At about 8:45 a dumpster from Scotty's Roll-offs arrived and at 9:00 the front awning of the building was knocked off. Then 1 Dad, 1 son in law, and 3 sons later at approximately 4:30 - the last transom window was finished being installed. You never know when you tear into an old building what surprises you might find lurking, but today went smooth there wasn't any "OH MY GOSH's" or "son of a...", although a couple of times there was an "ouch" or a "look out!". The only minor irritant of the day was the window guys didn't deliver enough of the window tape so #3 son was sent to Hutch to fetch some. It might not be finished but it still looks a whole lot better than it did before. Next up is all the trim to give it that old time shop appeal, then paint, and the front will be done for the time being (minor touch-ups will be taken care of in spring). There was still all sorts of unsolicited information regarding the old barber chairs with folks stopping in and asking "have you ever heard of the show Pawn Stars?", apparently those people have not read this blog and still think the chairs are worth thousands. The windows are blocked off as best as possible so no one has to look in at the mess inside. Better to create that illusion of mystery about what is in there. There is still much work to do upstairs and down, but a sigh of relief was heard from the Grand Poohbah to have one thing crossed off the list.
