Back in 2001 when Dr. Tape was still married my wife and I saw a movie called My Life As A House. It told the story of a man who was diagnosed with some untreatable form of cancer and his quest to build a house before he died. It was actually quite good and featured lots of gratuitous sex. I mean LOTS of it.
I am thinking of this because I have recently purchased a new house. Well, new for me anyway. It was actually built about 60 years ago. I am currently in the process of renovating it. My goal is to finish it before I die. Which is hopefully 20 or more years away.
My days have become filled with anticipation of that call from my contractor telling me of some newfound issue that needs to be addressed before anything else can be done. Nothing major or house threatening but still a pain in the butt that eats into the day. I just found out that the front of the house is leaking. Badly. It needs to be torn off and re-sided. With new windows and front door. Well, the door doesn't really count because I needed one anyway. Oh wow, I just got a call from my contractor saying the siding I want isn't in stock and it will be 2 weeks to get it. Just another bump in the road.
The fact that all this is happening to me is quite a shock. I mean I watch all those home improvement shows on TV. I love Home Depot and Lowe's. I built my own deck for Pete's sake. (Who is Pete anyway?). I shouldn't have these issues. They are for people that don't do their homework. I guess you never know what you will find behind door #2.
I an effort to help speed completion of this venture I said that I would do the painting. Let's just say that it isn't going quite as smoothly as I had hoped. The big problem is the blue painter's tape. It seems to be very finicky and it is giving me headaches out the wazoo. I find it difficult to believe that I, Dr. Tape, is having an issue with TAPE. The irony is immense. I think next time I will just keep my mouth shut and hire a painter. Or leave the walls bare. The way things are going either way looks much more appealing than painting.
I will keep you posted on the progress we are making. After it's all done there is a big BBQ at my place.
"There is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over" -- Frank Zappa
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