Saturday, July 31, 2010

Well that was fun ...

I got the ladder out to scrape some paint on the walls of Chez Borepatch (motto: if it moves, salute her; if it doesn't, paint it). And since the scraping went pretty fast, I got the paint out, and painted the scraped patches.

And since the ladder was out, I cleaned out the gutters, and swept up all the @#$%! pine needle detritus. And then since I was all done, I put the ladder away. Good thing it was a balmy 80° here. Summer in New England sure beats winter in New England, but it removes a danged good excuse to put off scraping, painting, and gutter cleaning.

Now it's time for an ibuprofen cocktail. Can't be too achy for tomorrow's blogshoot ...

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Borepatch....Save the aspirin for those headaches you'll get from the cocktails you'll need to drink in order to give you the "courage" to lug that ladder around while cleaning your gutters, the next time.
But, I've got a "brighter idea!" Try instead of a ladder, a Gutter Clutter Buster Kit, that when connected to your wet/dry vac literally vacuums out the rain gutter while you stay firmly on the ground. No more headaches, backaches, bruises, bangs, bleeding fingers, or more when using the Gutter Clutter Buster. You'll be ready for a "real party" after doing this chore in half the time it took you with your ladder.
Stay cool, stay safe, stay well and save money every time you use this method and you'll have energy to "party hearty!"

Divemedic said...

Be happy- it is 80 degrees here when I get up in the morning

JD said...

If it makes you feel good I know there will be a lever action there tomorrow. . .

= )

Paladin said...

(motto: if it moves, salute her; if it doesn't, paint it).

Lol.. we have the same motto here, except if it moves I bow before her worshipfully.

It was still over 100 here, in the shade on my deck at 7pm. Only 3 more months of summer here....

A said...

I got tired just reading this...off to take a well deserved nap....for doing nothing...

Now what were the benefits of indentured servitude (marriage) once again?......lol

Eagle said...

Actually, it goes:

If it moves, salute it.
If it doesn't move, pick it up.
If you can't pick it up, paint it.

Courtesy of the US Navy... where all paints come in the one of two colors: red lead or haze gray :-)