I have a digital camera. I don't use it for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that the USB port on Matilda no longer works. So I wait until I've filled a roll on the antique 35mm camera, then I take it in and get prints and a CD.
So, finally, here are some pictures from last weekend's work on the disabled Vet's house.
The huge hole in the roof was to the right of the men on the roof, where you can see plywood. They reinforced the joists, replaced the shingles on the entire roof, and built the sloping roof over the ell, which originally had a flat roof. They also repaired/replaced water-damaged walls, floors, and ceilings, and we emptied out the stuff in the basement. The water damage in the basement was more due to freeze-burst pipes, which were also repaired.
Many of the guys working on the house were ex-Marines. They put up the flagpole, and the red flag is a Marine Corps flag. You can see the dumpster I helped fill. (We needed two of them!) The plywood showing in the lower left corner was shielding the bonfire, where we burned dead tree branches and scrap wood.
I had to get a picture of this truck. It was the personal property of one of the volunteers. Note the piece of log in the front --- they cut down a dead black walnut tree. It was beautiful wood, smelled wonderful, but the son couldn't find anyone who wanted it! We burned the smaller branches on the bonfire, and neighbors took the smaller trunk pieces for firewood, but the huge main trunk got pushed into the woods across the street, and will probably go to waste. A shame.
People have asked, "How did the homeowner react when he saw what had been done?"
No idea. Nobody but his son was to be there when he got home. All he knew was that his son and one or two of his son's friends were going to fix the hole in the roof, and that's all he'll ever know. He's very proud, and would not have accepted any other help.
That's why I said we were elves.
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