What The Heck Happened



2 weeks ago we received our store's water bill.

Usually the bill is $20 dollars each quarter,

however this time it was over $200.00

YIKES...well that's a nice way of putting it. LoL

Bob immediately went down in the basement and found

that the washer that hooks up to the meter was gushing water.

Again...YIKES

Then he noticed that the main beam and 22 joists were rotten

to the core...literally the main floor of our antique store was caving in.

YIKES!!! I wish I could tell you what we really were saying

Rhymes with HIT, CLAM and some other choice colorful words.

Fortunately Bob knew someone he could hire out

and he would help get it done.

Unfortunately they could not get the 20 Ft beam down the stairs,

therefore a hole had to be cut into the floor.

The original cut into the tiled floor was 17 ft by 2 ft.

Underneath the tile was about 2 inches of cement.

Then they found more damage, so they had to cut another

4ft by 5ft to repair those joists.

We are just so thankful that the floor did not cave in

while we were open, and no one lost their merchandise.

Since our vendors pay us rent, we are going to compensate them

for the days that we are closed...but it is killing us to even have the store

closed for one day..and its been 3 days now.

So for all of my blogging friends who shop our store,

I just want to let you know that we are closed for now.

Bob and the contractor have been working 15 to 18 hours a day trying to get this done.

Bob is hoping to get done tomorrow to be open by Saturday...

but right now that's a big

IF

Its a big project, but to quote Bob:

"Once this floor is done, a truck can drive over it."

We were suppose to go to a prim show in Breckenridge

Saturday morning...

but we have to play it by ear now....

I will be so disappointed if we cannot go,

but the store needs to come first.

Spring Blessings to all

PS. We had snow falling this morning here in our neck of the woods.

Another YIKES!!!

Janice