This collection of entries is from June 28, 2004.
We were all oiled up last Wednesday and today was the final step - our street got a nice new layer of asphalt. The noisiest part of the whole thing were the steamrollers. The house actually vibrated with a low-pitched hum when they went by.
All in all, the village's intrusion onto our little, quiet cul du sac was very uneventful and easy to endure.