Jeff's started spring clean-up outside by raking leaves off of the deck. He's afraid the leaves will rot...with all the snow and ice that falls on them and the decking will rot...especially close to the house. But that's not what happened. The floor board just to the right of the handrail at the top of the stairs gave way and Jeff went thru...right up to his oh-oh's. His foot hit the ground and he sat down on the deck before he hit the board! Scrapped his arm on the post on the way down, too. He was lucky. Good thing the deck wasn't any higher! He said today that he was surprised that he wasn't feeling the effects of the fall. We have decided that the decking will have to be replaced...if one board is rotten, more may be. I think we'll probably make the deck smaller...just big enough for a couple of chairs and a small table. I enjoy having morning coffee out there and don't want to give that up completely but we don't need a big deck since we're over by the garden when we do sit outside. It's always something, isn't it?
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