18 Porter Road

The house, seen from the front yard.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:04:50 -0700

Dan
The house, seen from the front yard.

The side flower garden.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:05:20 -0700

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The side flower garden.

Asparagus in the garden.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:05:47 -0700

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Asparagus in the garden.

The house and the front lawn

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:06:25 -0700

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The house and the front lawn

Tree and vegatable garden (containing only asparagus right now, needs cleanout).

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:07:06 -0700

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Tree and vegatable garden (containing only asparagus right now, needs cleanout).

Lower yard from the driveway.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:07:49 -0700

Dan
Lower yard from the driveway.

Looking down the driveway towards the road. The neighbor's house at the left has an easement to share the driveway. Wheel ruts are from the seller's moving truck, I think.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:08:16 -0700

Dan
Looking down the driveway towards the road. The neighbor's house at the left has an easement to share the driveway. Wheel ruts are from the seller's moving truck, I think.

Looking up the driveway towards the house.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:08:42 -0700

Dan
Looking up the driveway towards the house.

Marsh seen through the trees. Note the underground electrical service, and the transformer.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:09:07 -0700

Dan
Marsh seen through the trees. Note the underground electrical service, and the transformer.

Small turnaround/parking area at the bottom of the hill.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:09:40 -0700

Dan
Small turnaround/parking area at the bottom of the hill.

House from the top of the driveway.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:10:24 -0700

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House from the top of the driveway.

Two entrances: One on the first floor, one on the second from the balcony.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:10:49 -0700

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Two entrances: One on the first floor, one on the second from the balcony.

View from the front door down the lawn.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:11:17 -0700

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View from the front door down the lawn.

Alongside the house, looking towards Beaver Brook.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:11:45 -0700

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Alongside the house, looking towards Beaver Brook.

Yard stuff.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:12:14 -0700

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Yard stuff.

The back of the house (facing Beaver Brook).

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:12:35 -0700

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The back of the house (facing Beaver Brook).

The Toro riding mower (circa 1986). We bought this "as is" from the seller and with a new blade it runs well. Walk-out basement door behind.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:12:58 -0700

Dan
The Toro riding mower (circa 1986). We bought this "as is" from the seller and with a new blade it runs well. Walk-out basement door behind.

Stihl FS45 gas string trimmer.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:13:27 -0700

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Stihl FS45 gas string trimmer.

The living room looking towards Beaver Brook.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:13:44 -0700

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The living room looking towards Beaver Brook.

Beaver Brook deepwater marsh (according to the MA DEP). The property line extends to the dry bed of Beaver Brook.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:14:09 -0700

Dan
Beaver Brook deepwater marsh (according to the MA DEP). The property line extends to the dry bed of Beaver Brook.

Robin near our wood pile.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:10:32 -0700

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Robin near our wood pile.

Another view of the robin.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:11:26 -0700

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Another view of the robin.

Flowers at 18 Porter Rd.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:11:50 -0700

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Flowers at 18 Porter Rd.

Flower from our garden.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:12:17 -0700

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Flower from our garden.

One of the rabbits that inhabits our lawn. On the far side of the driveway.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:12:56 -0700

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One of the rabbits that inhabits our lawn. On the far side of the driveway.

Now s/he is frozen watching me, about to enter the woods. Unburied FiOS fiber optic cable can be seen behind. Look at the battle worn ears!

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:13:30 -0700

Dan
Now s/he is frozen watching me, about to enter the woods. Unburied FiOS fiber optic cable can be seen behind. Look at the battle worn ears!

Subcontractors for Verizon came to bury our FiOS cable using a "ditch witch"

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:47:54 -0700

Dan
Subcontractors for Verizon came to bury our FiOS cable using a "ditch witch"

The boss working the ditch witch. You can see the fiber optic cable threaded through the mechanism.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:48:56 -0700

Dan
The boss working the ditch witch. You can see the fiber optic cable threaded through the mechanism.

Here is the trench left by the ditch witch. The cable is inside.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:49:32 -0700

Dan
Here is the trench left by the ditch witch. The cable is inside.

Working through the muddy area near the bottom of the driveway (lots of rain last few days). Red flags mean buried electric - they went right over them.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:50:14 -0700

Dan
Working through the muddy area near the bottom of the driveway (lots of rain last few days). Red flags mean buried electric - they went right over them.

Across the grassy area on the north side of the driveway. The younger guy in the front kept the cable free (there was a lot of excess) and the third guy tamped any big rocks back under.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:01:39 -0700

Dan
Across the grassy area on the north side of the driveway. The younger guy in the front kept the cable free (there was a lot of excess) and the third guy tamped any big rocks back under.

Their trailer had a ton of conduit on it, but it wasn't used. Presumably because the fiber was already lit.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:51:20 -0700

Dan
Their trailer had a ton of conduit on it, but it wasn't used. Presumably because the fiber was already lit.

This area was done by hand, perhaps because the electrical feed to the neighbors' house was nearby (note red paint on the driveway)

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:51:54 -0700

Dan
This area was done by hand, perhaps because the electrical feed to the neighbors' house was nearby (note red paint on the driveway)

Continuing down the driveway you can see how it leaves the grass almost undisturbed.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:52:31 -0700

Dan
Continuing down the driveway you can see how it leaves the grass almost undisturbed.

Once the cable was run all the way down the driveway they drove the Ditch Witch back up to compact the driveway back over the fiber.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:53:07 -0700

Dan
Once the cable was run all the way down the driveway they drove the Ditch Witch back up to compact the driveway back over the fiber.

Here is the wire entering the house near the gas line entry point. This was done by the Verizon tech one month ago. The clear drain is from the condensing furnace.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:53:42 -0700

Dan
Here is the wire entering the house near the gas line entry point. This was done by the Verizon tech one month ago. The clear drain is from the condensing furnace.

Apparently at one point this tiny shed contained an external furnace unit. Now it just has the exhaust from the condensing furnace. Note the fiber and yellow digsafe flag (natural gas).

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:54:20 -0700

Dan
Apparently at one point this tiny shed contained an external furnace unit. Now it just has the exhaust from the condensing furnace. Note the fiber and yellow digsafe flag (natural gas).

Ditch Witch buried wire running right on top of the 110V split phase service.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:55:05 -0700

Dan
Ditch Witch buried wire running right on top of the 110V split phase service.

The younger guy raked over the driveway after it was compacted.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:55:38 -0700

Dan
The younger guy raked over the driveway after it was compacted.

The third guy hand dug a trench for the last few feet to the pole.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:56:12 -0700

Dan
The third guy hand dug a trench for the last few feet to the pole.

View up the driveway from the street, fiber is buried at the left.

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:56:50 -0700

Dan
View up the driveway from the street, fiber is buried at the left.

There was a lot of excess cable. It was coiled and cable tied up on the pole. The orange conduit goes to our neighbor (most likely conduit was buried there before the install).

nobody@smugmug.com (Dan) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:57:19 -0700

Dan
There was a lot of excess cable. It was coiled and cable tied up on the pole. The orange conduit goes to our neighbor (most likely conduit was buried there before the install).