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Scott,

Would it be ok to call you in a few minutes, ie: WoodTux. Thanks.

Gee Jon, now you are my "friend". This FaceBook crap is for young'uns.

Anyway, just tried to re - email you the first batch of photos and text. Hope you got it this time.

I'll private message ya'.

Hey now.

Hey Sweetie!

Ready to ride a camel? Hah!

Gotta' run, ton of sanding to do today. See 'ya later.

Celeste,

The call was on my business answering machine when I got in late this afternoon. Called Jennifer back and spoke at some length.

Some rain spots and the contractor sounds like he over applied the Cabot's stain. She thinks it is an oil, so told her about turpentine or Wil Bond to get rid of and even out the tacky areas.

Smart gal. Still has half the bill to pay so the contractor should make things right.

Hi Beth,

Looks like a wash out for work today. Received the "old growth" redwood shipment from Calif. yesterday. You should see this wood, it is gorgeous. Dense, tight grained, with a beautiful color. I'll take and post some pics when I get it up to the job site.

Hey Beth,

Peirce is up here with me for some fun and a little work. We'll see how good he is with a belt sander as soon as I can get him out of bed!

Beth,

Put a 2nd hit of RS #80 brightener on the sanded redwood yesterday afternoon when returning from ACR. We did all sorts of prep testing on this job and both Peirce and I learned some interesting stuff about "old growth" redwood.

Hope the wood is dry enough this morning to get a 1st staining in. Would like to finish the job tomorrow AM so I can get in some fluke fishing!

Beth,

Actually we could use some rain here. This has been one of the driest, coolest, no humidity Augusts that I can remember here in NJ. The weather has just been stupendous. Don't think we have turned on the air conditioner all month!

Gotta' go, some red mahogany to strip. See 'ya.

Hi ya Beth,

Nasty weather is coming. Accounting and billing today, I hate book work! Estimates late but it looks like a reschedule if the storms are still around.

No, waiting out the dew this morning before staining. Plus, just taking my good old time! I'm friggin' tired, it has been a real busy season.

No, age can slow you down. Dew is a great excuse!

Yay! Customer's PT deck is too wet to stain! Day off!

Wait a minute, my wife is calling ... "What about our ipe' deck?" Aw geeze, gotta' go do my own wood. Maybe I'll call in a handyman...

Beth,

I'll have you know I stripped and brightened my ipe' yesterday. Also bleach cleaned all my teak furniture. Did this all by myself, no helper! This morning I'm sore and tired, think I'll make it a long, no working weekend! I wish...

Beth,

Oh yeah, Mr. Greenie and I were very well acquainted by the time I finished hand brushing my vertical PT wood yesterday. Gotta' go and start a customer's wood this morning. Hope to lambswool my ipe' with A-C late.

Hey Beth,

Give Rod a big, fat, wet kiss for his B'day! Off to acid a deck and then finish my own ipe' with A-C. Easy day. Isn't this cool, dry weather great?

Beth,

Lucky Rod! Still cookin' eh? I'm trying to wind down for the season. It has been a very good year but I am just about worn out. I really miss my college kids! 4 more weeks or so and its 5 months vacation!

Beth,

Not stopping yet, but slowing down by choice. Enough already! Talked to Tom yesterday but did not ask about any dates. Carlos thinks something is in the works.

Beth,

Tony Szabo had a very good suggestion, one that I have used on a limited basis in prior years. Book jobs now for next spring. With the weather, especially temperatures, getting colder, especially at night, production and workable hours quickly go south.

This past week I have been unable to do any work on exterior wood until 10:30 AM, just to let the heavy overnight dew dry off.

Beth,

We have no rain in the forecast until a 30% chance Thursday night! What a season of great weather. Still have to wait this morning until 10:30 or so to start staining.

Sorry kiddo, did you look at the forecast? Wet here from tomorrow AM through the weekend. We actually need some precip. and at least here in central Jersey, it has been the best season weatherwise in my memory.

Beth,

You think you have problems, I've got a hole in my thumb from a small tear in a glove and Eacochem's Stripper Cream. That stuff is powerful, ate through flesh!

Thought business was slowing down but have gotten slammed with work the last two days. Want to fly out to Mich. and pull my best kid out of U. of M. this semester!

Thats it for the season, no more jobs. Bids outstanding will just have to wait until spring. Enough already, its time for hibernation.

Beth,

"I'll kiss your booboo at the RT."

Hah, promise? Can't wait but 'ya better leave Rod home!

Beth,

Hope it warms up a bit for chems to work. That mahogany job has mahogany spindles! Covered in a nice latex. Can't help myself, will spend days getting it off! Gotta' go.