Will It Ever Get Warm????

Another frigid morning, but, mercifully, no wind.  Craig pointed out that none of the locals will be out on the street till the weather moderates.  But our crew braved the cold to return to Kuhn St.

The transformation since yesterday is truly remarkable.  The drywall is all gone, and a good part of the roof.  

But now it's even more obvious how much the structure sags and tilts. 

Note gap at left side of threshold

This morning, Jim, Connor and Monte are trying to figure out what will happen if they attempt to raise the sagging floor.  Major geometry involved. 

The Newtown gang is on the roof again today ripping off shingles.  

 

I wish we had snagged a photo of the food pantry before Melissa, Meg and Donna performed their magic.  But this shot is a peek at the outcome of their efforts.  

Melissa

Today Gordon is building reinforced shelving to replace the wholly inadequate system that collapsed in a dusty loud crash yesterday. Now that would have been a picture!

Let's see..insert tab A into slot B...

Ashlee, Donna, Nagy and Kristen helped out at Loaves and Fishes today...

...and tear-out continued inside Kuhn St.

Emma

Hannah

Brian

Miraculously, by lunchtime, our guys under the house had jacked it up and had figured out how to mitigate the tilting and sagging -- not perfect, but much better. (I made a little video, but can't seem to make it work here.)

Much reinforcement required.

The Reinforcers

Back at BBM, dinner prep got underway, with Nagy (suffused with confidence after his stint at the soup kitchen) challenging John to a Chopped competition as they prepped some scrumptious chili. Melissa gave us a little Joyce Young love, making her mom's cornbread/pudding -- food for the soul!

After dinner, Karen, Gracelynn, Connor and Tara made a heroic effort to rehearse us for our vocal performance tomorrow at the Missionary Baptist Church.  Hearing our first ragged attempts at the two hymns, Brian declared us pathetic, sticking his fingers in his ears and singing, "Lalalala..." But the rookie had no faith! We rallied and after only about fifteen run-throughs had them nailed.

Rumor has it temps could be in the mid-40s tomorrow, so some of us who've had a hard time working in the icebox might actually go to the worksite.  Goodnight for now.