Illustrated Chronology of Fletcher Generations Chapter 46: July 2005 to 31 Aug. 2006


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• 46.1 Introduction: Detoxifying After Subway Academy One
• 46.2 Montreal & Quebec Trip with Lena & Frank
• 46.3 485 Roof Fire
• 46.4 485 Repairs by HOPE Contracting
• 46.5 485 Work with Jamie on Gargage
• 46.6 Life with Lena & Danyil at 118 High Park
• 46.7 (Sunday) Chess at 118 During this Period
• 46.8 Family During this Period: Mom at Ewit Angus, Then Meighan Manor
• 46.9 Fall, 2005: Occational Teaching
• 46.10 My Art of the Period 2005 to 2006
• 46.11 Zeitgeist: Politics and Society, 2005 to 2006
• 46.12 Culture, Books, Films, and TV: 2005 to 2006
• 46.13 Taking (Interim) Occupancy of Windermere Dec. 2005
• 46.14 485a Work on Basement (During Rob's tenancy)
• 46.15 Renting Windermere Townhome
• 46.16 485 Work on Exterior and Clearing Garage (During Darren's tenancy)
• 46.17 Sudden Decision to Sell and Final Prep for Sale
• 46.18 Showings, Inspections, and Sale, 30 August, 2006
• 46.19 Summary, Conclusions, Connections, Goals, Omissions, & Regrets

46.1 Introduction: Detoxifying After Subway Academy The beginning of every chapter reflects a new path being followed. A new path that results from a decision being made at a crossroads. The crossroads at the end of chapter 45 was dominated by the issue of what to do with respect to my position at Subway Academy. My decision was to take a year off, unpaid leave.

Stage:	Chapters	Dates:	Ages:	Description
1 of 6	21-22	1955-1974	1-19	public school, family, no health issues
2 of 6	23-27	1974-1984	19-29	university, insecure income, few assets, healthy
3 of 6	28-45	1984-2004	29-49	work (includes up to end of first semester at Subway Academy), stabilization of income, many issues resolved, assets built up, minor health issues
4 of 6	46-53	2004-2015	49-60	semi-retirement, consolidation, assets built up, equity peaks, first signs of aging such as major health problems
5 of 6	54-60	2016-2030	61-75	active retirement, but increasing health problems
6 of 6	60-63	2030 on	75 on	elderly, serene, poor health

See also Connections

The intention was that chapter 45, having ended with my successfully completing my first year at Subway Academy One, would lead to my year-long leave of absence as the beginning of chapter 46 being restful and recouperative. Therefore the turning point was supposed to be the end-of-school-year/beginning of leave. However the school year ending was not as dramatic as what ended up happening. Almost immediately after moving all of my stuff out of Subway Academy One, there was a fire at Manning. This dramatic discrete event made for a more dramatic turning point. The end of chapter 46 would also be a dramatic discrete event. Like giant bookends they loom large and affected every aspect of my life during this period. The previous chapter ends and this chapter starts with the fire at 485 Manning Ave. (see 46.3) at a precise time, 1:00 pm 30 July, 2005. This sets about a chain of events, including negative relations with neighbours, Kirk and Susan at 487 Manning (also burned in the fire); negative relations with tenants (Rob, Dave, Charlie, Darren, Erika); the need for me to work on house or at least supervise contractors to make repairs; stress which exacerbated my health problems; -- all eventually leading to my decision to sell the house. Selling the house is the second huge event which ends the chapter, also occuring at a discrete time, 9:30 pm, 30 August, 2006 (see 46.18). There was a tense transitionary period of five weeks between sale and closing, but since closing turned out to be simply an anti-climactic carrying out of what was agreed to on 30 August, I have placed this period at the beginning of chapter 47 (see 47.1).

46.3.1 Introduction

46.3.2 The Roof Fire, 30 July, 2005

46.3.3 Informed of the Roof Fire, 9 August, 2005

46.3.4 Fire Provokes Crisis

Certainly there was risk. There is a direct connection between Heather causing the fire, and then the fire causing problems with tenants both upstairs and down. Heather was first to move out. Her moving out led to a series of bad tenants upstairs, first Cory and Mike, and then Dave Hammer and Charlie Fahlenback. Downstairs as well, the fire caused Julie and _____ (who had been there for years) to move out and they too were replaced by irresponsible tenants Rob and _____. There was a direct connection between the fire and my loosing my good feeling about the house --especially visa vis the insurance company and building inspectors. There was a also a direct connection between the fire and acrimomy with neighbours. These problems, tenants, financial, insurance, inspectors, and neighbours all conspired to lead to a series of events which nine months later ended in my decision to sell the house.

But there was also opportunity. The fire meant that the whole roof, including the deck, would be replaced. All this work being done by contractors meant that I had to be around the house, and this provoked me to decide that I might as well do work while I was there. The opportunity to do this work, ended up my completing all the finishing touches which I had been meaning to do for years but never got around to them. These finishing touches being done, and the deck being brand new, created circumstances under which it was a good time to sell.

In this sense, the house fire led directly to the decision to sell, for both negative and positive reasons. Negative in that I was fed up with the many problems, but also positive in that circumstances led to the house looking great in the summer of 2006.

46.4.1 Introduction and Context

Date:	Tasks performed this period
, 1979	purchase, moving in
April, 1980	breaking concrete in backyard
May, 1980	digging hole
26 May, 1980	removing excavated soil, concrete
31 May, 1980	pouring footing
4 June, 1980	concrete block foundation wall
20 June, 1980	concrete columns on East side of garage
3 July, 1980	brick around garage columns
7 July, 1980	West concrete block wall on garage
early August, 1982	structure of addition and roof completed.
August, 1982	enclosure of addtion completed room.
Fall, 1982	upstairs apartment completed.
1983	major work on downstairs apartment.
1984	completion of grade-level living room and basement.
1986	Completion of the downstairs and moving upstairs.
1995	new roof, new skylights.
1996	new bathroom on second floor.
2002	new bathroom in basement.
2005	completion of basement bathroom
30 July, 2005	fire on roof
Fall, 2005	repairs by HOPE contracting
2006	covered workspace in backyard, studio in garage, finishing touch-up to whole house
late August, 2006	showings, and sale 30 Aug.

46.5.1 Introduction

46.5.1 Introduction

45.6.1 Introduction

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