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07-24-2007, 09:51 AM | #1 |
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07-19-2007, 10:38 PM | #2 |
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Or I could go with a junkyard theme and put rotted garbage along the baseboard. Believe me, Mrs. Dallas would find either option equally palatable!
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07-19-2007, 11:16 PM | #3 | |
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@ Buster...That sucks, good luck.
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07-19-2007, 11:08 PM | #4 |
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My roof and I just might go to court. Before time runs out, for storm repairs. Boy it sucks.
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07-20-2007, 02:23 AM | #5 |
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Sandbags need to be accessorized with... oh, an M60 or an M1921 .30 cal, an M2 .50 cal looking suspiciously like overkill in the direction of world domination or something.
Honestly, I'd put myself about a 1.9 to a rusty 2.2 tops, after doing some framing construction and drywall once upon a time. I do the monkey jobs under the car hood -- hose out, hose in, change and gap plugs -- that level. For baseboard molding, get yourself a miter saw and its proper box. This special tool is designed to give accurate bevel cuts to fit molding into corners in a craftsmanlike way. It is very easy to use.
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07-20-2007, 06:15 AM | #6 |
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Good luck V. I'm of the do the roof once school. Steel is real and not that hard to work with.
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07-20-2007, 07:51 AM | #7 |
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I'm fairly handy for a chick. I can change my oil and brakes. I installed a hitch on my truck. I love power tools. All I want for Christmas is a tool belt.
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07-20-2007, 07:56 AM | #8 |
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I was thinking that, too. smurf. I'm very mechanically inclined. I wish I had an avenue for that.
When I was in Junior High we had to take Home-ec. Cooking I was Ok. Sewing...I hated it. Got my first D in my life. We took shop for 9 weeks and I got an A+. I love fixing things, putting things together, taking things apart. But I know nothing about cars, sadly.
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07-20-2007, 08:20 AM | #9 |
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Shawnee - It took me getting ripped of one time by Pep Boys for me to get pissed enough that I started asking every mechanically inclined male I knew to teach me about cars and maintenance. I really don't know that much, but I know enough that I can pretty much diagnose what the problem is, and if I have to take it to get fixed, I know which items on the estimate are bullshit when the mechanic comes back with a list of 18 things wrong with my truck.
And I love to cook. I'm much better at that than the mechanics.
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07-20-2007, 09:32 AM | #10 |
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The thing that works out for us is we "trade" stuff out kind of like bartering I guess. Also, any piping/plumbing work or heat/air work - I get the guys at work to do it. They come in handy Basic stuff is not totally beyond my comprehension, but if it's more than I can handle, I'm not shy about asking for help.
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At High School we had to take Cooking n Sewing. I'm a good cook and I like to cook....so an A there, but sewing.....big E. Following year I swapped to Auto Prac, Sheet Metal and Woodwork. Back to my straight A's. I'm pretty handy, I'd probably class myself as a 3-4. I can weld, change spark plugs, brakes, have rebuilt a gearbox and helped my brothers do many changeover engines. I can use a chainsaw, a router, a jigsaw etc My mum is awesome, she has taught me all my home handy women skills. I'm pretty geeky too, I just wired my house for wireless networking and my sound system now plays into all the rooms via wired speakers My set top box has my arse kicked though...I think I will have to get a Antenna dude out to have a look see. I SUCK at anything crafty....well.. I can and have done ceramics but can only seem to paint florally scenes though. |
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07-20-2007, 08:05 PM | #12 |
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07-20-2007, 09:36 AM | #13 |
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I suck at asking for help. Even something as simple as changing the water cooler. They'll go "get one of the guys to do that" and I go "I can do it myself." It can be a good or bad thing, depending on the situation. Not just guy/girl things, either. If I ran out of gas I'd walk to the gas station before I'd ask a coworker to take me.
Well, except my dad helps me with a lot! I learn from him too. I've worked with him in his shop and it's tons of fun.
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07-20-2007, 04:55 PM | #14 |
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Lower necklines and shorter hem lines would put you in a position where you wouldn't have to ask, just choose which volunteer.
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07-20-2007, 05:02 PM | #15 |
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When I could do the work I was a 5.
I miss working more than you can imagine. When we have people doing stuff I can't watch. I used to build rooms onto our home, plumbing and wiring, etc. Did steel work, boat docks, sea-walls, and other jobs. Ranch work gives one a lot of experience. I wanted the new synth roof that looks like sheet steel. Lasts a long time and I like the look. That or ceramic tile. |
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