Re: Oops! Poor piers...

[strawboss N south <strawboss94@juno.com>]

Ellen,
Thanks for the courage it took to tell us about your problems. Sometimes
we DO learn from others about what NOT to do. Believe it or not, you have
contributed valuable experience to this list. You have shown 5 improtant
things:
1. Hey, I didn't get it right the first time.
2. The world didn't end.
3. I can fix it now and know better.
4.  I'm a "can do" person."
5.  And I DID it!"
We all need that encouragement. Taking responsibility for ones own
shelter is a very big undertaking. Some wilt at the prospect. You have
shown imperfection can be adjusted to.
strawboss

On Fri, 28 Jan 2000 21:48:08 -0600 fujega@ancestry.com writes:
> Thank you for the wonderful advice about this situation and for 
> refraining from rubbing my nose in it too much (even though I 
> deserve it.)  I had an emergency meeting with a structural engineer 
> this afternoon who was willing to take part of his afternoon on the 
> spur of the moment and help with this.  We will be pouring pads for 
> the existing piers and adding an additional 8 piers to the 
> structure.  The man also looked over the rest of the structure and 
> pronounced it good.  Sorry I diverted everyone from the subject of 
> improving straw houses with my poorly planned house.  
> My humble thanks,
> Ellen
> 
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