The Sky Is Falling!

   The construction is out of control- and the building looks like a bomb hit it. And we have spiders- big scarey black hunting spiders the size of a half dollar. The cat is terrified, so I have to send them to spider-heaven on the flat of my sandal- I am not amused. There is steel scaffolding covering the entire building now-and the guys in the work crew are doing their level best to try to kill us by  lobbing tools and still-filled water bottle  off  the third floor. And the only hard hat to be seen is lying in the shrubbery on the south side of the building... Are they actually accomplishing anything? I'm not sure- but they're making a great deal of noise hammering, sawing, and throwing debris off the roof with abandon. The current plan seems to be centered around the balconies, specifically, building the new balcony roofs, and possibly fixing rotten railings- it's hard to tell- some days we have a full crew, others, one lonely guy gathering debris. The under-sheathing of the building is now open to view, and at least it's fireproof cladding- a good thing to know, as we have yet to go smoke-free. And as we also have a few drunks as tenants, this is a bit terrifying- one cigarette in the bed, and it's all she wrote- at least we have a fire station two blocks away. The management decided that the crew needed protection from the tenants, and sent out a notice that we were not to ask them any questions about the construction, as it messes with their focus- focus on what? And can't these guys multitask? Were they that low on the bid? In any case, there is no way this project is going to be wrapped up by the end of August- I've seen better work done by an ant pile- and a lot more quietly too.