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When it’s a nice day and my husband goes missing? I get worried.
When I hear banging and power tools? I have to investigate.
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I found him on the porch of the man cave/Barn Mahal where he was building….
Something.
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He called it a dead man.
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I called it dangerous.
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In order to replace some rotted wood on the deck he needed to raise a post.
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One rusted car jack and some scrap wood later…
I was glad OSHA wasn’t in the neighborhood.
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Yes.
That’s what was supporting the roof as he worked.
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Brave… or reckless?
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It’s always a tough call with my husband.
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🥴
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😳
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That’s pretty much my face every time he starts a project…
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At least, he doesn’t ask you to be his assistant. Everytime My husband starts a project, he has me looking for nails, his phone, hammer, wires, his phone, clean cloth, screw drivers, his phone, screws, another clean cloth, phone charger…you know the drift! 😀
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Oh, I do. He can never find anything because he never puts anything back where it belongs. Most of his tools are scattered and left wherever he used them last. Drives me nuts.
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🤣🤣🤣
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I’m most taken by the beautiful blue sky! I’m currently sitting underneath a huge massive rainy system!
Hope it works out. Good luck!!
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That was one rare day of sun last week. We’re due for rain today, tomorrow, Friday and Saturday.
🥴
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At least he’s replacing the rotted wood before it collapses. I had to do this a few years ago. I used a different style jack, but same approach.
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I was pretty scared by the pics. In India, most city houses are brick made and floor is cement or tiles. So, I had no idea that floorboards can rot and need to be replaced in the first place. Doing it yourself, you have superpowers!
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Mine was a support post for our porch. Our male dog (years ago) didn’t like rain. When it rained, he would just pee on the corner of the porch. The urine rotted away the galvanized steel post support bracket.
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🤣 Okay, so dogs have super powers too! Just kidding!
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Haha – yeah.
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It’s so annoying that the only place the porch heaves is right there at the entrance, above the steps. It’s also the only place that gets water damage even though there’s a large overhang and a gutter.
Grrr.
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Let’s settle for Bob the Builder for now.
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My guy knows just enough to be dangerous…
😉
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Hopefully there is a life insurance policy (with double the payout for an accident).
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Damn.
I knew there was something I forgot to do last week…
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Before you go too far, watch “Double Indemnity”.
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Seen it.
And yes, good point.
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That does look scary! I’m glad my husband is not that handy. He says he is, but he doesn’t take on many projects.
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My husband usually makes it work… but his methods can be questionable.
🥴
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😅
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Your Pal,
Otto
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I started a comment but I had to walk away so Otto finished it up. In case you missed the orange cat language tutorial, he said “My confidence never wavered”
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Thanks for the translation.
My orange cat is a little rusty.
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But it’s well known that all orange cats in the world share 1 braincell!
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Unfortunately, it’s not Otto’s turn to play with it yet. It’s OK, Otto’s a good boy and doesn’t mind sharing.
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Are you saying I shouldn’t ask him to come out and replace my hail-damaged roof and siding? You could show him some of the photos the Bluebird of Bitterness runs now and then…or would it give him ideas?
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You could ask… but if you’re looking to have it completed any time this decade? I wouldn’t.
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🫣
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Oh dear – I hope you don’t have high blood pressure!
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Not yet…
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Well, in his defense, there are a bunch of other posts also bearing the weight of the roof.
He could have done a much worse job. Be glad you married someone with these sorts of practical skills.
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I am.
Sometimes…
😉
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Bob the builder 👷🏻♂️
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He always thinks he can.
Sometimes, he’s wrong.
😉
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Reckless. If he was 35 or younger, I *might* give it a “brave”, but prob not.
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He put more faith in that jack than I did.
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Ditto!
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Oh dear Lord!
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