Author: Adriana Valentina

By Herb Lagois A tough lesson learned Rain, rain, and more rain. Talk about a wet summer! All this rain reminded me of a life-altering lesson I learned many years ago. The project was managed by the homeowners. We were hired just to do the framing and siding. It was mid-September. No sooner had we started framing than the rains started. It kept on raining – and raining. At last, as we were nearing completion, the weather started to get better. I recall being on the roof; it was finally sunny, and I could see the homeowners walking up the driveway. As I looked closer, I noticed the woman was crying. Tears were streaming down her face. And I was thinking– but it’s sunny out! So I climbed down from the roof and met them at the front of the house. Cautiously I asked the woman what was wrong. “We’re moving the house,” she said.  I thought she meant they had to move for some reason. “Oh,” I said, a bit confused. “Where?” “No, not move US,” she answered. “We have to move THE HOUSE!” I was thinking: Um, this house is 80 feet long… “What?” I asked. Now they were both crying. “You can’t be serious!” The woman turned around and, holding her head and still in tears, walked back down the driveway. I asked the man what...