By Michael B. Wright
It’s November and hopefully as of this writing, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Why? Because the month is almost over and we are not in the throes nor the aftermath of a hurricane. Fingers crossed!
So now, we’re scratching our heads and wondering “what am I going to do with all of this plywood?” The horde is made up of everything that I used to cover the windows and all of the unused plywood I have left over. What I need is trading my ply. Why? Because I bought extra “just in case.”
I can’t grill food over plywood or burn it in the fireplace. Plywood is manufactured using adhesives, resins and chemicals that release toxic fumes when burned. Yikes!
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Now I need to buy new furniture because of what I got rid of to make room to store my plywood. The garage is full; the shed is full! Where am I going to put all this stuff?
I know! I could build the kids a bike ramp or a skateboard ramp. Nah, they’d just get hurt.
I know! I’ll build them a treehouse like the one I had as a kid. (Or build it for Mom and Dad when they need to get away from the kids.) Nope! Tampa ordinances will not allow the building of a treehouse on your own property. I know, because a friend of mine built a treehouse for his two boys. It was very elaborate and sophisticated with numerous safety features, as well as electric outlets. The City made him take it down and dispose of it. Boo!
I know! I could build a hurricane shelter. Nah! That wouldn’t fly either…er…yes it would, and THAT’S the problem.
I could rent a storage POD and plant the eyesore in the middle of the yard. I could save money and build my own POD. Nah! I’d probably get sued by the POD people. Or I’d fall asleep near the POD, only to learn that the POD people were body snatchers.
What to do, what to do?
Mike is on the horns of a dilemma and can’t seem to find a way out. If you have a solution for his problem, please contact him at micwrighthamo@gmail.com. He’ll be glad you did.
