Hire a contractor. I only go so far with DIY. I have a toilet plunger. Ever browse through those home improvement forums? Your head swims after awhile. What in heck are they talking about? Recently learned what a stud finder is and it has nothing to do with Andrew Cuomo. I know how to change a light bulb. Just had my attic ladder fixed and went up there to clean up. What in hell happened? Did a squirrel have a party up there? Growing up I went up there A LOT. Now my bones are creaking. For the cost of home improvement they should abolish the property tax. BTW where is my 5K DOGE check? I want to do some things.
When I was younger, I finished the basement in the MN house and a few years later in the ID house. Just some carpentry, had an electrician do the wiring. Now we have a 'handyman'. Old guy used to run a construction company in CA - does it all, -roofs, decks, electrical, plumbing. All the while boasting about Trump, but what the heck?
ReplyDeleteLet him boast I ain't getting up on the roof.
ReplyDeleteOf course the Brady Bunch had a nice attic. Fully furnished with nice stairs going up. Wasn't even like an attic. That's where Greg kept the goat mascot from the opposing team. Not like most attics. Dad used to go up there a lot. One day he hit his head on a rusty old exposed nail. Had to go to the ER to stop the bleeding and get a tetanus shot. Would never happen on The Brady Bunch.
ReplyDeleteThe handymen sprayed my roof a few years back - supposed to reseal etc and make it last 5-8 years. Also added vinyl siding over the wood, which added insulation and I haven't had to repaint since. Not sure how the tariff thing will affect the handyman business, unless they are big egg eaters.
ReplyDeleteCurrently researching digital antennas for OTA channels. If something costs $18 at Walgreen's I'm dubious.
ReplyDeleteSounds old fashioned. But I would think it would work good for the local channels in the metro area. Maybe even a complex home made array of coat hangers? I see Amazon offers a lot of them, which look like they go inside the house some where and look like a plastic tube. Lemme know how it goes, but stay off the roof.
ReplyDeleteI have a couple just looking for a better one. I'm an OTA free channel type of guy. Don't need to watch Fox News. Amazon sells everything under the sun. Have trouble finding a clothesline spreader? Bingo!
ReplyDeleteHope you can get Jackson Galaxy and Barney Miller.
ReplyDeleteI get Barney just fine. I watch Jackson on YT.
ReplyDeleteFunny how people can have trouble making ends meet but won't cut their cable bill. My friend and his family they have their cable then memberships in all the big box stores. BJ's, Sam's Club, Costco etc. Think of the ton of money they could save right there by tearing up all those cards but people gotta have their pops. Gotta watch Ancient Aliens on the History Channel.
Out here on th edge of civilization, cable is the only thing that works.
ReplyDeleteOurs connects to two computers and three TVs @ $283/Mo. I'm glued to the March Madness thing downstairs and the Mrs. is watching those house flipping shows and the wind is blowing 40 mph this morning.
That's a fortune every month BB just so you can watch some Hannity.
ReplyDeleteWho's this Hannity guy - a pro wrestler?
DeleteDon't need a monster cable bill. Anything I miss I can usually catch on YouTube.
DeleteThe big box stores. Why do I have to pay 50 or more dollars a year for the privilege of shopping at say BJ's just so I can push a carriage full of paper towels and laundry detergent to my car? I miss K-Mart. Didn't have to be a member you just walked in and shopped.
ReplyDeleteK-Mart blue light special. Never bought a blue light, though.
ReplyDeleteK-Mart never had a bouncer inside the entrance to make sure I'm a member.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, we had a wooden radio. with two controls. Not much to watch
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