February 16, 2007

Among the living dead

I’m still sick, ten days & counting. I’ve gotten a sudden surge in work orders & can’t afford not to take them. Do-able, but it’s wearing me out. Did two very large houses yesterday, both with large crawl spaces. The first was built onto a steep slope. I had to hang onto stucco with my fingernails to keep from sliding down the slope as I made my way around the exterior. The crawl space was mostly standup, until I made my way from the back (where the entrance was) to the front, which was a change in elevation of about thirty feet. Very, very tight crawl beneath the front portion. By the time I made it back to the bottom & peeled off crawl suit, elbow & knee pads I was overheated & sweaty, which brought on a painful epiosde of coughing. Second house was smaller & on a flat lot, but the entire crawl space was so low that I had to inch my way along & it ended up taking about forty minutes to do it, once again in full gear. Needless to say, the coughing is much worse today. I slept until amlost nine-thirty, which is a half-hour after I should have left the house. Ten-thirty now & the cough is responding to the icky stuff I’m taking, so I’m off to shower & go tackle two more. I think that they both have crawl spaces and the first will probably be on yet another steep slope. Wish me luck!

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2 Responses to “Among the living dead”

1. February 16th, 2007 at 10:55 am, allysther Says:

   You poor thing. I hope you feel better soon!

2. February 16th, 2007 at 6:15 pm, Whim Says:

   I hope you feel better. Have you seen a doctor about this?

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