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Guess what? TW found my "beach ball" that's been missing for years! She also found one
of the fake Skinneeez shmousy toys that was lost! This is big news!

I promised you an update on my Burd-tv situation and here it is complete with diaphragms diagrams. TW had a meeting with the Building Department regarding the building/factory next door. Phase 1, which is what they're doing now, will be two stories. It shouldn't affect the lighting situation in Pop's room so TW hopes we can still use that for my photo shoots. That will be completed before Phase 2 begins unless they can't get tenants with the mess that is the back of the building.

Phase 2 will indeed be four stories as planned. I'll give you a few moments to BOO loudly. There will be landscaping so I may have some Burd-tv, however the peeps NYC view is very much in jeopardy. The top three stories will be recessed on either side to allow for landscaping, we believe. They'll be some room between that building and our window. They were going to call TW back to tell her the exact height of the building but she may have to call them. The plans say our building is six stories above ground due to our cathedral ceilings and theirs will be four but they look like they'll be the same height to us.

The two sections marked A are the two that have been mostly 

torn down. That's Phase 1. Phase 2 is labelled B and will be

four floors. C is located right over our condo windows. The bottom 

of the pic is east and the right side is facing north. You can biggify 

the diagram.

The Noise Level
I'm coping as best I can. Last Monday was hard. I was very scared with the racket of the saws and sledge hammers but now I seem to be taking it in stride as the new norm. I wanted to go into my office UTB but TW kept reassuring me that I was safe. I've been dealing with noise since we moved in because they're always doing overnight construction on the Lincoln Tunnel and the helix however that's not right under our window.

They have the whole roof torn off the first building and have it down to the stone walls. We don't know if they're gonna jack hammer the floor out to put the pipes in or not.

Believe it or not, after this the noise doesn't stop. They're renovating our complex too. In June we'll be getting a new roof. TW said when they installed the last roof, she thought they were gonna come right through the ceiling. Not only that, but when they have to lift the a/c condensers, we'll be without air conditioning for a few days. If they do our building last, we could be without a/c during the hottest week in July.

In this diagram, I'm pointing out where the house will be. As you can

see, it will be recessed from the bottom floor which may allow for some

light but won't allow for viewing fireworks or the skyline. See how close

the demolition is to us? You can biggify the diagram.

The Cat Tree I was Promised

That's still very much in play if they can decide how to rearrange the furniture. The reason TW wanted to get that particular tree in the first place was cos she figured I may be able to see over the new house if I was on the tippy top. There will be some number crunching and some furniture rearranging and hopefully it can become a reality. TW has looked online and found it for a cheaper price but they still balk at junking that old rocking chair.

That's the straight poop thanks to Google Earth.  I spent a lot of this weekend on the window cos I won't go there while they're working. Hope you guys watched some Burd-tv for me over the weekend.