Names can at times be so fitting, so apt. Yet names are not usually attached to objects or things with exceptions. For example, ships and boats always seem to get a name. My girls have given names to every car we own, plus my boat and our canoe. House's do not have names, unless they are some grand estate or manor (a pretentious way to say big house with lots of land). Sometimes even items within a house can get a name. When there is an ancient and faithful furnace occupying a dark corner of the basement, it can be affectionately referred to as "Ol' Bessie", a moniker that seems to go with ancient and reliable.
While inspecting a house on a recently cloudy morning with the sun struggling to push away the clouds, I found a chimney on the side of the home, that after some examination, deserved a name. This chimney was an exterior type used for a fire place and to vent the heating system. It was over 40 and looked a bit older than it's years.
Approaching the chimney I notice a progressively widening gap between the house and the bricks. This chimney was inclined, as in tending to becoming horizontal.
While this may look bad, it was not as terrible as it appears. The structure was later examined by a professional engineer and found to be steadfastly in place. No repairs would be necessary to the chimney at this time, but monitoring was advised.
I however believe this chimney deserves a name fitting of its stature,
Eileen.
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