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02-21-2021, 06:35 PM | #2 |
Fish are scared of me
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Life is good!
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02-21-2021, 06:37 PM | #3 |
Elway be drinkin' again
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will tell you one thing GB-
Whenever I have an "ez peazy" project I end up at the hardware store at least 3 times to get the job done. I am lucky to have a local hardware place less than a mile from my house............. |
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02-21-2021, 06:41 PM | #4 | |
Bono & Grbac wasn't enough
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Start early on a Saturday and expect no less than 3 trips to the hardware store. Back then though, hardware stores closed at noon on Saturdays.
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02-21-2021, 06:43 PM | #5 |
I'll be back.
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I once tried to match paint and fix some holes in the paint myself.
Hoo boy, that was a mistake. Got some dude off craigslist and he did it for $50.
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02-21-2021, 06:43 PM | #6 |
Be Kind To Your Pets
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I have an Ace Hardware not too far away. I spend a LOT in there. Furnace filters, drain cleaner, lawn and garden stuff. I had to put a bunch of mole pellets out before this big freeze. They make hundreds off of me every year. There's a lot of wisdom in knowing what you can do, and what you should pay somebody to do. What I hate is the frustration when things don't work out. I'd much rather pay somebody who knows that they are doing than fight and cuss and have my blood pressure spike out. I bought this light from Lowe's , and it wasn't too hard to put up, once we figured out how to get the ceiling to hold it with no joists available.
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02-21-2021, 06:44 PM | #7 |
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I'm very fortunate to have my dad and 3 step-dads that can tackle almost anything and will teach me as much as I can learn. Don't think there's a home, vehicle or machine project I couldn't get very good help or advice on.
Divorced parents on both sides pay dividends sometimes. And like the guy above me said, anything that's "easy" certainly never works out that way. |
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02-21-2021, 06:47 PM | #8 |
Be Kind To Your Pets
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I won't buy anything that says "Easy to Assemble" on the package. That's code for 'Major Pain in the Ass, guaranteed."
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02-21-2021, 06:58 PM | #9 |
Banned
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02-21-2021, 07:05 PM | #10 |
King Shit of **** Mountain
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I had one in KC who I lost when I moved, and had one in Texas until he died. I’m on my own now, and it kind of sucks. Like the TV mount I hung on the wall, but can’t get the TV mounted by myself.
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02-21-2021, 07:21 PM | #11 | |
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02-21-2021, 07:23 PM | #12 |
It was not a fair catch
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My old house was a pain in the ass to do anything.
Anything took 4 times as long as it should and 3 trips to HD. Had to get some stuff from the local hardware store because new things are not built for a 1963 home. Tried to change a light. Had to shut off the entire house to get the electricity off. Cant explain that. Could not do it live since the wires were cut short. My NEW home is easier to do things and has few if any repairs.
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02-21-2021, 07:50 PM | #13 |
Be Kind To Your Pets
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My house was built in 1948. My parents were the second owners in 1955. I am the third owner.
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02-21-2021, 07:53 PM | #14 | |
I'll be back.
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When I'm old and grey I'm going to buy my grandparents house in Republic, MO.
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02-21-2021, 07:54 PM | #15 |
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I'm the one all you useless mother****ers call.
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