More Decks

Here are a few more decks we have done. Many more to come this summer!!

Deck Season

It's been a busy few weeks as our company has rolled into deck season. I have to say it is easily the most enjoyable thing we do. There is a certain sense of accomplishment when you build something. We have begun to do composite decks as well as all wood decks. If you know anyone looking for a deck feel free to send them my way. All these pictures are of decks we have done, I will add more as the summer goes along

We also build garages too!!



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The Southside Ain't What It Used To Be

Summer is finally here. Yeah!! I really do love summers in Edmonton, winters not so much, but summer is great. Lots to do, perfect temperature, long days...all that good stuff. I also like to enjoy a Slurpee in the summer as well. So, on the way home from work the other day I decided to stop and grab one. I pulled into the Petro Canada on 106th and 51st and parked next to this small red car. J and Dave didn't want one so they hung back in the truck. As I got out I noticed the two guys in the car next to us had a large semi-automatic rifle. Needless to say I didn't make eye contact and got out of sight quickly. Upon returning to the truck with my delicious Pina Colada Slurpee , I come to learn that J and Dave were offered some weapons for "hunting" at a reasonable price. After politely declining the guy asked if he could have 35 cents to make a call. Of course you can have 35 cents if you have assault rifles. J tried calling the police but there switchboard was down...how convenient.

I have always felt like I lived in a safe place on the southwest side of Edmonton. Evidentially, not as safe as I thought.

Not The Biggest Spider I Have Ever Seen But...

So, this house continues to be a gong show of bugs and I continue to be a wuss. This time I got a video to show how bad these things are...but it seems to take more than a day to load so I'm not going to put it on here. I don't really have much else to say about other than I can't wait until we are done this house so I don't have to deal them anymore.

The Biggest Bee I Have Ever Seen

So lets face it, I'm a huge wimp and scared of most bugs. I don't like to get stung, bitten, eaten or whatever they do. So, Jay and I go to the house we are working at right now to get started on the next part of the project only to be greeted by a flying rat with a stinger and a temper.

I choose to camp out down the stairway to avoid any possible contact with this monstrous bug, while Jay sneeks back outside to try to open a window to let it out...he was unsuccessful.

We managed to snap a few pics of this "thing" before it disappeared and we could find it.

Needless to say we got the heck out of there for the day. I don't get paid enough to try to fight this thing off. Call me a panzy, but that thing was huge. As a kid I was stung 20 times at once, I guess that might be where my fear comes from, but anyways I guess I still and a wimp.

A Smokie and a Story

As summer finally seems to have arrived, one activity that I hope will become a regular is the bonfire. We have had a few so far, and I have enjoyed every one. Honestly I could do it every night this summer. It relaxes the mind and soothes the body. Not to mention the delicious 'dogs, smokies and s'mores.

What's most important is that it's almost everything that I want. I've come to learn that you can't have everything that you want, but good friends, some smoky fresh air, tasty treats and a laugh or two...I really can't ask for more.

Tonight's festivities started at 5 and just ended 15 minutes ago. 15 minutes ago being 1:15 in the morning. MB and I went and picked up Dave just before 5 and then hit the grocery store to grab some smokies, buns and beverage and then got to the backyard where we found Hersch lying in the hammock, enjoying the beautiful afternoon. T then dropped me line looking for some eats, well timed on her part, as the fire just started roaring and was ready for some cooking. We enjoyed some delectable three cheese jalapeno and honey garlic smokies...so good, perhaps the greatest smokie flavors ever. Often jalapeno can overpower the flavor of food, but not these, they were the perfect balance of cheese, jalapeno and meat. Hersch stepped out for a bit, but returned with some chocolate ice cream to top off the meal. Taren also joined us to enjoy the evening.
I picked up this hammock last time I was in Mexico which was a year and a half ago and haven't had a place to set it up until now...man am I loving this backyard!!


Conversation was and is always interesting. Covering such topics as what super powers we would want, what our super raft should be made, what we would do for each other if we won the lottery and just how great it is to be outside and be content.
One of the other favorite fire time activities is heating up the roasting sticks until they are red hot and then branding the wood with them. Tonight I decided to take it to the next level and make myself a little name plate. It's hard to do O's but I think it worked out alright.

I also realized that I don't use my camera enough. If I had to put together a slide show of my life it would be some pictures from when I was a cute kid, some sports pics, some mission pics and maybe some of the work we do at our company...pretty lame, I'm going to try to have some more visual evidence that I exist.Dave always enjoys a good story and often has one to tell. Tonight he had a beauty that someone should really write into a screen play...now if I told you that I had a project that would be more compelling than Blood Diamond and more stunning than No Country for Old Men and would win more Oscars...now is that something you might be interested in?

Honestly, I just like this picture. If you look carefully you can see Taren through the flames. I thought that it was cool that the second I took the picture the fire flared up like that.

Anyways, it was a great night, one of the many this summer. When the world isn't perfect, there is always the backyard, our own little piece of paradise. And since the world is never perfect expect to see me in the backyard more often than not this summer. Feel free to come by, bring a smokie and a story, but leave your problems at the door. The backyard is all about the here and now, so enjoy yourself, take a load off and just think about how good it is to have the simple things in life.

Dinner time on Whyte

After a long day its nice to unwind with a good meal. MB met me down on Whyte and we hit up Da-de-o's for some good southern food. A little catfish, some Po' Boys and bread pudding. We beat the dinner rush which is always good and got a chance to watch out the window as the world went by.

There were another 2 fellas sitting a little closer to the window doing much the same as us, just enjoying the evening...or so we thought.

The parking space right in front of the restaurant opened up and one of those "smart" cars was trying to pull into the space. I won't go on my rant about smart cars...ok maybe I will...I hate them. I think they are the dumbest innovation in automotive technology ever. Why would I want to drive around the box my stove came in with a hole cut in the front for a windshield? I bet if I ran down the street with nothing but the clothes on my back and had a head on collision with a smart car I would win. They are stupid, unsafe and can't go faster than 80. I'd rather drive a golf cart around town. It's probably safer.

Anyways back to the real story. The smart car guy wedges the thing back and forth until he gets it right against the curb. Since it has snowed over a foot here in the past few days there was a small snow bank on the curb which made it hard to open the passenger door to open. So smart car's girlfriend is trying to get out and is having a hard time because of the snow. Smart car runs around to help her out and after a few slips she gets to the sidewalk safely.

Then they come into Da-de-o's....

The guy sitting right next to MB shouts out "hey, nice park job dillhole!!" To which smart car replies "what?" the guy responds with "yeah, you really didn't account for your girlfriend getting out with her little sneakers there did you?" Smart car says"well I came around and helped her.."
Guy follows that up with "your a schmuck!" Smart car is speechless at this point and just goes and sits at his table.

Now, my question is...who is the dillhole/schmuck?

Perhaps it wasn't smart car?