07.07.08

Singing in the Rain, Remix

On a rainy, April evening, customers Tom and Wanda Martin were surprised to see Structures’ favorite landscaper, Carolina Tree Brokers installing sod. Not only were they surprised to see them working on a rainy evening, but they were replacing sod in front of their new neighbor’s house! No, it wasn’t a mistake. Bill and his brother Todd had been asked by R.P. Newton, Project Manager on the Martin’s remodel, to perform the work after learning that the sod had possibly been damaged by Structures trades during the Martin’s remodel. Appreciative homeowner Tom Martin summed it up perfectly in a late night email to R.P. – “I’ll never forget the scene of Gene Kelly in that 1950’s musical. . . ‘I’m sodding in the rain, just sodding in the rain, what a wonderful greening, I’m seeding again. . .’. To what R.P. replied, “Tom, whatever you’re drinking. . . can you make me a double?”

Above – Bill Watson, owner of Carolina Tree Brokers with Deborah Way, SBC Sales and Marketing Coordinator during Habitat Blitz week.
On right – R.P. Newton, SBC Estimator, “driving in” business at the Habitat for Humanity car wash.