She Arrives

$1,300 and several days later than planned, I now have a 20'x8'x8.5' tall conex standard shipping container in my yard. The project I've talked about the longest without actually starting is now underway. It feels great.

Highlights of the move-in:

• I chop down low-hanging branches on my front tree with a machete half an hour before the container arrives.
• The (asshole) neighbor lady who's been trying to sell her McMansion for over 3 years refuses to move her Jeep more than a coupla inches away from my driveway, making it even more difficult to squeeze the container in. "That's temporary, right?" "Well, it's gonna be hear for awhile." "Do you have a permit for that?" "Actually, it's under 200 square feet and doesn't need one."
• The driver hits (and largely totals) my fence, breaks a coupla boards on my neighbor's, and whacks the container into a rafter of my house hard enough to shake the entire place.
• A large portion of my lawn gets mowed via semi truck tires; a nice peripheral benefit.
• I learn how to use a come-along to partially pull the container off of the truck, using an ~1.5"-diameter tree trunk as the anchor for it.
• The driver asks "Y'all aren't gonna grow pot in this, are you?" Not in this version:)

I fell asleep for a few hours on the roof last night, aided by a fair quantity of wine and beer. An opportunity to dream on top of a dream.