After two years, our day finally came. The day we would moved the elevator from the first floor to the second. This was also known covertly as “Project Get Rid Of Cat Safety Trellis” or “GROCST” since open elevator shafts and kittens don’t mix.
Remember this?
This was what we’d called our temporary fix to the gaping maw next to the stairs. Dad was less than excited about it but we placated him by telling him it wouldn’t be there forever and it wasn’t!…But I’m not sure he intended temporary to mean two years. Still, he understood our need for it even more after we got kittens that pull stunts like this all the time.
Anyway, one does not simply move an elevator alone so that meant we’d need to have an elevator raising party (try explaining that one to somebody who asks about your weekend plans). It turns out a lot of people get very excited about coming over and helping you move a one hundred and three year old elevator.
We really did expect it to be a lot harder than it was but thanks to all the help it only took about fifteen minutes.
There was one minor issue of some warped wood making it a bit tougher to move in one spot. But Dad had it covered, literally.
So all in all, elevator raising party? Success! A big thank you to everyone who came out to help and to make sure we didn’t accidentally drop an elevator on someone’s head 🙂
Good people, good help, and another great story to tell!
Entertaining as usual