That’s what Conrad is experiencing today.
The apartment building next store is being gutted. Of course, as it dates back to pre-WW II, this means they will keep the facade and rip out everything else. Last week we lived with the interior demo. We were happy on Friday when the truck finally drove away. Silly us, we thought they were through. Conrad is working from home today. He told me the truck is back (complete with backup sounds and the melodic crunching of concrete in the belly of the iron beast). What’s more, they’re using a jackhammer to break up the stoop (providing the food for said beast). So, that’s not a conducive work environment.
And then the buzzer rings. Why? Well, they’re not selling our building. They promise. But the appraiser was coming by with a real estate agent just to look around. Probably for insurance reasons. Wink wink. Nod nod. Right — tell that to the Craig’s List posting we saw. Anyway, they were about to barge in, unannounced, to our apartment. Good thing Conrad was there, and good thing he was up & dressed for work! So, that’s really not a conducive work environment.
But tally ho! The ships are in town! That’s right kids, it’s Fleet Week. The historic week proceeding memorial day when myriad military ships flood the harbors, unleashing troves of fine military men upon the city. Ahem. Oh wait, those were the days of yore. Today, NYC’s ban on nuclear vessels means the # of ships allowed to dock on Manhattan piers are numbered. But it is the biggest turn out for a few years, and the docks are even expecting a return of the international display with a single ship from Canada. Yay to our brother up north! So … Conrad ducked down the street to a park bench, fired up the wireless, and worked from the shoreline, watching the (slow, painful trickle) of ships parading up the Hudson. Until it started to rain.
So much for a conducive work day, Conrad! (Maybe this remote working thing isn’t so easy in NYC after all.)
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