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October 31, 2004
Ready For Paint
So I'll begin today's ramblings by directing your attention to the posting time at the end of this entry. Guess who forgot to set the clocks back last night? Sad. So that delicious little perk that we only get to enjoy once a year - a little bit of happiness when an extra hour of sleep just falls out of the sky. Kind of like finding a $20 in your winter coat pocket. And I missed it. Oh well not like there's nothing to do. On the bright side we get an extra hour of playtime in the kitchen and den, which by the way are READY TO PAINT!!!
Whoo hoo! The worst is over! And by "worst" I mean all the drywall sanding is done. In my opinion, that is the most wretched task in all of home improvement. Perhaps it goes back to my summer job right out of high school - working with my cousin Bill who owns "Tops of the Town." We built and installed countertops, and when he was just starting out we worked 4 out of 5 days at an underpriveleged apartment complex called Ravenwood where we had to remove the closets in each bedroom (they had these huge ugly folding doors) then rebuild new ones with nicer doors. Plus we got to tear out the old countertops and put in new ones. Ever get to take a 20-year old countertop out of an underpriveleged apartment? Go ahead - stick your hand down the crack between the counter and the stove. And while you're at it stick your nose in the plumbing under the sink... Anyway I spent that summer sanding drywall, and 75% of the time on a chair inside a closet. So there are still some negative associations rolling around in my pumpkin for sure.
Have to say though, I did have a pretty good time since working for Bill was a non-stop comedy hour. We had a lot of laughs. And besides, that is where I picked up my first skillzzz in home improvement, invaluable experience that has served me well. So that brings us back to the point - the cabinets are set and today we're painting the kitchen and the den. One more fix in the den - the baseboard heater started leaking during the demo. Upon closer inspection it had apparently leaked some time ago and the previous owners packed about 12 pounds of caulk around the joint which held for decades until I managed to break it last week. Sigh. So that had to get torn out in order to install a new one. Oh yes, what special sauce lurks behind a nice warm leaky baseboard heater...
OK it's time for breakfast, cheerios or cold pizza? Pizza - the official food of home improvement. Nah I'll go for the cheerios - just have to wash out a bowl in the bathroom sink. But it's really starting to look like a kitchen again!
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Stephen
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October 31, 2004 5:39 AM
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