Patio Problems....

So we FINALLY got a patio poured in the back yard.  But not without problems.  At 9:00am this morning I got a frantic call from the Mrs., screaming that the office was flooding.  Holy. Crap.  I had about three heart attacks as I raced home from work.  Long story short, the patio contractors hit a water line in the base of the house (they have to drill a 3" hole in the side of the foundation for re-bar) which seeped up through the corner of the house and the foundation and into the office.  Luckily, the Mrs. was sitting at her desk like usual and the main line was shut off in time before any SERIOUS damage occured.  Had she not been home or simply in another room, the damage would have been much, much worse.   All in all though, the patio looks great and I can't wait to use it.

The damage. Here we had to chisel away the wall to expose the ruptured pipe so it could be repaired.  Next week it will get properly fixed.

Tom called...

...asking for an update on my facial hair.  So, I figured I would post a quick status photo.  It's getting really annoying actually.  First off, Linda won't even kiss me.  Second, dried snot and food seems to be a growing problem. :)  That aside, it does look pretty rugged and grungy.  It definitely makes me look harder.  It still needs another month to really start filling out though.