As previously posted we bought a property in northern Minnesota with a small uninhabitable cabin. Unfortunately the water pipe broke in the cabin and for the last three years or so there has been a substantial leak in the closed up cabin which adds up to lots of mold.
When the cabin was first built it was probably someone’s dream of a sweet little place in the middle of the woods. Well that dream is dead. The cabin sits right where we are building our new house so it has to come down.
We placed an ad in Craigslist for anyone who wanted a free cabin. All you had to do was take it down and transport it outta here. We had some interest and a young couple actually showed up one day and started but then they disappeared. We never said it would be easy.
So it was time to call in the big guns and it is coming down in pieces. Before the actual excavation started Gary steadily emptied out the cabin cause the last owner must have lost his house keys and so he left pretty much his life inside. And that is where the money comes in. Everyday I asked Gary if he found any money, to be sure to rip open upholstery, pull up floor boards, definitely check under the mattress, etc. and we got nothing. I just know there’s a stack of bills in there somewhere. That’s what happens in the movies!
If I thought building a house was a lot of work taking a small one down is a nightmare. What did we get ourselves into? But so far the weather has cooperated and we are slowly getting her done. And if I post any photos of Mojo and Dede in mink coats you know Gary finally found the stash.
Ps. Gary with his latest toy.
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