Larry, Some times I get that feeling also. grin ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Stansifer To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 05:48 Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] The window
RJ. Many years ago I used to have a wife who would volunteer me to fix all of her friends cars and when the subject of adequate remuneration was broached she became really indignant. Don't get me wrong I don't mind helping out once and a while but not from 5:PM Friday until sun-down on Sunday just to start all over again at the dealership Monday morning. Adding insult to injury she would invite her friends to lay around the pool or to have dinner while I busted my 32nd vertebrae fixing their cars. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 2:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] The window Well hell with all that generosity, I've got a couple of projects your wife could volunteer you for. grin On Apr 22, 2008, at 10:57 PM, RJ wrote: > Don, > > You already have my phone #. Show 210 and 227. > smiling, > RJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Don > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 23:29 > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] The window > > Great story, you need to send me your number off list, so you can > tell this story on the show. Regards Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: RJ > To: Handyman > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 7:45 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] The window > > Lately I been a busy boy. My wife just loves getting me into > trouble. We > started out laying porcelain tile down for my neighbor, after she > paid a > plumber a small fortune to lay down a third of a piece of plywood and > refused to lay the cement board, tell her she didn't want porcelain > tile. > The plumber was so nice, he even put the top of the floor flange > even with > the floor. Which made the flange 3/4 inches below floor level after > the 1/2 > inch cement board and tile. So after lifting the toilet, and laying > the > board and tile, I had to double wax ring the toilet and find toilet > bolts > that were long enough to make a secure fastening of the toilet to the > floor. Than my nice wife suggest we put a window in the bathroom. > Thinking > the house was a frame house, I didn't think it would be to much of a > job, so > I told the women, I would get my son's resipicating saw and they > could saw > the hole in no time. Well I measured out the window, or should I > say, I held > the tape out, and had them read the figures. So I came up with a > side slider > 32 inch Wide by 19 inch high window, still not knowing what I found > out > yesterday. the house was a block house some one furred out with 3/4 > inch > furring strip, both on the inside for the plasterboard and the > outside vinyl > siding. I already ordered the window (not to smart of me, was > it?)before I > checked things out), so I had no choice but to precede. As they > scored the > plasterboard so I could finish cutting it out I removed part of the > plasterboard and the women went into a tizzy, when they seen the > cement > blocks staring back at us. and I began to wonder how a blind guy can > get > into so much trouble without trying. After all, I am blind, and > blind people > shouldn't be doing these things. Or maybe my neighbor is right an I > am not > blind, but just think I am. But any way, out came my cold chisels to > get > them ready for a job I thought was going to be a job for a wood saw. > So I > went outside and remove the siding and grab my four pound sledge and > I went > to work cutting out a 35 inch by 24 inch hole. It only took me about > 5 hours > to knock out the blocks and frame in the rough opening. Tomorrow the > window > is suppose to get here, and it is just a matter of putting on the > trim, > plus re-installing the siding, and I will be done. But don't worry, > for it > isn't the end of the story, but that is for another time. For my > kind wife > has offer to volunteer me for another project. > And I will be dam if my wife will take me not being able to see as a > excuse. > RJ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 172524212) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=172524212&m=504fe65eedbe&c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=172524212&m=504fe65eedbe&c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=172524212&m=504fe65eedbe&c=f ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
