Down(and out)stairs

Remember these lovelies...

Yeah.

I know you think they're awesome.

Several of you petitioned,

"KEEP 'EM!"

But tonight,

I'm sorry happy to report

they

.

are

.

history.

The good news is that

Dean and Joe 

had a great time takin' them down.

Just look at 'em standing over those fallen treads and risers 

like a couple of hunters with their prize buck.

And then they hauled the carcass off the the dumpsta.

The entire main level floor is finally gone 

(curse the stubborn, squeaky, wretched, nail infested beast that it was)

and there are just a few more minor details to tend to

(like those lovely green, tan and brown asbestos tiles, for one)

 before we are totally done with demolition.

A funny anecdote:

I went in to pay our excavator today.

He happened to be in the office and asked me how things were going

and if we were still planning on taking out the basement slab.

Then he told me that the day he and his crew were here working,

a woman stopped by

(she actually got out of her car to ask him what was happening)

and said to him,

"I've never seen this before. I've never seen anyone un-build a house."

Yeah.

I guess we haven't either.

And can I say that it's been an adventure.

And can I also say...

WAH-HOOOOO!

We're as good as done with "un-building".