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can do to help here?

Sure.

Need a bit of work with the backhoe

- if you've got the time.

- Yeah, no problem.

Um...

Can you at least promise me

that you'll be careful?

What?

You know, if you... cut your hand off

with the circular saw

in a fit of geriatric stupidity,

my sisters, my wife, they're not going

to let me forget about that, so, uh...

Wow!

Must be tough waking up every morning

afraid of tripping over your own shadow.

Aw...

So the living room

will go right here.

Don't want to make it too big.

I figure if the house

faces in this direction,

that should give us the best view.

I bet on a clear day

you can see half the county.

Irene?

What do you think?

What are we doing, Craig?

Irene, we've been over this before.

We won't move in until we're ready.

That's a promise, okay?

. Okay-

Thank you.

So it's true.

You know, I didn't believe it

when I heard it.

I figured they'd have to carry you

out of here in a pine box

before you'd spend money on a new house.

Who you getting to build it?

Chester, why do you ask questions

you already know the answer to?

- You got a permit?

- A permit?

Why would I need a permit?

This is my land.

Ever since they did the Royal Commission

two years ago,

you got to have an official stamp

if you want to take a crap.

Trust me.

You definitely need a permit.

Yep

It just seems funny to me

that I should have to pay $400

to build the house on a piece of property

I already own and pay taxes on.

Yeah, we get that quite a bit.

It's an administrative fee.

As you're building the house,

we come out and check on you

and make sure it complies to code.

Well, I suppose someone needs a job,

but it's completely unnecessary.

In case you haven't noticed,

there are a lot of houses in Saint Martins

that are well over 200 years old.

They're still standing.

- Where was your code then?

- Yes sir.

- I think you're missing the point, but yeah.

- I sure am.

But if that's the way it's going to go,

I guess I'll just have

to hand over the $400.

- There you go.

- Thanks.

And I'll just need to see your plans.

Plans for what?

For the house.

I don't have any plans.

Well, how are you going to build a house

without any plans?

The way I've been doing it all my life.

I know what I want.

Well, how do you know?

Because it's in my head,

that's how.

Well, that doesn't solve our problem.

We need stamped blueprints.

But... I'm not an architect.

I don't know how to draw out plans.

This is just going to cost me

a whole lot more money.

Sir, we have to have them.

Well... okay, I'll see what I can do.

- We'd appreciate that.

- Hmm...

Hmm. You have yourself a nice day.

- You too.

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