Mom always told us when we were teenagers not to go on the roof to sunbathe. We never listened, because of course what teenage girl listens to their mother? The cute boys lived across the street and it was the perfect opportunity to get noticed and to be able to see them even if they didn’t notice us.

Needless to say mom was right, because we ended up needing a roof replacement in Brooklyn NY that summer. There was usually only three of us on that roof, but it was a rare occasion that all five of me and my friends were able to be together for a day at my house. Normally one or two of them had to be off with their parents or in sports or something. Apparently five people on a roof is too much weight, because it collapsed under us that day.

We weren’t fat girls, at least not when we were teenagers. That happened later on in life after having children and getting comfortable in our marriages. Continue reading →

When my father was alive, he would come over to visit and point out that I needed to get tree service in Long Island to keep all my trees healthy. I told him that I kept the trees trimmed up myself, but he would point out that I was not trimming them enough. He had some equipment that was good for much heavier trimming. He wold drive home to get it in a huff, and the he would come back and trim the trees even more. He always did a great job, the problem is that I am just really lazy about it.

Dad passed away a few years ago, and I really miss him being gruff about my trees and any other things that I am bad about taking care of. Continue reading →

I guess that when I had my roof replaced a few years ago, the contractor who did the job tried to save some money, and to do so, he did not put tar paper on the roof before he put down the shingles. I am not sure if that is a violation of local ordinance, but it has caused a considerable amount of damage to the underlying wooden structure of the roof, and that is something I am pretty upset about. Anyway, I am looking for info on roof repair in Queens and I definitely need to find a contractor that has a reputation for good work because I do not want to go through this same sort of situation again, as it is definitely not a pleasant one.

I am kind of considering exploring my legal rights and if I should maybe sue the last contractor. I have no idea if I have any basis or merit for such a lawsuit though. Continue reading →

I spent a lot of time hanging out with my father when I was a kid. He always did things that I found interesting, and he said he loved it when I tagged around with him to talk to him and learn from him. I think it made him feel really good to have a kid who cared about what he was doing. He was an electrician in Passaic County NJ and he liked to show me how he worked while he was doing it sometimes. There were even times that I went to work with him because my mom needed to go on an errand, and dad would “babysit” me while he was working.

Hanging out with dad when he was working was a lot of fun. Sometimes he would show me what he was doing, and I would learn a lot from that. Continue reading →