Side walks Coming Soon

Well, today they are putting in the curbs.  They could have done it yesterday, but no, it was much too nice out for the construction guys to work.  So, once again, when we were told that the curbs were going to be put in on Monday , it didn’t happen until Tuesday!!  They have just pasted my store front  and are working their way up the street.  I guess I shouldn’t complain too much at least they are being done.  But, wouldn’t you know it, it was a beautiful day yesterday, today it is cold and windy and you can feel the dampness coming in and then of course, it is supposed to rain and thunder storm tomorrow.  So if everything goes to form, that means there will be no work done tomorrow either.

I’m just sooooo sick of this construction.  It seems that the longer it goes the more our customers are getting frustrated (and I can’t blame them) and we see fewer and fewer people each day.  We still have a month of construction to go too… if they are on schedule.

Until next time,

Sherry

Weather Related Construction

Well, it was raining on Friday.  I guess our construction guys are made of sugar and didn’t want to melt.  Nobody showed up to do any work.  Now as far as I see it, since they didn’t start work on Monday like they were supposed to, they didn’t start any work on Tuesday until the afternoon and they took Friday off, we are now in the first week 2 1/2 days behind schedule.  And if that wasn’t enough, we (the store owners) were told that there would be a walkway put in from one side of the street to the other, so our customers could get across to and from the only parking available.  That didn’t happen either.  All we have now is a large mud hole to look at.

The weather outlook for next week isn’t all that great, we got snow on Friday night, and they are calling for more snow on Monday and in through the rest of the week.  Keep your fingers crossed for us that its not going too be to bad.  We need to get this construction finished ASAP.

Until next time,

Sherry

Construction has started:(

Well, our infamous main street construction has finally started for this year… a day and half behind schedule already.  They were supposed to start the construction (destruction) on Monday March 30… nobody showed up.  Tuesday comes and they can’t get their biggest machine to work.  The have crews crawling all over the thing to make it work.  Now I’m no construction worker, but you would think that all of your equipment would be in good condition BEFORE you start work.  Nope not this bunch of mental giants.  It’s not until late Tuesday afternoon that they get things happening… then it’s time to go home.  Hence they are already behind.

Now last year when they were doing the work on the other block of main street, we shop owners, who bye the way pay taxes to have this kinda stuff done, complained to get some signage up so that our customers would know that we are still in business and will do anything to try and keep them (our customers) happy.  Well the town counsel and construction company finally consented to getting some signs up for us, but at the same time complained about the cost of these signs.  Well today a few of the shop owner have asked where are the signs??  Why aren’t they displayed at the ends of the roads and side streets like last year??  Did I mention that this bunch were mental giants??  Get this… THEY THREW THEM OUT!!!  After all the complaints about how much it cost to have them made they threw them away because… now get this… the didn’t know who would still be in business this year!!!    Now again, I admit to not being in the construction business, but I think that a can of white spray paint would be a whole lot cheaper to white out the names of any stores no longer in business then making new signs.  Am I wrong, or do I just not know how to save a buck here or there?

As I’m typing this the machines are pulling up the asphalt and concrete.  The store is shaking and bouncing and I’ve got a splitting head ache from the noise, and later I suppose I should start dusting.

Well enough whining for now, until next time,

Sherry