Back to work

We must be getting old--we were both asleep before 9pm, two nights in a row. *shakes head* No knitting, no string at all last night. By fixed me homemade chicken soup for dinner, and tucked me into my chair with a book. He was watching the "making of" documentaries onthe new "Fellowship of the Ring" DVD we got this weekend.

I spent yesterday running all over campus chasing contractors and information for the boss (the new one up the hill). So much for my "take advantage of the nice weather" plans. Today's adgenda includes finalizing plans to move 3 trees (4-6" caliper, they're in a construction zone), getting utility locates done so I know where to move them to, moving the smaller tree myself, meeting with the construction foreman to see if I need to move anything else out of the way......and maybe, maybe putting down pre-emergent herbicides. If I have time. (Was going to spray dormant oil today, but it's already too windy.)

By's trying to figure out a tactful way to approach Robyn about organizing his schedule so he can get some hours in with Terry. He said she's feeling guilty about not being able to work him (and thus, pay him) much lately. But he also said she's talking about getting an outside job for herself. We shall see.

Got a bit of cheerful news last night when I stopped at the nursery to pick up a new catalog. The landscaper who started on the tree trail project, "Tinkerbell", really screwed up the project, and I'm still fixing some of it 18 months after he got kicked off the project. Well, he went from here to a big highway project for MDOT. Tink did his usual underbidding, figuring he could talk the clients into accepting undersized plants and cheaper substitutes after he got the job. Well, when he kept saying he couldn't find 2000 inkberry hollies, thelandscape coordinator for MDOT (who is a friend of the sales manager at my favorite nursery) called around and found the plants. At a nice discount for the bulk order, even. Tink bitched & moaned about the hollies being too expensive for his bid, and MDOT forced him to uphold the contract. Tink also did his usual shoddy job of installation and aftercare. So, the 2000 hollies DIED. And yesterday, according to the guy at the nursery, Tink was out replacing them all, on his own nickel. *grin* Ain't karma wonderful?

Grrrrrrr

Once again, our email server appears to be down. Why can't these people get fix the thing once and for all?

The best laid-plans

Got the first little tree moved. Two people, shovels, a golf cart, and about 90 minutes of digging, lifting, and more digging. Good thing maples are forgiving.

Not sure if we'll be able to spade out the big trees tomorrow or not. Depends on how much sun we get this afternoon. Cross your fingers folks, I really don'twant to wait 'til Monday, and come in for this on my day off.

It's cool and dampish enough that I really don't want to go out and do the pre-em app. I should, but I've already been out playing in the wet air this morning, and I'd really like to dry out a bit.

Grrrrrrr

Email still down. Very vexing....I can get to my inbox now, but there's nothing in it. It's supposed to be fixed this afternoon. Hmph.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Email is STILL screwed up. Apparently, the server is fixed, but really backed up, 'cuz I'm starting to have messages come through, at the rate of one or two every 5 minutes.