September 2024 – this is a BIG ONE…….

Fathers day
Massive storm in Victoria. Power out across the state. Worried about keele st
Norther Glass come to sus out the roof glass at Keele st
Chamouni backyard looks like a snow storm
I get reports from Nungurner. Trees down everywhere. Almost lost the spa cover!
Mum heads off to Sussex to see Carol. She is now terminal with multiple cancerous tumours.
Factory tours galore
The Keele street team have a group meeting at Chamouni
Matt and I do a client golf day
I hit the Vic market with the whole family including Andre and Rita
We decide to upgrade the dishwash at Chamouni. 12year old dish draw simply doesn’t work.
Andre and I install an new doggy door at Chamouni. It just fits.
Jett and Pat cause mayhem in Alphington.
Nanny calls me with a break in alert at her house in Prahran. I call the police and race over with Andre. Guess who!?
Jett and Hugo help me with some wiring under the house.

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William and Jett help out at Keele. Time to quote a new fence.
The original ONYX WALL comes off. That was switched on for 8 years NON STOP. Dominant LED on my 1^st FPCB, yep the 100,000 hours is probably right.. (not my greatest wiring). We demo the bathrooms and there is a mega ant plage n the porch.
Andre on the steel demo then we start installing the new Vanity units. I need new shorts.
We move the double vanity upstairs. Nealy kills me. Radford and I have a disaster and flood the place.

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Steak night after a VIC market shop with Andre and Rita.
New table from Kingliving blames my floor for it not working so I’m out to prove a point and laser level everything. Still wont work. Weeks later they give in and agree to replace it (3 – 4 months lead time).
I do extra training with the boys before the B-Ball Grand final.
Candela makes it to its new home.
Alphington football club annual fireworks
Jett and the boys make it to the Grand final again. Unfortunately, its in Montmorency and we lose AGAIN (known for biased referee I’m told by the Collingwood Chairman). We go to presentation day the next day. I find the most amazing sausage and tell tant to buy 2 packs of what’s left. We end up with 13kg’s!

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Plastering begins at Keele and I push forward on the new joinery in the ground floor bathroom. We manoeuvre the scissor lift into the back yard in preparation for the main event. The glass void and new chandelier.
We change priorities. Now we have to move out of WATERLOO RD. I’ve been in there for 8 years so there is so much to throughout. I keep a small amount of nostalgia, and the rest goes to the tip.
Rita, Tanya and Leo make sweat and source crispy chicken.
Back to Keele Street and its time for a new fence. We core a hole in the 50mm thick bluestone shower base so you can now cleaning it without a block and tackle. Plumbing is now all connected and complete.

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I get the vegie patches going at Chamouni with the seedlings I’ve grown. I also add a Chicken Coop Auto door to the hen house.
Leo helps me plan some more seeds. I’m right into the new vegie garden.
Window frame goes into powder coating as no one else can fit it in their oven.
We move the scissor back to Keele and attempt to move it into the void. When I built the kitchen, I made an allowance for the scissor, but Rhys didn’t allow for the stone waterfall bench so now were down to 5mm clearance. Radford manages to get it through, and we have to shimmy it into place when we pass the stone waterfall.
Time for the Chandelier demo. Radford can’t believe what he’s looking at. A closer inspection of the glass shows how bad it is. Full of water. Double glazed seal has disintegrated in the weather. Note: never expose the edge of double glazing to direct sunlight.

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I have to jump on the 6am to Sydney to check off the Lumascape consignment sent directly to Ricks yard (1 Martin place). Just a day trip and a welcome home to bin overflowing with nappies in the street. We apply for a bigger one.
Andrea and Rita head home to NZ. Thanks for all your help Cuz.
Krud remover for Jett.
Final day for WATERLOO. Good bye, ill miss you.
Welding work at Keele, thank you Dom.
Time out with Leo at Victoria Gardens.
MELBOURNE SHOW TIME.
Hugo is just big enough to start getting onto some serious rides.
Leo and I go for the biggest thing we can find.
Jett does a runner then we go to the Wess Anderson exhibition in the CBD.

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