Hell of a Weekend
Well, I lost the floor sander lottery. I kind of suspected that I would. Really, I was so busy it was probably better that way.
Monday I had one of those disappointing days where hours of work offer no tangible signs of progress. My goal was to reinstall the trim for the window over the kitchen sink. Mercifully, all the trim was stacked together so I didn’t have to look for it. Unfortunately, two pieces of it were broken. The corner “bull’s eye” block was missing a whole edge. I think the fact they used 6 freaking framing nail to hang it had something to do with it since it broke with the grain in a straight line following the nail holes. On the upside, it was fixable. One of the long, side trim pieces was shattered and beyond help. I found a piece of identical trim (from the main hall’s midget doorway, long since removed) to replace it.
Most of my time was spent stripping the trim and making repairs. It wasn’t anything too exciting.
Yesterday, Tuesday, was a waste. I hit a deer on my way to work. Actually, the sick bastard hit me. Well, sort of. I should have sped up instead of braking. With the exception of the tip of its snout, the damn thing hit the side of my car. The driver side headlight and front fender were broken. The driver’s door is cracked.
As for the deer, I think it survived. It was gone by the time I came to a stop. There was no blood, just a little fur, and my mangled car. If it’s lucky, it’ll have escaped with a headache.
So, I spent the day looking for parts in Russellville. Unless I want to pay a lot for factory order parts, I am shit out of luck. Vernon’s Auto Repair rigged the headlight and replaced the bulbs. For all intents and purposes, it works for now. I’m looking on eBay for some cheap, new parts. If anyone has them, it’ll be eBay. I hope.
Kenny, our new hired help, has been doing some good work on the Queen. As of yesterday, he’d reinstalled and repaired all the original ceilings except for the foyer, on which he was working. It’ll look great once it’s caulked and painted.
Once I catch up on everything, I’ll post some photos.
Monday I had one of those disappointing days where hours of work offer no tangible signs of progress. My goal was to reinstall the trim for the window over the kitchen sink. Mercifully, all the trim was stacked together so I didn’t have to look for it. Unfortunately, two pieces of it were broken. The corner “bull’s eye” block was missing a whole edge. I think the fact they used 6 freaking framing nail to hang it had something to do with it since it broke with the grain in a straight line following the nail holes. On the upside, it was fixable. One of the long, side trim pieces was shattered and beyond help. I found a piece of identical trim (from the main hall’s midget doorway, long since removed) to replace it.
Most of my time was spent stripping the trim and making repairs. It wasn’t anything too exciting.
Yesterday, Tuesday, was a waste. I hit a deer on my way to work. Actually, the sick bastard hit me. Well, sort of. I should have sped up instead of braking. With the exception of the tip of its snout, the damn thing hit the side of my car. The driver side headlight and front fender were broken. The driver’s door is cracked.
As for the deer, I think it survived. It was gone by the time I came to a stop. There was no blood, just a little fur, and my mangled car. If it’s lucky, it’ll have escaped with a headache.
So, I spent the day looking for parts in Russellville. Unless I want to pay a lot for factory order parts, I am shit out of luck. Vernon’s Auto Repair rigged the headlight and replaced the bulbs. For all intents and purposes, it works for now. I’m looking on eBay for some cheap, new parts. If anyone has them, it’ll be eBay. I hope.
Kenny, our new hired help, has been doing some good work on the Queen. As of yesterday, he’d reinstalled and repaired all the original ceilings except for the foyer, on which he was working. It’ll look great once it’s caulked and painted.
Once I catch up on everything, I’ll post some photos.
posted by John | 5:43 PM
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Sorry to hear about your deer suicide-by-driver.
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