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That hilarious, and extremely odd, statement was made by a disgruntled volunteer who was having a tough time driving a nail into a 2x4. I laughed, but something tells me that perhaps it wasn't the best encouragement. Anyway, the entire
Monticello group was able to work together on the same site: Defiance. It was interesting to see how all these various people, with extremely different personalites, were able to construct so effectively. You really should have seen these guys. In the morning, only the foundations were set. By noon, all the exterior walls, and most interior, were already up. By the time I left, a truck load of trusses was arriving. For all I know, they could be installing the cable television as I speak. Not really. But really.
Although it was a really foggy day, we all lucked out. Today, there was a 40% chance of rain, and the slight majority prevailed. If all goes according to plan, the whole group will be nailing the shingles on the roof by the end of tomorrow. Either way,
Monticello has had a great week, and I'm sure they will have a memorable last day.
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And I just have to say, some of these guys (and girls, if I MUST be politically correct) were wearing some great bright colored t-shirts that contrasted perfectly with the gloomy grey sky. I wanted to take a picture of the full rainbow spectrum of their t-shirts: Red to pink to yellow to green to darker green to blue--but they were just too darn busy. But I think it would've been cool. Real cool.
-John (a.k.a. "New Boy" a.k.a. "Butters" a.k.a. "Stop-Calling-Me-Nicknames")
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