wimminz is ungreatful

Silvan · 2005-02-20T03:53:10+00:00

I can't really justify that [dado set|jointer|router|digital camera] withall this medical debt heading my way, but I decided damn if I was going tojust hand them every dime I have, wind up broke, and still end up owingthem thousands besides. Might as well take care of some household stuffthat needed doing while I could afford to do so. I guess this seed gotplanted when my dryer blew up last month.I replaced our brain damaged thermostat with one of those newfangledydigital deals, which took care of one big annoyance. Next up, the hotwater heater. I noticed that it had finally turned 30. It was stillworking, but after 30 years, I figured it was only a matter of time. Thetop has been crusty with rust for years now, and I've been kind of holdingmy breath every time I looked at it, hoping the tank wouldn't rust throughbefore I could do something about it.So I got a super deluxe ultra floofy top of the line replacement. Theheater had a main shutoff, and one each for hot and cold coming off to feedthe washer. None of these three valves worked, and one of them had abroken handle, and a horked up handle holding screw. So while I was goingto be knee deep in a mess, I went ahead and re-did the whole works with newmaterials and new valves all around.I spared no expense, and cut no corners. I took measurements, measuredtwice (measured twice incorrectly, as it turns out, but that's a differentstory), made a detailed drawing and an itemized purchase list. I goteverything I needed, then spent six tedious hours painstakingly cutting andreaming and deburring and polishing and shining and spiffing and testfitting the crap out of everything, then I finally had it all together,hooked up, and pressure tested after the seventh hour. Another half houror so, and I had carefully fitted insulation and taped all the joints, andhad done the spiff damn biffiest job of installing a water heater anyoneever saw.It was kind of a nice day today, coldish, but above freezing, and sunny. ...

Feb 20, 2005 44 Replies

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Mark & Juanita 21 years ago

Oh yeah, that will attract the wimminz like nobody's business! :-)

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Nova 21 years ago

'Specially the three hundred pounders. ;-)

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Dave Hinz 21 years ago

Well...you'd know they like putting things in their mouth...

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Silvan 21 years ago

Heh. :)

Hafta wait. That cheap grill is covered in snow. :(

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Upscale 21 years ago

Of course it is. That's why it has to be turned on, so the snow melts. :)

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