No, does not look like a conversation to me...we are discussion garden junk and circumstances surrounding it. A conversation is when I post something like, hey it is cold and rainy here in sunny CA, how is your weather. I have not mentioned any GJ made or found or how to question. So you are safe.

The caulking is drying more and more gold and I am sure he did not use the same Almond he used when he was here last and just wanted me to return the battery charger he left here so he did as little as he could to cover the cement area between the carpet and tiles in the front foyer despite giving him a metal transition piece I bought that he did not want to use. I wanted the caulking to match the mushroom grout. The goldish colored caulking is still soft and not dry so I wonder how long it will dry with my floors so cold despite keeping the room at 71 degrees? I have to block that area so will take pictures when it is dry. The middle foyer's metal piece was glued on and a piece of wood was not placed on the 2" cement area in between the tile and carpet so he could nail down the transitional metal piece I bought for him. I hope it does not look too bad when it dries. I hope I can live with this until I have time and money after my busy season to replace this carpet. To me not finishing a job is liking making a beautiful dress and not cleaning lint and dirt off of it and not hemming it so the edges are frayed.

Congratulations to you and your niece, rosemaryt; this will look great on her resume! FT jobs in journalism are hard to come by these days - heaven help us if we ever lose the value and power of a free press. Is she a full time staff writer or is she stringing/contributing? Has she achieved a goal? Fresh out of college or experienced?

It looks great. I'm glad you've found someone reliable to keep on the speed dial. I haven't met Scott yet but have seen others here singing his praises. Dawn