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Was making a bad joke, too soon joke, poor taste joke, these are my specialty. I think it is very cool that you can lend a hand to a worthy cause, and even cooler that you can share that experience with the lad. There is much to be learned about construction as well.
Funny how I assume the boys have experiences I learned from my dad- are new to them. I did some instruction on how to use a hammer, how to haul out more than one piece of drywall to the curb at once, removing drywall screws, sharing tight spaces when working, and other safety stuff.
We we stopped to air down/up tires after a drive on the beach, more skills.
We we ended up getting stuck and had fun pushing the van out. I think they’ll remember this adventure.
Thanks Sean but this is the first year I haven’t done it in maybe 30 years.
I’ve had enough of that circus. I gave away all the award shows I have done over the years.
Guess I’m getting old and grumpy.
The wife and I are remodeling our bedroom, which includes new carpet. The only room in the house to still have carpet. Against my better judgement, we bought the carpet from Home Depot. "Free" installation included. They sent a guy to measure, he takes photos of the room. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on POV, I had already removed the old carpet and tack strips. I just figured it was worth the effort to make painting the baseboards easier.
A small hallway area previously had tile on it, which was removed by previous persons, but the mastic remains with the telltale grid marks of the vinyl tiles. Today I got a call from HD saying the installers won't do the work because they won't drive nails into the mastic, which was under tile, tile which may or may not have had asbestos. Damned I hate all this hysteria around anything even remotely possibly related to asbestos. Anyway, HD rep is under the belief that if the tack strips were still there, they would install the carpet, and hence if I install new tack strips myself, then installation can proceed. Well, that's a 5 minute job, not counting time to go and purchase tack strips, at HD. I will not be surprised to get a call back with further resistance, but we shall see. I would also not be surprised if on the day of install, Paco was more than willing to do the job, but I guess it isn't worth the risk. Then there is the whole subject, not yet breached, of hauling off the old pad and carpet, which has lain tight on the mastic for over 15 years. Sigh...
In other news, Sean posted pictures of predictions (picdictions?) of NYC being under water by 2100 due to climate change. If folks actually believed this, shouldn't the price of water front real estate be taking a big nose dive? I mean, nobody would want to own Malibu beach front cabins if they knew they would soon be under water. Even if not in their lifetimes, it would have to ruin their $megamillion values at some point. I'll be waiting and watching for some bargain basement home values.
Come to think of it, my home in Whittier is only about 100' ASL. I might not have to move at all to have a beach front home.
That would require some sort of foresight in Malibu, seems oxymoronic. The risk of fire and mud slides is more likely.
In my limited dealings with Lowe’s/HD on their in home installations, I’d steer clear. I had a local handyman install glass panes on sealed windows and install a sturdy, ornamental screen door after the big box stores balked at my request to talk with their customers post install and question their quotes (15% discount if I confirmed that week, might not be available by week 2...)
Originally Posted by 85e150six4mtod
I am thinking of building a pier here in Pasadena. Be prepared.
Southern California Edison has sued Santa Barbara County, Caltrans and other public entities over the deadly Montecito mudslides to ensure “that there is a comprehensive review of the role many parties may have played” in the disaster, the company said.
12-31-2018, 06:27 PM
The risk of fire and mud slides is more likely. 
