Once again my internet is taking hours for uploads. I can download ok but upload is non existent most of the time. I think spyware will cause problems that way.... I will be calling my internet company. I just did an online test and my upload speed is. . . . Wait for it. . . ..75 mbps. Not even that good I am afraid...
I shared with you in a post the other day that I am getting a new house across the street. While they were pouring the cement, my neighbor across the street decided to get a new sidewalk poured. So, today, a backhoe was digging out her sidewalk. I walked over and asked the man for an estimate on my sidewalk that has had a crack in it for a few years since my main water valve went and flooded that area and sank part of the sidewalk.
My neighbor has fallen twice on that lip. Once she broke her hand as the snow hid the crack and the other time, was during Princess one's wedding open house. See that post here.
After her first fall, I told the city about the problem and they did nothing. I got estimates on fixing it but even with trying to get my neighbors to fix theirs to get a group discount it was out of my reach. After she fell the second time, I called the city asking for them to at least shave the lip of the crack. I had two others come look at it as well. Nothing came of it.
My back did hurt near the end as when the hammer gets through and then would sink into the dirt beneath, you would have to keep it running and pull it all the way out wiggling it as you pull it out to release it from the block of cement. I was very grateful to see that last piece break up. I did have to go at it a few more times to release some of the pieces as it was like a puzzle and you had to remove one piece to get to another.
I will have to put a piece or two of cement into my garbage cans for the next month or so to get all the cement out. I had no idea it was so thick. He did say my sidewalk was a bit thicker than that across the street. He also shared how I can patch my curb near my driveway that has had a chunk out since we moved in and there is another square that has a corner chipping off. I will try and smooth that out and patch that smooth as well.
I was very grateful for the blessing of getting my sidewalk fixed for free and only having to do a few hours work to get it ready. I didn't get one thing on my "to do" list done today but I did get several things off of the "bigger" list of things I wanted to do.
I finished up tonight by digging out the grass at the edges for the cement frame to go in. They came over just after dark to put the frames in so they can pour tomorrow. They said they would pour and smooth it for me all for FREE!
When I look at the past 11 years of my life and all the miracles and blessings that come into my life in the weirdest of ways, I can't help but know that my Heavenly Father must have extra angels out in my behalf.
No comments:
Post a Comment