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 the 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)】 华莱士·史蒂文斯“异乡人·花环”(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】大费城“兄弟之爱”地区15至30年前建造的民房，外墙主要有两种：乙烯基壁板与灰泥。塑料便宜，耐用尚可，却总带着一点廉价感；灰泥昂贵，质感厚重，中高端住宅多选后者。问题在于，无论哪种材料，都需要良好的绝缘体系——雨不进，风不入，才是房子的基本修养。但这个基本要求，在2000年前后那批灰泥建筑上，被严重辜负了。大卫·卡特勒“钟爱·刀匠”集团(David Cutler Group)，费城地区最大的民用别墅建筑商，在防水板使用上犯了致命错误：该用的地方没用，该做好的地方没做。雨水从缝隙渗入，慢慢侵蚀木质基材，等到房主发现时，腐烂已深入墙体。本地法规对建筑质量没有强制性要求，合同也无法起诉建筑商。但“适宜居住性的隐含担保”最终裁定卡特勒集团违规，迫使其2009年依破产法第十一章申请破产。2017年，这家公司更名哈德森·帕尔默“灵魂之子·朝圣者”住宅(Hudson Palmer Homes)，换个马甲，奇迹般存活至今。 我家住宅建于2000年，正是卡特勒低劣建房的典型。除四个凸窗外，几乎所有窗户均有不同程度损坏——窗框腐烂、墙体渗水、绝缘层失效。去年艾达“勤劳”(Ida)飓风过后，我终于下定决心，将灰泥外墙全部换为詹姆斯·哈迪“后继者·坚强”板材(James Hardie Board)，并更新除主门上方扇形窗外的其余二十五扇窗户。但疫情造成的供应链中断让订购周期漫长：窗户等四个月，主门半年，百叶窗两个月。工程于四月十五日开工，到六月节仍未结束——新窗需微调，外墙收边未完，百叶窗未到，惟帘待设计。恐怕要挨到金秋十月，整个修复才算真正告罄。 我站在院子里，看着那些崭新的窗户与尚未完工的外墙，想起这栋房子从交付到修复之间横亘的10余年——像一封迟迟未能送达的纠错信，终于在今天被拆开。那些换了马甲继续盖楼的公司，仍在建造新的房子，卖给新的人。我忽然觉得，房子的伤口从来不只是木头和灰泥，而是时间如何在妥协中不断渗出。如今修补工程仍有一半悬在空中，而我已经学会接受这种未完成的状态——有些修复比预想中更久，有些等待比承诺更长，但能做的，就是让这栋房子在允许的范围内，以更耐久的材料重新学会站立。工程终将结束，而那位建筑师的名字，将以某种方式，继续存在于这道墙体的新表面之下——不是作为负面标记，而是作为一种提醒：旧材料被替换，老缺憾被填补，新的表面已经准备好承接下一个季节的雨。而我不会再回头，看那些已被翻过的一页。我还会住在这栋房子里，继续看见它的变化，并以自己无法完全掌控的方式，与它重新共存。 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
(“艾达飓风”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“艾达飓风”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“艾达飓风”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“艾达飓风”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)  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
(“艾达飓风”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)  José @ MB Window
(何塞“上帝使万物繁衍”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
(乌巴尔多“勇敢”组装早餐室凸窗 05-04-2022) 
Jose & a Helper @ Sitting Rm (何塞及其助手·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 (娃儿睡房窗户 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 (凸窗上阿泽克“神力”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 (何塞更换门廊栏杆 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”与威尔默“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
(东与威尔默搭架子 06-02-2022) 
Cinder Block Chimney & Foundation Stucco Coat and Sealant Paint (煤渣块烟囱和地基灰泥涂层与密封剂涂料 06-03-2022) 
Dong & Wilmer @ Sealant Paint on Chimney (东与威尔默高空作业·给烟囱涂密封剂 06-03-2022)  Releveled Top Patio in Brazilian Slats
(修复顶层巴西石板凉台 06-04-2022) 
Old Portico Railing Taken down by Jose (何塞拆卸旧门廊栏杆 06-06-2022) 
New Portico Railing by Jose (何塞安装新门廊栏杆 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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