Oh, those beautiful steps

Rod and Dad worked very hard to get the steps going down from the deck done last week so that we could have them ready for the occupancy letter. On Sunday while moving a load from the container to the house Tori's truck was in my way. So Shelli said "I will move it" but Tori jumped out and said no let me. The last person to drive Tori's truck was Rod so the seat was put back and Tori did not adjust it. She put the truck in reverse to back out of the way. When she thought she was close to the steps she was trying to brake. But since the seat was too far back she didn't think her brakes were working right (they have been losing fluid) so she stomped on them very hard. The problem is she stomped on the wrong pedal.... Luckily she hit the post and not the retaining wall which she could have went flying over! Rod took it pretty well and only cried when Tori wasn't looking. My Dad couldn't even come over to look. He just waited until Rod got them repaired.

The handrail leaning

The broken 4X6 post that was concreted into the ground

Her tailgate was down... it took the full brunt of the impact. Luckily the truck was not hurt other than this. Rod had previosly put a dent in her tailgate from hauling the trailer (another reverse accident when the tailgate was down) So at least now she can stop pointing out where Rod dented the tailgate.

And now the repair starts. Monday morning was a trip to the hardware store for Rod and Tori for a new post and more bags of concrete. He strapped the post to a tree in order to get it setting right in the hole before he started pouring the concrete in.

Rod thinks he is going to use this small hammer to move the post....


So if the small hammer doesn't work, you go to the shed to see what else is available...


And now he moves the post that was not replaced back into alignment...


A few more pics of the work that was done...


And now they are back to close to new...

Tori wrote in the concrete at one of the posts "Compliments of Tori"


and Tina wrote "Tina says STOP"