"It's always somethin'...."

....as Gilda used to say.

Last winter our Concondo complex

had a big problem with ice damming.

I can't exactly explain that to you,

but let's just say that snow on the roofs

began melting into the units.

Not ours, fortunately, but many.

The damage has been fixed,

and now the prevention measures

are being taken.

This means that on Tuesday

I must have my Treehouse closet

empty and free so that workmen

can get inside

and shoot an insulation-filled hose

up into our attic which is only

accessible from there.

So Mr. Gadget--gotta love him-- has

been encouraging me today

to get an early start.

I have no idea where he actually keeps his

cattle prod, but it's always within

easy reach at times like this.

It will all be worth it, I'm sure, because

we'll likely have no ice-damming problems

just like last year.

So, one more thing from the cruise,

with the exception

of Halloween costume pictures which will be

forthcoming, it's always interesting

to notice what people wear on cruises.

These happy ladies were

all adorned in black and white stripes

at the sail-away party.

I have no idea if it was pre-planned

or just an amazing coincidence.

Maybe they had the Halloween date wrong.

With any luck, I'll be back with more

Halloween pictures

 before the hose gets me.