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Sunday, June 27, 2004
Tomorrow I get to experience the judicial system as a particpant rather than an observer. I hope it is a good experience. I figured I should post tonight, since tomorrow will not be mine. It was a heck of a day here though. The deck was finally deconstructed once and for all, but not before nearly taking out my spouse. I had asked earlier about the main support beams at the far side of the deck and what would happen if all the braces were removed. Would it stand on its own? Surely it was buried in the ground if not cemented in place. Right? Wrong. Seems that they were sitting on the ground. No holes, no cement. Take away the stringers and gravity takes over. One crushed aluminum step ladder later it was down. My spouse was on the ladder at the time. We estimate the weight of the structure at around 300 pounds. A little shaken, but uninjured. Who knew that being a homeowner could be this dangerous?
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