Comments on: Plumbing repair and the male species http://www.jimcarson.com/2003/plumbing-repair-and-the-male-species/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:17:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19841 By: Paulhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2003/plumbing-repair-and-the-male-species/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Paul Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:40:23 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2003/plumbing-repair-and-the-male-species/#comment-514 Working around the HOUSE! Any project requires numerous trips to Home Depot. I was mobilized and spent most of the last two years in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan. When I returned home the project that I started were still the way I left them. Paint brush on the floor a toilet next to the pool table. The only consolation is that I no longer have that overbearing witch hounding me to fix something or in this case finish fixing something. Anyway, I have had unfortunate results with just about every house hold project. Once I started to remove some tape from the wall where a poster had been hung. Two hours later I was patching a large hole where my fist had entered the living room from the bedroom. Patching wallboard horror stories just get better. In repairing one wall I found it justified to remove the wall. I had an electrician come out to see if he could figure out why my lights were dimming. I turned on the garbage disposal and as the lights dimmed smoke poured out of the computer and the printer. He turned to me with the strangest look on his face and told me that I needed a priest not an electrician! Working around the HOUSE!
Any project requires numerous trips to Home Depot.
I was mobilized and spent most of the last two years in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan.
When I returned home the project that I started were still the way I left them. Paint brush on the floor a toilet next to the pool table.
The only consolation is that I no longer have that overbearing witch hounding me to fix something or in this case finish fixing something.
Anyway, I have had unfortunate results with just about every house hold project. Once I started to remove some tape from the wall where a poster had been hung. Two hours later I was patching a large hole where my fist had entered the living room from the bedroom. Patching wallboard horror stories just get better. In repairing one wall I found it justified to remove the wall.
I had an electrician come out to see if he could figure out why my lights were dimming. I turned on the garbage disposal and as the lights dimmed smoke poured out of the computer and the printer.
He turned to me with the strangest look on his face and told me that I needed a priest not an electrician!

]]> By: Seanhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2003/plumbing-repair-and-the-male-species/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Sean Tue, 12 Aug 2003 04:10:11 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2003/plumbing-repair-and-the-male-species/#comment-513 Check out the dictionary at <a href="http://www.phrasalogistics.com" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.phrasalogistics.com/dictionary_full.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.phrasalogistics.com/dictionary_full.php</a></a> for official craptastic and craptacular definitions! ;) Check out the dictionary at http://www.phrasalogistics.com/dictionary_full.php for official craptastic and craptacular definitions! ;)

]]> By: mitchhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2003/plumbing-repair-and-the-male-species/comment-page-1/#comment-512 mitch Wed, 06 Aug 2003 22:59:31 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2003/plumbing-repair-and-the-male-species/#comment-512 My luck with plumbing has been pretty good, but I had a similar experience to you with DRY WALL.Interestingly, the drywall problem STARTED as a plumbing problem. Toilet was overflowing (after the wife used it) and water was hitting the tile in front of the toilet. Since I didn't want a lot of water on the bathroom floor, I leaned over the water, down to the commode to shut it off with my right hand while bracing my left hand against the wall. I slipped, crashing down on the toilet paper holder, ripping it out of the wall, leaving two VERY large holes where it was braced into the dry wall.So instead of a simple plunger job, I now had to giant holes in the wall.I consulted my neighbor Gary, who is like Wilson on Home Improvement, except I can see his face.Gary lent me tape to patch over the wall then the "mud" you would put over it, a flat trowel to smooth it with and then a manual sander attached to a pole (although this was in reach). He did warn that if the holes were too big, it might be a job of cutting and replacing a section.So I got to work patching, putting on mud, smoothing. Didn't look too good while wet, but let a dry a day. Then sanded. Looked bad, so sanded more. Sanded down to the tape, which ripped, so holes showed again. Back to square one.Went back to Gary and explained problem. Gary gave name of handy man. Called handy man, who came out and sawed out section of wall, replaced with new drywall, mudded twice, sanded. Wall good as new for $70, including all materials. He offered to paint and put in a new TP holder, but my male ego being bruised, I assured him I was up to the task.$70 after wasting half a day. Will be keeping handyman's card. My luck with plumbing has been pretty good, but I had a similar experience to you with DRY WALL.

Interestingly, the drywall problem STARTED as a plumbing problem. Toilet was overflowing (after the wife used it) and water was hitting the tile in front of the toilet. Since I didn’t want a lot of water on the bathroom floor, I leaned over the water, down to the commode to shut it off with my right hand while bracing my left hand against the wall. I slipped, crashing down on the toilet paper holder, ripping it out of the wall, leaving two VERY large holes where it was braced into the dry wall.

So instead of a simple plunger job, I now had to giant holes in the wall.

I consulted my neighbor Gary, who is like Wilson on Home Improvement, except I can see his face.

Gary lent me tape to patch over the wall then the “mud” you would put over it, a flat trowel to smooth it with and then a manual sander attached to a pole (although this was in reach). He did warn that if the holes were too big, it might be a job of cutting and replacing a section.

So I got to work patching, putting on mud, smoothing. Didn’t look too good while wet, but let a dry a day. Then sanded. Looked bad, so sanded more. Sanded down to the tape, which ripped, so holes showed again. Back to square one.

Went back to Gary and explained problem. Gary gave name of handy man. Called handy man, who came out and sawed out section of wall, replaced with new drywall, mudded twice, sanded. Wall good as new for $70, including all materials. He offered to paint and put in a new TP holder, but my male ego being bruised, I assured him I was up to the task.

$70 after wasting half a day. Will be keeping handyman’s card.

]]> By: Debbiehttp://www.jimcarson.com/2003/plumbing-repair-and-the-male-species/comment-page-1/#comment-511 Debbie Wed, 06 Aug 2003 21:06:49 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2003/plumbing-repair-and-the-male-species/#comment-511 I love the word "craptastic". I'm going to start using it as often as possible in everyday conversation. I love the word “craptastic”. I’m going to start using it as often as possible in everyday conversation.

]]> By: tedderhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2003/plumbing-repair-and-the-male-species/comment-page-1/#comment-510 tedder Wed, 06 Aug 2003 17:01:15 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2003/plumbing-repair-and-the-male-species/#comment-510 I'm afraid we'll have to call the Manliness Police on you. Failing the Toilet Test is a serious offense.-ted I’m afraid we’ll have to call the Manliness Police on you. Failing the Toilet Test is a serious offense.

-ted

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