is something burning?

Yes
The question that no old house owner / renovator hates to be stuck asking. So, I was sitting in the study last night working on my latest video when the smell kind of hit me. The smell of burning. I thought I was being oversensitive and continued editing.. Then it was stronger, finally I was sure there was a problem and started the usuall sniffing around the house.. Still I could find nothing, I went to the basement to see if there were problems down there.. Nope.. As I passed the outside door commign back up stairs I noticed a much stronger smell.. Now I was thinking that perhapse some crack head or bum had lit one of the many leaf pile ablaze.. Annoying!.. So, I went out back and noticed the source of the fire. One of the really big remuddle conversion to 6 unit jobs down the ally had flames shooting out of the roof. Ohh yea.. Not gonna miss that place. No more crack heads hanging out in the back yard doing crack headed things. Also, this menas there is a double wide lot avaliable on that block now. If I had the spare cash I would have my place moved and then put a good wall around the property and a nice garage 8^) So it appears that crack heads and space heaters do not in fact actually mix. 8^) Santa should leave some for the folks living in the place two doors down.. With all of the cheep plastic siding on the place it would take the house on either side with it making lots of cheep yard square footage available to me, and increasing the value of the rest of the neighborhood all at once. Could finally be rid of the buisnessmen that have setup shop on the corner as well. 8^) Oh well, I can dream..

Mean spirited? Yes.. Tired of crack heads and near homeless guys fighting over crach whores and absentee landlords trying hard to make the neighborhhod look like a concentration camp? Yes.

THe next post will be more wacky fun, hopefully with pics of the trim finally up in the bedrooms. 8^)

Ivan