I always heard it can't live with em and can't live without em. Regards.
Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [email protected] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with transistors group send an email to. [email protected] To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kennedy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 3:42 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] laminate instilation > One thing I've learned is you can't live with them and you can't shoot > them. But at least you're still with your first wife... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: clifford > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 11:31 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] laminate instilation > > > > Dear List Members: > In order for peace and tranquility to break out here in hillbilly > country, I agreed that my first wife's wish to remove our nice warm thick > carpet, and to install laminate flooring in its place would become a > reality.The fellow who we had hired to do some home repairs has not > returned in a month, so we tackled the job ourselves, with the assistance > of our thirty year old son and it turns out with two most wonderful > grandsons who came with the package. As usual, the instructions were set > aside when opening the packages of flooring, and were consulted only > briefly so that we figured out that the foam padding was to be placed on > the down side. Our din and kitchen are one room separated by a set of > cabinets with a bar on the bottom, so my first wife insists that we remove > not only the lovely carpet in the din, but also the vinyl in the kitchen, > which involved three layers. We decided to leave the bottom layer, as it > may have a bit of asbestos, and simply covered it. > I am quite sure that installing this flooring is fairly simple in a new > home, where the base board and door trim have not been installed, but in > our case we had to remove the baseboard, and cut off the bottom of the > door trim, which was difficult at best. When we got to the last pieces, > where one has to raise the piece in order to lock it and at the same time > get it to slide under the trim, it became evident that the door trim had > to come off. Our trim was installed in 1977 by my father, who built houses > to last, and he had no reason to think that any sensible person would ever > remove any of the fine handiwork he put in to the house. That means simply > that most of the trim was destroyed in the process of removal, as it was > firmly nailed in place. > The job is nearing completion, just as soon as the new trim is finished > and in place. The nice warm carpet is now being parceled out to dog houses > etc, as the temperatures have dropped in to the low teens here in East > Tennessee. It is my hope that my first wife, Sue, is pleased and that she > will be smiling when my toes are frost bitten on this cold laminate > flooring. > I will agree that it goes down much easier than the old hardwood flooring > that replaced our carpet in the living-room and dining room several years > ago. > Next up, buying an area rug!!! Women! they are fascinating, right? > > Yours Truly, > > Clifford Wilson > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4740 (20100103) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&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 > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.124/2598 - Release Date: 01/03/10 09:41:00
