2003 Work in Progress

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>before (below)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3aaa5610.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="97" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>after (below)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3a6a5a90.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3a8a56a0.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>John hates this "corny" line, but hey, Mr. M., didn't you find yourself singing "And I'm buy-uy-ing the stai-air way to heaven....."</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3bba6750.jpg" border=0 width="166" height="117" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Rockwell" ><I><B>John J. Quick Inc.</B></I></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John J. Quick Inc."><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFCC33" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>2003 Work in Progress</I></div> <div> April-May 2003</div> <bR> <div> Want curb appeal? You've got it! This fabulous wall and steps has transformed a basic, lovely split-level home into a Frank Lloyd Wright-style masterpiece! This is functional art at it's very best!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3a7f4000.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="256" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Don't worry, Gizmo (the pooch checking things out from behind the glass door), John knows what he's doing. If you want a transformation, you gotta break some new ground! (a man, a plan, a canal....) Boys simply never outgrow playing with trucks - they just get bigger and better ones! </div> <div> <IMG SRC="362ca700.jpg" border=0 width="458" height="368" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Get busy! Hack out some roots there! Clear away some rubble! I'm sure John's paying you at least minimum wage for this!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3adf42b0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="299" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Dig, dig, dig, mix, mix, mix, pour, pour, pour...."and now, children, it's time to put away the sand box toys and play with building blocks." And you thought you weren't learning any useful skills in kindergarten! </div> <div> <IMG SRC="3afafae0.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="3b147af0.jpg" border=0 width="327" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Ten pound building blocks! And they've got to be level and plumb and square. And forming concrete requires complete carpentry skills - done in reverse!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3b3fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="3b5faae0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> What do ya think, Gizmo? Lookin' pretty fine, huh? </div> <div> <IMG SRC="3b7f4310.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="305" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3b9f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Brick-walled, concrete-filled side landing has a striking appearance; steps are similar construction, but with limestone treads.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3a4f48e0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="398" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Gizmo wags his tail in approval..."Nice work, guys!"</div> <div> <IMG SRC="352ead60.jpg" border=0 width="490" height="214" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Ain't it just amazing what you can do with a few thousand bricks and a hundred feet of stone? John was customer of the month at Boychuk's (the stone guy on 22). What I want to know is how in heaven did John line up those two square columns? Or lay those vertical bricks on the curved corner (see left). He makes it look easy, but I know better! </div> <div> <IMG SRC="39bf4590.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="345" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This takes my breath away!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="39df4420.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> And this looks like it could be the garden grounds of an arboretum - such perfect harmony with the landscape!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="39ff4440.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="324" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Entranceway to the exclusive Crest Club, perhaps?</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3a2f43e0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="318" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> What a spectacular job! This could be on exhibit at MOMA. It's so unique and fun and alive! It's a feat of engineering and design genius. John's my hero! </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>