No Gain Without Pain
There were 14 adults, each and everyone participating. Even the food and liquid refreshment providers had a paint brush in hand at one time or another. It was an amazing co-operative endeavour and we completed the job in 1.5 days with 17 gallons of paint. But somebody is going to have to clean up that mess! 
Ten ladders, five paint trays, with rollers of varying sizes, and 16 paint brushes that all needed cleaning at the end of the day made it challenging. 
Here is the 'old guy' who was up at 5am to beat the heat, painting all the soffits before the rest of the crew shows up. After working until almost 9pm that night, he was so exhausted he could not get to sleep and went back at it the next day with only 3 hours of sleep. Let's not even talk about the shoulder and neck problems that were greatly aggravated. Complain, complain, complain. Nobody is listening so shut up. 
Here is the youngest brother doing some 'grunt work' which he claims he is not used to. Looks to me like he knows from grunt work. Just next time, get a 'man's roller'. Get this. He came all the way from Calgary just to paint the double shop door! Talk about a family supporter. Thanks again, Reiner. 
We, OK, I was really hoping and praying that the weather forecast for Sunday was accurate. What a bunch of speakers of untruth! It was supposed to be 22C. With the added humidity it actually felt hotter than the 34C of the day before. We have spent many May long weekends there in the past and NEVER have we had this kind of beach weather. Of course, when we go here to work, this is what we get. I blame Al Gore.
There were 14 adults, each and everyone participating. Even the food and liquid refreshment providers had a paint brush in hand at one time or another. It was an amazing co-operative endeavour and we completed the job in 1.5 days with 17 gallons of paint. But somebody is going to have to clean up that mess! 
Ten ladders, five paint trays, with rollers of varying sizes, and 16 paint brushes that all needed cleaning at the end of the day made it challenging. 
Here is the 'old guy' who was up at 5am to beat the heat, painting all the soffits before the rest of the crew shows up. After working until almost 9pm that night, he was so exhausted he could not get to sleep and went back at it the next day with only 3 hours of sleep. Let's not even talk about the shoulder and neck problems that were greatly aggravated. Complain, complain, complain. Nobody is listening so shut up. 
Here is the youngest brother doing some 'grunt work' which he claims he is not used to. Looks to me like he knows from grunt work. Just next time, get a 'man's roller'. Get this. He came all the way from Calgary just to paint the double shop door! Talk about a family supporter. Thanks again, Reiner. 
We, OK, I was really hoping and praying that the weather forecast for Sunday was accurate. What a bunch of speakers of untruth! It was supposed to be 22C. With the added humidity it actually felt hotter than the 34C of the day before. We have spent many May long weekends there in the past and NEVER have we had this kind of beach weather. Of course, when we go here to work, this is what we get. I blame Al Gore. 
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So, where was the ice cold beer?
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