Here's an example of the cowboy mentality of some of these builders. One morning last month, an excavator appeared on the front lawn of this house. You can see the marks on the lawn.
Thankfully, a neighbour ran across the street to confront the operator and ask what he thought he was doing. Of course he replied that he was about to tear the house down. She informed him that the hydro and gas were not yet dis-connected. Also, the contents of the house were still inside. It took some convincing, but he finally turned off his machine. What if she hadn't stopped him?!
And so, once the utilities are really and truly shut off and the proper permits issued, this house too will bite the dust. Will the two trees also go? On just that one side of our block we will have lost five of our original houses.
And so we anticipate summer. After this long winter, it would be nice to think of spending some time relaxing on our front verandah. However, there will be a steady parade of trucks, noise, dust and dirt as we deal with three infill projects on our block at one time.
Happy Holidays indeed!
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