Hi Cathy.... Funny - both you 'n I refer to our respective contractors as 'MY contractor," like we say "MY cat," Hmmm.... I'm sure there's something Freudian about this, but am too tired to think that deeply at this moment.. Mr. Freud is on his own... <grin> I've sure learned about a lot of interesting construction -related things over the past few weeks. Actually, it's fascinating to me as I see my new home take shape. I've even gone with the contractor (MY contractor( <giggle> to an archetechtual junk yard and had a blast! Geeeeeeez, ya have an ELEVEN POUND cat? Do ya know - I think your kitty weighs more than BOTH Scooter 'n Buzzy put together! And Buzz's nickname is "El Gordo! ("The fat one," loosely translated) <ducking> Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Morse <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, November 15, 1999 5:08 PM Subject: Re: Moving Day Posponed (Waaaah!) >Barb, >I hope hope we all don't have to wait another 25 years for the cure, I >admire your humor after all this time. About the tile cure--let it. >My experience with tile, says your contractor is right on the mark. To >rush the curing of the t iles is to invite hassles later. Our >contractor wouldn;t even llet out 11 pound cat walk on "HIS" floor. >Suggestion - You could use the extra days to put your feet up and read >a good book??, trashy or otherwise depoending on your taste. Pretend >you're on a mini vacation as it sounds like most of your moving work is >done. > >Cathy > > > > > > >Barb_MSN wrote: > >> FYI..... for those of ya who've been following my upcoming move, I >> thought I'd let ya know that due to my desire to have the lovely >> Spanish tile floor done RIGHT (newly laid tile HAS to cure for a >> day or two before being walked on or having furniture lugged >> 'round on it) >> >> Sooooo... when the contractor called and told me about the "cure" >> (HECK! I've been waiting for 25 YEARS to hear of a "cure" and >> when I FINALLY *DO* it's the wrong one!!!) <groan> (grin), I gave >> him an rather reluctant "OK." ("Reluctant" because I'm absolutely >> PRIMED to move on the 18th!! >> >> Barb (EAGERLY looking forward to getting this move over) Mallut >> [log in to unmask] >> >> Moving day is now set for Tuesday, Nov. 23, at 9:00 a.m.