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Vox populi! The people have spoken! Judy Ashley of Ipswich MA is the proud owner the 2011 Reeds Ferry Shed of the Year. Judy takes home the $500 grand-prize. (Note: There is no trophy. We consider “the shed” itself to … Continue reading
I was helping a customer at Reeds Ferry today and pointed out one of our sheds that has a “dormer”. The customer stopped me and said, “What’s a dormer?”…
I forget that when I talk about “sheds” many people don’t care what I’m saying. For example, last year I was pointing out to a lady the construction advantages of Reeds Ferry’s double-top-plate. After about 15 minutes she screamed “shut-up!” This reminded me that not everybody gets as excited about sheds as I do.
But today when the gentleman asked me for the meaning of “dormer” I was hyped and happy to help. I told him, “A dormer is a structural element of a building that protrudes from the plane of a sloping roof surface. Dormers are used to create usable space in the roof of a building. Dormers with windows provide additional light and ventilation.” Then I explained the many types of dormers, followed by the history of dormers from the early 1600′s in Ireland, through the tudor period. It was at this point he screamed, “shut-up!”
Annoying my non-existent blog audience is better than annoying actual customers, so I’ll finish my dormer demo here. Below are the two dormer types offered at Reeds Ferry.
Reeds Ferry -Grand Victorian with "Shed Dormer"
This dormer type is known, oddly enough, as a “shed dormer“. A shed-dormer is where the dormer roof line is parallel to the main roof eave line.
Reeds Ferry Shed with Gable Dormer
The style below is called a “gable dormer”, or an “A-frame dormer”. Whichever you choose, you’ve a good looking shed with added space and visual interest. Stop in to see me at Reeds Ferry Sheds. I’ll explain the ins and outs of both styles, and you can scream “shut-up!!!” -The Shed Ferry
Bottom Line… Reeds Ferry Sheds has moved to our bigger better factory-showroom. We are now at 3 Tracy Lane, the corner of Rt 102, at the Hudson-Londonderry NH town line.
Remember back in the ’70′s when you moved? You would tell the gas, phone, and electric companies; fill out a simple form at the post office, and slip a note to your milkman. Not so simple anymore! Today if you’re a business and you move you have to edit 5-billion online locations where your old business address was mentioned. Reeds Ferry Sheds expects to have this portion of our move completed by late 2032. (an optimistic estimate)
We’d have these address changes done in half the time, but come to find out, important online sites like Yelp, Yellow Book, Flickr, Google Maps, Mantra, have no association with actual human beings. For example; the photo below is from the 2010 Yelp Christmas party. (The Shed Ferry has learned the “server” on the left was intoxicated, and later was removed from service for “harassing” the server on the right.)
So… Here’s the thing… If you go to Reeds Ferry Sheds, and it feels odd that a respected company like Reeds Ferry would be conducting business out of an empty building located on a desolate lot… Then you found our old address on the “world wide web”. We are NO LONGER on Industrial Drive; now we are on Rt 102 at 3 Tracy Lane in Hudson.
We apologize if you chased a goose, and we’re working feverishly to make all online address changes. The good news is I just received an email from Yelp that they’ve received our address change request, and if we can triple-confirm that we are who we say we are, they will consider making the change by Christmas 2019. Things are looking up… Sincerely -The Shed Ferry
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The “Shed Ferry” moved to the Colonies from England in 1712. Since that time I remember 2 very bad winters in New England. The first was during the winter of 1852 when it snowed 123 straight days. I can’t tell … Continue reading
Nominated September 28th 2010. A 12×20 Reeds Ferry Cedar Grand Victorian has been nominated Shed of The Year by the Academy of Shed Arts & Construction Science. The attractive shed (below) is the first nominee announced in 2010 for the coveted award.
The Academy nominates sheds based upon uniqueness of design, quality of construction, and symmetry with the environment. At the nomination press conference the Academy noted the Grand Victorian’s ability to seamlessly meld with the backdrop, resulting in an overall improvement of the setting.
Reeds Ferry - Shed of The Year Nominee
The Academy of Shed Arts & Construction Science was formed about a month ago by The Shed Ferry as a means of showing pretty pictures of Reeds Ferry Sheds. Current Academy membership stands at one, but the membership-committee has set a goal to double that number over the next 12 months.
The Shed of The Year will be awarded in January at the Academy’s annual banquet held at the Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus MA. Attendees are urged to make arrangements as soon as possible as seating may be limited depending on which booth we are assigned. -The Shed Ferry
Like most blogs, nobody reads this one… The Shed Ferry realizes he’s not going to compete with Arianna Huffington. In fact, the only person that read my inaugural blog was the owner of Reeds Ferry Sheds. After reading the blog he said, “Thank you Shed Ferry, but try not to make us look like a bunch of idiots.” I appreciated his confidence in me…
Yet despite having a blog audience of zero, the internet is like putting a note in a bottle and throwing it in the ocean; you never know who might accidentally stumble upon your ramblings. This was proven to me when 2 days after my first post I received an anonymous email. The sender was compelled to reply to my first post with a well thought out question. It read: “What does a Shed Ferry look like?”
Excellent question. The problem is I can’t answer it. That’s because I’m an apparition. Ferries, Specters, Elves, Gremlins, leprechauns, and other assorted spirits are all apparitions. From time to time we appear visible, but unfortunately we do not reflect natural light through a camera lens so I can NOT be captured on photographic film or digitized into jpg form. This is why you never get a photo Christmas card from a Ferry.
I understand the need of the public to validate my existence, so to satisfy them I arranged to have Larry, the head of Reeds service department, pose in my stead as the Shed Ferry.
Reeds Ferry Sheds -Larry as the Shed Ferry
Here’s Larry in his rented Ferry garb. People think he’s somewhat of a curmudgeon, but his loyalty to Reeds Ferry Sheds runs so deep he was more than willing to take one for the team. (Note: The wings are fake, and the leotard Larry is wearing is cliché. I don’t wear a leotard; most Ferries don’t, but it’s what people expect and demand.)
Remember, if you’d like to see the actual Shed Ferry in person simply stop into Reeds Ferry Sheds just over the Mass border on Rt 102 in Hudson New Hampshire. Walk up to the desk and ask our girl to see the Shed Ferry. But be aware she will likely give you a strange look… She doesn’t read this blog either – The Shed Ferry
