How long has it been???

Helloooo! I know, I know--it's been FOREVER! Please forgive me. There's been much happening, I'll fill you in bit by bit. I promise!

I've been wrestling styrofoam!

A month ago I checked in with the highway guy that allowed me to take some of the scrap rebar from a job site. He'd told me earlier to go ahead and call me...when I did, because he'd have more that I could take. We'd gotten about 400 feet of the stuff and need at least 1600 feet. Anyhoo, I called him and he informed me he was no longer overseeing the site.

-sob-

I took a deep breath, then asked him who was the site boss, he gave me the name and then said not to tell the new guy I had been there before since the new guy did not like him. Didn't look good.

I decided to stake out the place. So, the next Tuesday morning (my husband advised against Monday, since everyone tends to be crabby on Mondays) I drove to the site about 6 am. There were already workers there! The next car to pull up was the site boss! I talked with him and he was quite nice. He said he would be willing to help, but they didn't have any scrap rebar--some of the guys had hauled away three trailors filled with the stuff to the scrap yard,

-sob-

Another deep breath. I asked about the stack of styrofoam I'd seen (4x4x8 feet). He said I'd have to talk to the concrete guy and gave me his number. I called, explained who I was and the guy offered a pile of rebar he was standing next to. I drove over and got the ok to collect another 600 feet of rebar. Then I asked him about the styrofoam.

I ended up getting the ok to help myself...not to the small pile I'd seen, but to the motherload of all styrofoam. I don't even know how many trips I've taken to the lot with the stuff! I'm attaching a couple pictures, but keep in mind, that was a week or so ago--the pile has grown!

Bottom like--we now have all our insulation needs covered for the cost of hauling the stuff. We're happy and they're happy they don't have to get rid of the stuff! Yeah God!