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Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
...Don't forget to sand down the grain you just raised on your deck, Andy.
I believe that was done in a circular motion... three circles outward with the left, three circles outward with the right. Three circles outward with the left... and then you can wax all the cars in the lot
I'm on the condo board with a guy who has all the tools. When I told him about my project, he told me to take his power washer and orbital sander to make the job easier. I agreed. I was able to clean my Ducane and Weber. Blasted a year's worth of crud off them.
I was not looking forward to the manual "wax on, wax off" routine. If only he had a spray painter...
Are you painting or staining? Those pump up sprayers work very well for staining a deck. Just cover up any foliage you might get overspray on.
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Thanks for the thought. I was given a solid stain - water based and a 2.5" brush. Since it's not a big deck, It won't take long by hand.
It's your call. Spraying a deck is the cat's butt. No knee time. Just walk and spray.
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
I know myself well enough that I'll end up painting everything in the zip code along with the floor.
Cooking Goddess
Chef Extraordinaire
Before Himself was laid off I always had a friend over for coffee/tea and nibbles when I had a repair or maintenance appointment scheduled. The harassment thing can happen both ways.
Buddy System, just like in Girl Scouts. I was a leader...old habits don't die hard, they just don't die at all.
Our Property Management company didn't understand why I didn't want anyone in my apartment fixing things without me being awake...umm...can I come to your house at 2 am and play around the house? Took me a while to convince them that there were a few days a week they were not welcome to wander in, those were the nights I had to work and HAD to sleep so I could function. This, of course, when I was working night shift.
Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
Our lease says if we fail to answer, they have the right to enter to make any repairs. But they do prefer that we be present. One time they did this and found me sleeping. They were gracious enough to wake me up before they proceeded. I think they were really trying to determine if I was dead or alive. Wouldn't be the first time they found a dead one.
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vitauta
Executive Chef
...the cat's butt?
Dawgluver
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I'm waiting for my pupils to undilate. Went for routine eye exam early this morn, and I still can't see right. Stupid dilating drops, I don't understand why they have to last so long.
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Step one of sanding and painting. Deck railings, stair risers and the apron around the base of the deck. Looks pretty good. Next is the hard stuff. Sanding and painting the deck.
Same thing happens to me and will last into the next day. Of course they say it won't but it always does. Then when it's over my eyes feel very tired .. it's just miserable.
Hope it's all better for you tomorrow Dawg.
Finishing a project that will, at least for a time, foil our lunatic dog and her partner, our granddog.
Some of you may recall that I regularly hang laundry on the line outside. Harley and Baxter, the granddog, have never bothered things I've put on the clothesline. However.....
SOMEONE ate my basket that I kept my clothespins in! Don't know who. No one is fessing up. Hmmmm?! And I really liked that basket.
In any case my best friend and I were discussing the situation a few days ago and I've just finished what might be a solution. Well, given the penchant these two canine nutballs have for getting into mischief, it might only be a temporary fix.
I stopped at our area Goodwill store on Tuesday and bought a child's sundress for a dollar. Stitched the bottom together at the base of its ruffle. Clipped it into a plastic hanger that some shorts or some such thing came on from a store, filled it with my clothespins and will give it a spin the next time I hang laundry.
We'll see if those two thieving destroyers give it a second look. I'm happy with it.
Some of you may recall that I regularly hang laundry on the line outside. Harley and Baxter, the granddog, have never bothered things I've put on the clothesline. However.....
SOMEONE ate my basket that I kept my clothespins in! Don't know who. No one is fessing up. Hmmmm?!
And I really liked that basket.In any case my best friend and I were discussing the situation a few days ago and I've just finished what might be a solution. Well, given the penchant these two canine nutballs have for getting into mischief, it might only be a temporary fix.
I stopped at our area Goodwill store on Tuesday and bought a child's sundress for a dollar. Stitched the bottom together at the base of its ruffle. Clipped it into a plastic hanger that some shorts or some such thing came on from a store, filled it with my clothespins and will give it a spin the next time I hang laundry.
We'll see if those two thieving destroyers give it a second look. I'm happy with it.
