That meant there was more evidence of leaking on the face of the chimney for the kitchen fireplace, a problem which has never been fully resolved by the general contractor for the renovation and addition, Peter R. "Pete" LaRoque of Mocksville, NC:
This is the first time I've seen rain leaking in since back in February, and that time was the first incident I'd had in nearly three years.
It also served to prove that, while much more rare now, it's still possible for water to come in to the south side of the cellar:
Back in November, I blogged about the wall that divides the properties on the north and south side of the 700 block of West Fourth Street, running between Fourth and Holly Avenue. The developer who has purchased it has talked with me about the plans for bringing that wall down, because it is somewhat fragile and compromised.
All that rain was enough to bust out a weak portion of it, along the gravel lot to the north of the house:
It turns out that the hold-up is with Duke Energy: Lowder Construction is anxious to get moving on this but they are waiting for Duke Power to come take out the power/telephone poles that are in the way of the demolition.
So, why am I blogging about the wall instead of telling about tonight's dinner? Because my grand plans for grilled mustard-and-herbed rack of lamb with onion jam were completely busted by the eruption of my increasingly rickety old Weber gas grill:
So once again, my dinner guests and I were saved by having Foothills Brewery right around the corner, because that's where we went to eat.
Tuesday Afternoon Update: We might be one step closer to the demolition of the building behind the house as well as the wall, because this afternoon the crawler-excavator showed up...
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