Evacuated 2011 - Day 73 - Sep 2, 2011

I met the contractor replaceing the beams. They were ready yesterday so either today or Tuesday after Labor Day the beams will be installed. We have picked out a new door to replace the back door..... It will be here in about 6 weeks. I am going to try to sand down the current door so it will close and hopefully lock. Then we can get rid of my chain that now serves as a lock. The Concrete should get poured by the end of next week if all goes well. The basement will be powerwashed prior to the concrete going in and then the dryers and fans come in to dry it out. The upstairs is pretty well dried out. The guys doing the concrete are going to stamp and stain a design into the basement floor. This should eliminate the need for flooring other than some throw rugs. If weather holds the same concrete company will tear out our patio and replace it.... also stamping in a design and staining it..... depends on price.....
Today could be interesting. The Governor is going to be in Minot and has chosen Eastwood Park to spend about 2 hours talking to residents. I will be at the house by noon... He is to be in the neighborhood between 1:30 and 3:30 today. I met him and his wife when I was running the EOC Call Center prior to getting access to the house. Will comment more on this later.