One of my local friends works with fixing cars, restoring VW Beetles, building and renovating houses. Last week he asked if I could help with a roof project - a summer cottage needed its roof surface material replaced, and the roof is so steep that there is no way one man could do it alone. So many times this friend has saved me when I've had car trouble, so I didn't even think about declining now when he asked for help. This week the weather forecast said it won't be raining, and I didn't have that many customers for massage, so we started the project. We had a third friend join the crew. We got the other half of the roof done today, leaving the other side for tomorrow. After the roof work I took a swim in the nearby lake, to wash away dust and sweat. I changed clothes and drove to my massage customers. All together that makes a working day from 9am to 8pm. Well, but this is one of the aspects I like in our countryside neighbourhood; not being fixed into too boring routine, as the social network offers both work opportunities and workers, we join forces and get things done.