I posted a note here titled "Want to help a weird guy build a weird house?" a while ago. I have to confess I did a poor job of keeping track of who replied on what list/forum I posted to. Anyhow, that post was about a house raising I was planning for a modern version of an Indian earthlodge. I've been putting this off as long as I could, hoping I'd figure out some way of making it work, but I'm going to have to cancel the house raising. We had nearly two weeks of temps as high as 113F where I nearly melted sitting still. I finally got back to cutting trees last week, but then the chain started rolling off the bar of the chainsaw. I now have two chains that I can't get back on the bar until I straighten some of the runners that keep the chain on the bar. It still might be possible for me to get the trees cut and the holes dug and the other things that need done before any raising would be done in the next 10 days, but that would mean taking a big risk that people would either travel here needlessly, or would have to change their plans at the last minute. Rather than messing up everybody else's schedule, I'd rather just cancel it cleanly before anybody's plans are set. I'm still going to build the house, and will have it done before winter. If there is anybody that lives close enough to come lend a hand on short notice, I would be very glad to have that hand later, but I cannot commit to when. I thank the people who were kind enough to send their �best wishes' and will still accept them. ;-) I really want to thank those people who planned on coming to help, especially those that were coming from far away. I'm sorry I couldn't do a better job of holding up my part and would have liked to have met you all. ==>paul
