Restoration of the building began in earnest this week. I've been waking up to the sounds of hammering and crashing as they gut the fire damaged apartments. The fourth floor is still off-limits, of course, but this morning when I went down into the basement to take out the garbage I discovered a few fragments of Nick and Sandi's old place down there:
Peices of Nick and Sandi's kitchen amongst other things...
Because I took the last two weeks off I only just got my Secret Santa gift and Christmas bonus today. My Secret Santa got me Guinness and coffee, which would have been enough to leave me in a good mood all by itself, but then there is the bonus cheque:
After tax my bonus comes to $1,601.70 - just enough for two round trip tickets to New York!!!
Restoration of the building began in earnest this week. I've been waking up to the sounds of hammering and crashing as they gut the fire damaged apartments. The fourth floor is still off-limits, of course, but this morning when I went down into the basement to take out the garbage I discovered a few fragments of 
Because I took the last two weeks off I only just got my Secret Santa gift and Christmas bonus today. My Secret Santa got me Guinness and coffee, which would have been enough to leave me in a good mood all by itself, but then there is the bonus cheque:
This has been, as far as I can recall, the best holiday season ever.