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expensive to replace all these
windows if she had to do it herself.
She expressed delight that these
windows “will tilt in, making it
easier to get them clean.”
Some of the weatherization
projects take more than one day.
For instance, those working at the
home of Martha Pagel are replacing
ten windows. Volunteers started
Saturday so they would know what
needed to be done and indicated
they may need another day to finish
the trimming. The work requires
outside and inside trimming.
Precise measuring must be done to
secure the windows. Local balloonist
Jim Phelan joked that “it is harder
than flying a balloon.” Pagel said the
work they are doing is “like a miracle
for me, . . . an enormous blessing.”
She pointed out that the old
windows had developed black mold
and were extremely hard to clean.
Another homeowner, Polly Riggs,
declared she was very blessed by
the work of the volunteers. She
described their work as “a gift from
God,” and “a blessing I cannot put
into words.” She said the home
needed a lot of work when she
bought it and she could not afford
to do all the weatherization and
purchase windows on her own.
The new windows are double
thermal paned with insulation added
around the edges during installation,
and then each was caulked to
prevent air leaks; all of which will
offer significant energy savings,
surely a relief after last year’s record
cold temperatures.
At each of these projects, the
volunteers were hard at work
with smiles on their faces and the
homeowners expressed extreme
gratefulness for the services
rendered. As a result of volunteers
sharing their time and resources,
these families will be warmer and
more comfortable this winter.
And, when those cold days come, all
will have the happy memories of a
warm fall day when everyone came
and worked ‘Together for Lincoln.’
