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This ol' house....

by northstar at 05:28 PM on April 22, 2002

Being out of work has meant a huge change in my daily routine. It’s also meant that I get to try out a new role- house husband. With Susan working 50-60 hours a week, there’s a lot that needs to be done. Most of these are things that she did when I was working, but now that I have the time, I feel an obligation to pull my weight.

Since we live in a 30+ year-old home, there are a lot of things that need to be done, fixed, replaced, or all of the above. Tomorrow, for instance, we’re having new carpet installed in the back of the house. Getting the rooms ready for this has been a major pain, but I think we’ll be there by tonight. Given that the carpet is ten years old and well past its prime, it’s been an easy sacrifice to make. Tomorrow, all I really have to do is be here and tell the workers where everything goes.

Beyond that, the outside of the house is still half-painted. It’s a project we began at this time last year, but time and events conspired against us. I could probably finish that before too long, and then move on to painting the interior of the house. We also have eight ceiling fans that need to be replaced. Once those are replaced, there will be something else. There always is.

What is truly ironic about all of this is that I am in no way a handy man. I was always the last kid in shop class to finish my projects. Invariably, I would end up putting two grooves into whatever I’d constructed, and I’d call it an ashtray. This was not good if I’d started out with a bookcase.

Of course, if we were wealthy people, (which we’re not, especially since I'm without an income) we’d just hire someone to do it for us. Someone gave us a quote yesterday to paint the exterior of the house- $1500. I gulped, thanked the poor man, and decided I’d just have to do it myself. Look at the bright side, though; it sure beats sitting in front of the computer all day downloading porn….

comments (2)

Just think, if you get really good at handy work (no porn downloading porn there), you can start a new career in construction. You could probably make good money doing that professionally. I'd try it myself, but well, lets just leave it at that.

by mg at April 22, 2002 6:15 PM


Try newsgroups. The porn will download as you paint. I mean, someone told me that . . . I don't know for sure.

by Charles at April 22, 2002 10:05 PM