Sarah and Haley Visit

Barb decided it might be nice to sit outside on the deck when Haley and Sarah visited.  So she put out the awning so they sit out and could stay out of the sun.  While they were in the kitchen talking, the wind started blowing and it started to pour rain.  Then we heard a crash on the deck.  We went out to see the awning was broken and half lying on the deck.  We never liked that awning because we never used it and the birds seemed to think it was a good place to roast and would poop all over it and on the deck under it.  So we decided we would just take it down but we didn't have the right tools.  So we asked our friend who built Barb's fabric shelves.  He said that it was too big a job for him but we could ask Ross who was the handyman in the park.  Barb knew Ross from bingo/darts.  So she phoned Ross and told him about the awning and he said that he had seen the awning collapsed on our deck.  He said he would come over when he could and look at it.  It took him a couple of weeks.  Then when he did come over Barb was out at pickle ball and I was still in my pajamas.  He went out to look at it and I quickly got dressed to go out with him.  He said he would come back with his friend Paul Taylor and take it down probably on the weekend.  I told him we were going to Ottawa for the weekend.  He said no problem.  We went to Ottawa and when we got back the awning was taken away.  I guess Ross put it out for the garbage and it was taken by someone for scrap metal.  Ross told Barb he wasn't happy with the sealing of the electrical system that was used to roll out and roll in the awning.  He told Barb to call another guy in the park to come around and fix it for us.  So Barb called the guy but before he could come over Paul came back to properly disconnected the electrical system.  Then Barb called the electrical guy back and told him he didn't need to come.