2022-04-15 Good Friday——2022-06-17 Juneteenth Weekend
【The Man with the Blue Guitar·XXXII (1937)】 Wallace Stevens (1879—1955) Throw away the lights, the definitions, And say of what you see in the dark
That it is this or that it is that, But do not use the rotted names.
How should you walk in that space and know Nothing of the madness of space,
Nothing of its jocular procreations? Throw the lights away. Nothing must stand
Between you and the shapes you take When the crust of shape has been destroyed.
You as you are? You are yourself. The blue guitar surprises you. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《弹蓝色吉他的人》之卅二(1937年)】 异乡人•史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒) 【红霞译】 不用照明灯，避开清晰度， 谈点黑暗见闻
无论这样或者那样， 千万别照搬陈旧的概念。
走进那片宇宙却毫无所知 太空的疯狂，
莫非幽默产物？ 关掉灯光。没有什么能跻身
你和自己的形体之间 一旦打碎身影轮廓。
你依然如故？你还是你本人。 蓝色吉他让你大开眼界。 【注】宾州东部15—30年前建造的民房主要有两种护墙板：塑料(Vinyl)和灰泥(Stucco)，因为成本价格和耐用性能上的差异，中高端住宅大多采用后者。问题在于，无论哪种外墙建材都需要良好的绝缘体系，保证雨不进巢风不入窝。房屋保养固然重要，如果建筑商没有把握基建质量，那么漏水灌风必定是房主的烫手山芋。 钟爱·刀具匠集团(The David Cutler Group)成立于1980年，被称为费城好斗者河谷地区(Delaware Valley Area)最大的民用别墅及豪宅社区建筑商，由它打造的灰泥建筑在防水板的使用上犯有严重技术问题，结果导致雨水渗漏并殃及外墙绝缘保温体系，久而久之便引起灰泥壁后面木质基材大面积腐烂。由于本地法规对建筑质量设有强制性要求，即使当事人之间保持合同约定，也不能免除和限制这种义务，所以钟爱·刀具商集团被裁定违反了居住性默示担保(Implied Warranty of Habitability)，从此陷入一系列法律诉讼。2009年，该公司为摆脱经济困境，依照美国破产法第十一章(Chapter 11 Bankruptcy)申请破产，也就意味着在进行财政重组期间可以继续保持运营，同时免受债权人讨债；2017年，臭名昭著的钟爱·刀具匠集团改成鲜为人知的“骁将之子·朝圣者”家园(Hudson Palmer Homes)，竟然奇迹般幸存至今。 我家住宅建于2000年，可以说是钟爱·刀具匠集团低劣房建的典型代表，除了4个凸窗没发现漏水问题之外，其它绝大多数窗户均有不同程度的损坏，大规模修复工程迫在眉睫。去年九月一号“勤劳飓风”(Hurricane Ida)席卷过后，我下定决心聘用壁板承包商(Modern Home Exterior or MHX Design)，彻底将灰泥外墙改换成纤维水泥板(James Hardie Board)，同时更新26扇窗户中25扇(除了主门上方扇形窗户)。可是，经过2020-2021两年全球新冠肺炎病毒疫情大流行，美国供应链告急，直接影响到订购—送货周期，举例来讲：勇子牌(Andersen)窗户和厨房外重门起码四个月、舒适牌(Provia)主门长达半年、百叶窗至少两个月、户外发动机计划俩仨月、等等。好不容易万事俱备，一个伤神耗时烧钱的整治项目终于在四月十五号受难节那天开工了，想不到直至六月节尚待继续，也许挨到金秋十月主门到货、纱窗完成补漏修整改换大小、百叶窗重新定制安装、惟帘后续应变设计归位……整个修复工程才会告罄。 Today in History(历史上的今天):
2015: Rhodes—Acropolis of Lindos, Greece(希腊罗得岛—美都卫城) 2015: Rhodes—Grand Master of the Knights, GRC(希腊罗得岛大教长宫) 2015: Rhodes—Island of the Knights, Greece(希腊罗得岛—骑士之岛) 2012: 摘草莓(Shady Brook Farm)  Post-Hurricane Ida ahead of Remediation
(“勤劳飓风”过后——修复工程前 10-07-2022)  Removal of Stucco Wall w/ Original Construction Defects & Hurricane Ida @ Day 1
(开工头一天·拆除原始低劣施工及“勤劳飓风”摧残的灰泥外墙 04-15-2021)  Stuccoed Backside before Home Remediation
(开工前灰泥后墙 10-07-2021)  Backside Suffered from Hurricane Ida @ Day 1
(遭受“勤劳飓风”磨难的后墙·修复第一天 04-15-2021)  Stucco Removal (去除灰泥墙 04-15-2022)
 Poorly built home due to defective and missing flashing details and other defects which permitted water to leak into the home and rot the wood substrate behind the stucco exterior
(低劣房建·使用劣质防水板和根本就没有安装防水板，从而导致雨水渗漏并殃及外墙绝缘保温体系，最终引起灰泥壁后面木质基材大面积腐烂 04-15-2022) 
Removal of Hurricane Ida Impacted Stucco @ Day 2 (开工第二天·拆除“勤劳飓风”席卷过后的灰泥外墙 04-16-2022) 
Separation of Stucco from Concrete Foundation before Home Remediation
(修复工程前·灰泥外墙已与混凝土地基分离 04-17-2022)
 Mold Siding & Damaged Siding Contributed to Water Leak
(发霉与损坏的外墙以致于漏水 04-18-2022)  The Exterior of Family Rm w/ Leaking but No Interiorly Watermarked Windows, Missing or Improperly Installed Flashing, or Water Infiltration & Mold behind Stucco Walls
(家庭室外墙·漏水但房内毫无水印的窗户、没装或安装不当的防水板，灰泥墙后面因水渗入而滋生霉菌 04-18-2022)  Rotten Plywood/Stud/Insulation Tortured by Hurricane Ida
(“勤劳飓风”重灾区·腐烂的压合板/柱梁/绝缘绵 04-19-2022)  Replacement of Insulation, Plywood, & Stud @ Living/Dining Rm
(客/餐厅更新绝缘层、夹心板和柱梁 04-19-2022)  Delivery of Andersen Windows/Storm Door by ABC Supply after Order Replacement in 4 Months
(订货四个月后，ABC供用商终于将“勇子牌”窗户/外重门送货到家 04-23-2022) 
Carry the Window Replacement up to the 2nd Fl (搬窗到二楼 04-27-2022)
Replacement of Office Window on the 2nd Fl (更新二楼办公室窗户 04-27-2022)  Backside Covered by Waterproof BlueSkin VP100 Self-Adhered Residential Air Barrier
(后侧贴满蓝膜100型自粘式住宅空气屏障 04-27-2022) 
Replacement of Ceiling Window (更新顶窗 04-28-2022)  Window Replacement @ Family Rm Viewed Internally
(内视家庭室窗户更新 04-29-2022) 
Window Replacement @ Family Rm Viewed Externally (外观家庭室窗户更新 04-29-2022)  Replacement of AC Board (更新空调电源板 04-30-2022)
Upgrade of Electric Panel (电源接线盒升级 04-30-2022)  Window Replacement @ Garage Viewed Externally
(外观车库窗户更新 04-30-2022) 
Window Replacement @ Garage Viewed Internally (内视车库窗户更新 04-30-2022)  Bay Window Cap @ Dining Rm (餐厅·凸窗顶棚 05-02-2022)
Bay Window Cap w/ Insulation @ Dining Rm (餐厅·凸窗顶棚绝缘绵 05-02-2022)  Garage Side w/ James Hardie Plank Statement Collection 8.25"/21-cm Lap Siding System
(给车库一侧上8.25英寸/21厘米宽的纤维水泥板与搭接壁板系统 05-03-2022)  Replacement of Master Bathroom Window
(更换主浴室窗户 05-03-2022)  Jose @ MB Window (“升天”更换主浴室窗户 05-03-2022)
 Stop-by Pals (凑热闹的狗仔 05-03-2022)
 Ubaldo @ Bay Nooks of Breakfast Rm
(“勇敢”组装早餐室凸窗 05-04-2022) 
Jose & a Helper @ Sitting Rm (“升天”及其助手·起居室 05-04-2022)  Air-dry Molding Paint (晾干窗口接板油漆 05-04-2022)
Bay Window @ Dining Rm (餐厅·凸窗 05-05-2022)  Window @ Boy's Rm (儿歌睡房窗户 05-05-2022)
 Window @ MB outside (主睡房窗户·外侧 05-05-2022)
 Window @ MB inside (主睡房窗户·内侧 05-05-2022)
 Dry out the Pre-Painted Window Molding
(晾干预先油漆的窗沿压条 05-05-2022)
Silicone Caulking (硅胶弥缝 05-05-2022) 
Blown-away Gutter Downspout by Storm (暴风雨吹跑了排水沟落水管 05-06-2022) 
Emergent Coverup of Bay Window Wood Frame by Tony during the Weekend Storm (周末暴风雨·“珍宝”紧急遮盖凸窗木框 05-06-2022)  Misplaced Gutter Connection in the Rain
(雨中错位的排水沟管 05-07-2022) 
Dripping Water through Temporarily Untight Gutter Downspout & Loose BlueSkin Protector Sheet in the Rain (雨天里，尚未封紧的排水沟落水管漏水与脱胶的“蓝皮牌”保护膜 05-07-2022)  Bay Window @ Living Rm (客厅凸窗 05-09-2022)
Bay Window @ Recreation Rm (娱乐室凸窗 05-10-2022)  Façade Window Replacements
(前院门窗更新 05-10-2022) 
Dormer Window Replacement in the Attic (阁楼天窗更新 05-11-2022)  Paint on the Front Dental Frieze Board, Half-Round Fans, Gable Vent，& New PVC Fascia Board on the Portico
(油漆正面镶边板、半月扇、山墙通风口及门廊上新聚氯乙烯楣板 05-12-2022) 
Azek PVC System on Bay Window (凸窗上“看护者”聚氯乙烯系统 05-13-2022)
Top Patio to be Re-leveled (尚待整平的凉台地面 05-13-2022)  Sunken Generator (失去水平的发电机 05-13-2022)
 Re-leveled Generator by Colonial Generator
(由殖民发电机公司重新调整平衡的发电机 05-19-2022) 
Dormer Window Molding in the Attic (阁楼安装窗沿压条 05-20-2022)  Dormer Window in the Attic (阁楼天窗)
 AC-Generator Connection before Home Remediation
(开工前空调—发电机线路连接 04-04-2022)  Generator-Controlled Secondary AC
(发电机操纵第二个空调系统 05-21-2022)  Kitchen Window Replacement (更换厨房窗户 05-23-2022)
Jose @ Portico Railing Replacement (“升天”更换门廊栏杆 05-23-2022)  Portico Railing from Sequoia Supply before Home Remediation
(修复工程前·门廊栏杆来自红杉供应商店 05-23-2022)  At Least 21-yr-old Back Patio Top Level before Home Remediation
(至少21年的后院顶层凉台 05-26-2022)  Dong & Wilmer @ Patio
(“东”与“执念”负责凉台 05-27-2022)  Patio to be Releveled (有待整平的凉台 05-31-2022)
 Patio to be Releveled (有待整平的凉台 06-01-2022)
 United Site Services for Portable Toilet Cleaning
(联合现场服务公司·清洁移动式厕所 06-01-2022)  Dong & Wilmer @ Scaffolding
(“东”与“执念”搭架子 06-02-2022) 
Cinder Block Chimney & Foundation Stucco Coat and Sealent Paint (煤渣块烟囱和地基灰泥涂层与密封剂涂料 06-03-2022) 
Dong & Wilmer @ Sealent Paint on Chimney (“东”与“执念”高空作业·给烟囱涂密封剂 06-03-2022)  Releveled Top Patio in Brazilian Slates
(修复顶层巴西石板凉台 06-04-2022) 
Old Portico Railing Taken down by Jose (“升天”拆卸旧门廊栏杆 06-06-2022) 
New Portico Railing by Jose (“升天”安装新门廊栏杆 06-07-2022)  Submerged Patio Top Level before Home Remediation
(修复工程前·下沉的顶层凉台 04-04-2022) 
Well-Done Patio Top Level (顶层凉台顺利完工 06-08-2022)
 Wonderful Job by Dong & Wilmer
(“东”与“执念”·出色表现 06-08-2022) 
Dong @ Flood Bulb Replacement (“东”更换院灯 06-08-2022)  Well-Done Outward @ N. Side
(修缮一新的北侧外墙 06-10-2022)  Completed Exterior in the Backside
(装修完毕的后院外墙 06-10-2022)  New Look of Waterforde Custom Federal
(焕然一新的“水津海关联邦式”房型 06-10-2022)  Interior Recovery (内装修 06-14-2022)
 Old Curtain Growing Longer as New Window Getting Shorter
(因为新凸窗比旧凸窗小，结果旧窗帘变长而不得不重新改装 06-15-2022) 
Storm Door Replacement (外重门更新 06-15-2022) 
Storm Door Replacement by Kevin (万秀更新外重门 06-15-2022)  Handy Treasure Van (勤杂宝藏货车 06-15-2022)
 Retired Potty (圆满完成使命的厕所 06-17-2022)
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