The best part was the fantastic bonding I did with my longtime friend at this later stage in our lives
My legs were sore and fatigued after three consecutive days of kneeling and getting back up. The bruises and cuts from where the crowbar whipped back violently into my right thigh while pulling out old deck nails were still slowly healing. My back did not love the 20 trips I’d made in 30 C heat carrying 12-foot composite boards from my garage to the backyard. It was even worse the week before moving heavier beams.
Jeff felt bad for me after seeing the quotes. We’ve known each other for 49 years and he’s done deck work before so agreed to take a look. When he pried up a couple of boards, he realized the old joists and beams underneath were still in good shape. He decided he could install the new boards at a huge savings to me if I paid him for his labour, bought the materials and helped out a bit.
My wife was nervous because she had seen me hammer my thumb countless times. My many self-inflicted kitchen knife cuts over the years had her on edge. She made us breakfast and left to play golf so she didn’t have to witness any carnage.
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