A Couple Quotes

Paraphrased quotes, anyway. A homeowner told me last week that signing up with ASP hurt his pride, but having all the groups at his house as restored his faith in humanity.

Also, today I put a door in a mobile home. The homeowner's son asked about what kind of latch was going to be on the storm door. I said I didn't know -- I hadn't gotten into the hardware kit for the door yet. His mom correctly guessed that he wasn't the details of the handle and explained that it wasn't going to be a hook and loop, or involve tying string around a nail or anything like that. That surprised me. I hadn't imagined that this kid would be excited to have what I considered a standard economy-grade storm doon. As frustrating as the whole process was (including reframing the wall to accomodate the new, larger door), in the end I was glad I did it.

The summer is flying by. I'm looking forward to moving to Memphis and starting school. And I've got tentative plans for the summer that include going back to Venezuela for a little while. That's something to look forward to.