon. Peace Catmandon

Not going to blast until spring

Good morning everyone. I decided not to blast the cellar hole for our spec house until spring. I had everything lined up to do it on Mon and Tues the only thing I did not have was a plan for the house. It is just like me to put the cart in front of the horse sometimes. Well , if I blasted now I would be committed to building to the hole. It is to nice a piece of property to be this stupid. Therefore , I have decided to wait and get everything in place. The demolition guy will be bummed out but I assured him he can have the job in the spring. I will be splitting the rest of my firewood this weekend but it is going to very cold. I can tolerate it until next week when we go to BARBADOS and sit in the sun. Well thats it for now. Have a great day . Peace Catmandon