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I love my job! I woke up early to get some work done before it got to hot. Today's jobs were a cooler and two signs. Enjoy the pictures! I'm sure glad I got it in early, because my thermometer is reading 100F! whew! I'm hiding in my air conditioned bedroom for a few hours where it's nice and cool and I can tweak my web page. Always working, LOL! ;)



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