Two Hammers

My brother finally called.  He had been out flyfishing on the San Gabriel on a Friday again; and he starts to relate the story about how many fish he caught on his new 3 weight rod.  “I was standing on this big boulder when I hooked the monster, and the next thing I knew, it had pulled me in.  A swan dive into the river!”  I was surprised that he would admit that to even his own brother; so after a good belly laugh he continues.  “But I still landed the fish!”

Face first into ice water and he still brings the fish to the net.  I would have never thought that my baby brother would grow up to be such a fishing maniac.

Just got reports of some serious action on the lower Owens River over the weekend (up to 3lbs.).  Sadly, the report was also of a very large area below the campground burned.

Warmth and comfort from the familiar is being evoked in the latest trends for metal finishes.  The aged and weathered look of rusted iron, and tarnished copper, are great finishes for hardware around the home.  Natural oxidation comes from exposure to the elements over time and evokes longevity in our rapidly changing lives.

In times of economic uncertainty it is comforting to surround oneself with warm familiar furnishing.  And nothing does it better than the aged natural look of metal.

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The other night, late, a customer called in a panic.  Immediately thoughts race to what was done wrong with the new light fixtures which would have caused the house to burn down.  “Help, the toilet is overflowing!” says the panic stricken homeowner.  Thinking quickly; “Lady, we changed the light fixtures in the bathroom, not the toilet”.  “Yes, but you were the last ones to do work in my house”.

Where does it end?  If you do any work in someone’s house, are you liable for everything?  This is a far too common of an occurrence.

The only protection is – If it is not in your contract, do not touch it.

This was then followed up by another customer with a burned out light bulb, then still another with a tripped GFCI.  What a week!