jus' P Wrote:

potthole Wrote:Ready to rip out a bathroom subfloor this evening!

Nothing better than reshaping that first home. You should borrow Biff's kids for some cheap labor. My kids ALWAYS want to "help" with projects. Too bad I just want them to clean up after themselves!!!
Now, I can't fix anything without an unending chorus of, " Hey Dad"

potthole Wrote:

jus' P Wrote:Nothing better than reshaping that first home. You should borrow Biff's kids for some cheap labor. My kids ALWAYS want to "help" with projects. Too bad I just want them to clean up after themselves!!!
Now, I can't fix anything without an unending chorus of, " Hey Dad"

Our Realtor is an avid gardner, and told us he'll drop by in the spring with some stuff for our planters. I can't wait to show him around the home, because it won't look a thing like it was when he was there before we bought it.

sunshyne Wrote:yeah, the house I'm fixing we're just renting it At least we are getting a really good deal on the rent for all the work I'm doing.

fetusfacedwindbag Wrote:

sunshyne Wrote:yeah, the house I'm fixing we're just renting it At least we are getting a really good deal on the rent for all the work I'm doing.

I think I would be too sad to see all of my hard work go away. I don't think I could do anything but paint a place I was renting. Everything else would have to come with me.

jus' P Wrote:

fetusfacedwindbag Wrote:I think I would be too sad to see all of my hard work go away. I don't think I could do anything but paint a place I was renting. Everything else would have to come with me.

I think I'll take the cheese on this thread...

Work I've done (or had done) to a home I am renting.

crown molding and re-paint 3/4 of house
new hot water heater
new heating and air unit
new green board and vinyl siding
24x24 carport
2-16x12 sheds
20 ton of gravel
100' of 6' shadowbox fence
one partridge in a pear tree

Now, technically I have the option to buy this place , which I had planned at the time. If I don't, I won't regret it, because it means I've found someplace better. and I couldn't have lived in this place without all the improvements

fetusfacedwindbag Wrote:

jus' P Wrote:I think I'll take the cheese on this thread...

Work I've done (or had done) to a home I am renting.

crown molding and re-paint 3/4 of house
new hot water heater
new heating and air unit
new green board and vinyl siding
24x24 carport
2-16x12 sheds
20 ton of gravel
100' of 6' shadowbox fence
one partridge in a pear tree

Now, technically I have the option to buy this place , which I had planned at the time. If I don't, I won't regret it, because it means I've found someplace better. and I couldn't have lived in this place without all the improvements

Yup. You win.

Wow. That's a lot of work on a rented place, but if you couldn't have lived there without it, it was worth it, right?

fetusfacedwindbag Wrote:I love building stuff. Having a house to start fixing is a dream that I hope comes true for me soon. I have all kinds of new tools that are just begging me to use them.

Including:

Miter Saw
Scroll Saw
Circular Saw
Sawzall
Jig Saw
a couple Drills
Rotor Tool (not sure what the real name is)
Router

....the list goes on.... and *tear....these items are just collecting dust because I have no time or money to use them....and no house to use them on. All I've been able to do with ALL of these items are

A. Build an arbor/ mini pergola for my mom on the side of her house.
B. Build a deck at a friend's house
C. Rebuild a coffee table for me

the end....sad story....soon it will be better.... i hope.

fetusfacedwindbag Wrote:I was patiently awaiting that response. I knew it was coming..... I'll let your kids help you though. They ALWAYS want to help, right?

jus' P Wrote:

fetusfacedwindbag Wrote:I was patiently awaiting that response. I knew it was coming..... I'll let your kids help you though. They ALWAYS want to help, right?

They are the reason it needs redone. No I am done with this house untill we make a decision. It's the old "polishing a turd" point of view. I am trying to let them grew up a little more, before I build our castle. And by "build" I mean pay someone a little more qualified than me.

sunshyne Wrote:Yay! Glad the power is back on! I've been bored to tears for the last 4 1/2 hours sitting here with no computer. Though I wish it had just stayed off a little longer, cause I was going to go home early, but now I've got to catch up on my work instead

sunshyne Wrote:Yay! Glad the power is back on! I've been bored to tears for the last 4 1/2 hours sitting here with no computer. Though I wish it had just stayed off a little longer, cause I was going to go home early, but now I've got to catch up on my work instead

sunshyne Wrote:It was the whole block I think, even Demos' didn't have power for lunch and I really wanted a cup of soup . It probably was the CMAs. We're on generator and regular power combined right now, and hopefully as people go home and the power systems get back to normal, they will be able to shut down the generators and be on the regular power without it shutting down again.

sunshyne Wrote:It was the whole block I think, even Demos' didn't have power for lunch and I really wanted a cup of soup . It probably was the CMAs.

sunshyne Wrote:yeah, the house I'm fixing we're just renting it At least we are getting a really good deal on the rent for all the work I'm doing.

sunshyne Wrote:I think I'm getting sick so I took a Day quill and am still finding it hard to stay awake. I wish they had nap time at work.

sunshyne Wrote:I missed this part of the segment, man! I hate going into work early

sunshyne Wrote:Dammit, why didn't you post that earlier, there's a chik-fil-a in the building i work in its closed now

Queenie Wrote:Trying to figure out why dino sees a double flip-off when : & ( is typed instead of the that I see.

dino Wrote:

Queenie Wrote:Trying to figure out why dino sees a double flip-off when : & ( is typed instead of the that I see.

trying to figure out why queenie is flipping me off? ???

dino Wrote:

Queenie Wrote:Trying to figure out why dino sees a double flip-off when : & ( is typed instead of the that I see.

trying to figure out why queenie is flipping me off? ???

mainerliser Wrote:

dino Wrote:trying to figure out why queenie is flipping me off? ???

I see a frownie face.

Rock Monster Wrote:Amazed at southerners....
Just got off the phone with a guy from Tennessee. He wanted me to "get him a bottle of good whiskey," just for sending me a drawing through E-mail.

are all people from Tennessee hicks?

jus' P Wrote:

Rock Monster Wrote:Amazed at southerners....
Just got off the phone with a guy from Tennessee. He wanted me to "get him a bottle of good whiskey," just for sending me a drawing through E-mail.

are all people from Tennessee hicks?

My god Rock, you're a genius. I can't believe I never made that totally absurd assumption about generalizing an entire state off one phone conversation... :

PLEASE give us more of your fabulous insights.

Rock Monster Wrote:

jus' P Wrote:My god Rock, you're a genius. I can't believe I never made that totally absurd assumption about generalizing an entire state off one phone conversation... :

PLEASE give us more of your fabulous insights.

I would, but I don't really feel like being beaten down for making a joke again!

dino Wrote:

sunshyne Wrote:It was the whole block I think, even Demos' didn't have power for lunch and I really wanted a cup of soup . It probably was the CMAs.

Right now I'm curious about sunshyne's use of the dual flip off. I've noticed it in a couple of other posts. Are you flipping off the cup of soup or the CMA's? Or are you simply trying to use a sad face (i.e. : & ( ) which translates into a double bird to the reader?

For example:

Are you flipping off your rental?


Are you flipping off your cold?


Are you flipping off going to work early?

sunshyne Wrote:Dammit, why didn't you post that earlier, there's a chik-fil-a in the building i work in its closed now

Are you flipping off chik-fil-a or the building?

potthole Wrote:...Wondering when I'll be getting in trouble here at work today.

potthole Wrote:I committed the terrible sin of taking a couple of short personal calls while not on my lunch. *Gasp*

Recently "the suits" have been looking for ways to get my department in trouble. Busting people for making/taking the occasional personal call, getting after people for taking a minute or two to talk with a co-worker, stuff like that. Yes, there are a couple of people here that actually do go overboard with those things and waste time, but for the most part everybody is good with how they use their time.

Nonetheless, they've decided to come down hard on everybody, and I got caught at the tail end of a phonecall. Something tells me I'll be hearing about it within a day.