23-05-2018, 10:29 PM
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Re: Bob's Bits.
Originally Posted by
Surfermom
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You did it, Bob! It is Tuesday, meaning you are done with the most difficult of the work, and you did it on time. It must be a huge relief.
It seems this project has taken quite a toll on you physically and emotionally, but in the end - look what you have accomplished! Not only is there more quality control (from both you and Mrs. OGF
and cost savings that come with DIY, you’ll always have a little satisfaction and well-deserved pried in your work.
Just a little fun suggestion, but when my great-grandfather and father built their homes, they sealed into a space in the wall note of the year, who lived in the house, and the project that was being done. In the late ‘90s, someone actually found the note my great grandfather had left in his house before the turn of the 20th century, and because it is a small town, they were able to pass it along to my dad. When through with the note, my dad (feeling proud and sentimental) wisely asked it to be returned to the wall’s interior.
It’s regrettable that all this work had to be undertaken when your piriformis was so inflamed and your hands are beaten up. Over here, it is customary that when husbands do such taxing labor, that their wives treat them to an evening of backrubs, hot baths with shampooing and massages in empathy and appreciation. There are candles, calming music, cold beer, you name it. This tradition goes very far back.
Ok, ok….so that might be a little exaggeration, but Mrs. Fox doesn’t need to know that
The kitchen looks ready to go, and now comes the easy part. Well done!
Take care and thanks for the peek into your….um….kitchen
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I've always loved doing all the DIY Surfermom, not just for the money saving, but as you say, for the pride in my work, but things seem physically harder these days, and it takes me longer to recover after a late night session. That note seems like a brilliant idea, and after removing some wall tiles I found marks on the wall we made as my daughter was growing up, it triggered many happy memories. I doubt Mrs Fox would consider any of the customs you mentioned Surfermom, and I don't think I would want her to....
...I keep thinking of those days I spent alone in in Hull, and how a great weight had been lifted...
...Only for it to bear down again when I returned......
Still a few jobs to complete, and Matt the kitchen fitter leaves me some homework before he leaves each day. He doesn't do electrics, so I get out my screwdriver when he's gone.
Thirty minutes on the exercise bike today made me realise how much I miss running, so I'll kick off my next attempt in the morning with a five mile walk, see how it goes....