Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Sunny
Rewrote article published in short lived ‘Good News’ in the 1990’s. Names and locations of Harding High School.
Mark Webb & 2 helpers back to work about 11:00 until 4:00 – connected a black flexible hose to the downspout by greenhouse & diverted thru ditch to discharge into grass instead of along gravel by steps. Removed kitchen picture window in order to remove & replace rotten wood. Painted wood sill of living room picture window. Use gallons of Oxy – to remove algae from vinyl siding & sealed against further algae – removed rotten wood around folding garage doors & replaced with new wood.
As I expected the $700 or so ‘estimate’ ended up being $1,800! And left the windows so streaked I’ll need Jim O’Dell to clean them.*
To MCHS Board meeting at 7:00. I deflected John Kalb’s request to come to Sept meeting to shame MCHS for not saving the Houghton Sulky bldg. Scott Spears will write the reasons the Ohio Preservation Office can’t save it.
No action on MCHS partnering with OHS to manage Harding Properties
[* this type of scam is popular among traveling itinerants who prey on older women living alone. All these repairs were temporary (except the drain by the greenhouse) and needed re-done 10 years later.The kitchen picture window rotted wood remains (as of 2024).]]