I've finally throwing in the towel on the secure perimeter upgrades, and admitting my handiman skillz are not so 1337. George is going to finish it for me - George built our porch (seen here), and is all around fabulous. After five days of fixing stuff (maybe 75% of the total), I'm just plain out of gas.
So George FTW! And Borepatch FTF!*
* For The Fail. Bah.
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I was completely triumphant when I managed to complete the Easy-Assemble Space-Saving Bathroom Rack. Hell, I was gleeful when the spa tower turned out to be already fully assembled. I may have pranced up and down shaking it at the sky.
Having owned the house for about a year and a half now, and being the default fix-it-guy here, I've stuck my hands and tools into things I *never* thought I'd be working on.
I decided that if something is already broken, I probably can't make it (much) MORE broken by poking it with a stick, and after I've done that either it works or I call someone who knows what they're doing. (When working on an appliance that uses open flames or insanely high voltage, I simply call the guy who Knows What He's Doing.)
And yes, it HAS occasionally cost me more money to poke it with a stick before calling an expert... but I always learn something fascinating, and then make sure I watch over the pro's shoulder to see how he undoes what I did.
(I am STILL not a great carpenter. Never will be. But I'm getting better.)
Too bad you aren't closer, I would have come over to lend a hand.
Congratulations on the sale, and the move. Enjoy moving back to the free(er) part of America.
I can do a lot of things, carpentry too - and especially with mud and drywall - but fixing is different than building. I'm a pretty good painter, but that's Theater Painter and Scenic Artist - where it's down and dirty and quick, and there's a professional set of shortcuts that work from thirty-feet away.
I appreciate our contractors being professionals, and their really pleasing results after years of journeymanship.
I should have taken that path but I wandered in the Liberal wilderness for so damn long...
There's a neverending list of things that must be done. I'm feeling for ya BP. It'll be done soon and then you can rest a bit.
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