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God Help me...my hubby is attempting a home project today

anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
edited March 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
My husband is the nicest guy on the planet. He is just an all around awesome guy. His only major defects?

He is clumsy and breaks stuff all the time,
and
He is not "handy" at all

This is not a good combination. I'm so nervous, I'm waiting for something to break. :p Every time he does something like this, I walk into a disaster. One time, he was trimming a tree in our backyard. I happened to look outside and he had TWO LADDERS somehow connected together so he could get higher up the tree. I shit you not. I opened the window and yelled "NO FUKCING WAY...DO NOT CLIMB UP ON THAT".

Right now, he has the dremel in there and a bunch of tools. All I hear is a giant racket and sawing. So far no swearing, so I think that is a pretty good sign.

I smoked something to help take the edge off, but still...man I'm nervous.

Pray for me. :D
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    i think you should get him to smoke something.....then he'll have no motivation to do anything....;) :D:D
  • Boom The CatBoom The Cat Posts: 482
    anotherclone wrote:
    One time, he was trimming a tree in our backyard. I happened to look outside and he had TWO LADDERS somehow connected together so he could get higher up the tree. I shit you not. I opened the window and yelled "NO FUKCING WAY...DO NOT CLIMB UP ON THAT".


    Hahaha! :D:D

    Sounds like some of the crazy kinda crap I'd do. And I'm quite clumsy too, maybe it's a weird thing we have in our brains that compells us to do these things.
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  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    The thought of two ladders is hilarious
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    The thought of two ladders is hilarious
    I LOLed at that too. Us guys, most of the time, think we can't do no wrong and when we mess up we'll blame someone else (well, at least that's what I do) :o
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  • PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    The thought of two ladders is hilarious


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  • jecicajecica Posts: 954
    Oh my god. I think we are married to the same person??????

    Does he scream really loud like someone stabbed him when he drops stuff?
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  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    That ladder picture is HILARIOUS!!!

    So far. So good. He's about 1/2 finished, and nothing has been broken yet. Considering he's working around a window (replacing the window sill), I'm pretty impressed with the guy.

    The room is in a shambles though...shit is everywhere.
    jecica wrote:
    Oh my god. I think we are married to the same person??????

    Does he scream really loud like someone stabbed him when he drops stuff?

    no! But then I've got the music up kind of loud in the house so I don't hear every little thing. It is my only defense. :)
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    anotherclone wrote:
    That ladder picture is HILARIOUS!!!

    So far. So good. He's about 1/2 finished, and nothing has been broken yet. Considering he's working around a window (replacing the window sill), I'm pretty impressed with the guy.

    The room is in a shambles though...shit is everywhere.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,189
    How'd the project turn out? Is the house still standing? Any trips to the ER? I'm dying to know :p!
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  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    He finished today. There was a bit of hammering today and I know at least one time he must have hammered himself because it sounded like...

    hammer
    hammer

    thud

    then he came down the hall and got a bandaid.

    But our new window sill looks good and for extra measure, he calked it.

    I'd say on "Adam's successful home repair list" (1 being the biggest pain in the ass, 10 being the easiest for him) This comes in at an 8.

    He has another window sill to do next weekend. Thank God...I'm out of town for this one. :D
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    The thought of two ladders is hilarious
    That was the best part!
    Gives me an idea....
  • prljmngrlprljmngrl Posts: 320
    ROFLMAO...my husband is the same way. Handyman he is not! This weekend he decided to finally (after 14 years) fix a two leaky windows in our daughters room as well. LOL Karma? It's window week around the pit!

    Anyways, he cuts out eight (count them) 8 huge chunks out of the walls surrounding the two windows in there. Hes coughing like a madman from all the shit flying around in there yet refuses to put a mask or hankie over his face. I'm just glad I took everything out of the room before he began. Except consequently the entire contents of my 10 year old daughters room is in the living room.

    Anyways, Sat night he emerges, the room is vaccumed, three trash bags full of drywall chunks and God knows what else and a proud smile on his face.

    Now lets just hope it doesn't take another 14 years to get the new drywall up, taped, painted and new carpet put in!!! Wish me luck!
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,189
    prljmngrl wrote:
    Hes coughing like a madman from all the shit flying around in there yet refuses to put a mask or hankie over his face.

    Real men have a total disdain for all safety equipment :D!!!!
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  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    imalive wrote:
    Real men have a total disdain for all safety equipment :D!!!!
    this coming form a firefighter :D
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  • SpunkieSpunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 6,681
    The only two places a woman should see: kitchen floor and bedroom ceiling. Go make some lemonade, wearing only highheels. That should help him refocus his hammering. ;)
  • butterfly1butterfly1 Posts: 372
    He sounds like his heart is in the right place. Thats sweet!
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