New House On The Left.. "A New Hope"

[Brian37]

Was just over at my new house about an hour ago.  They were digging the trench to lay the underground power from the pole to the meter. Man was that trench deep. There was a guy standing it as I approached and all I could see was his head. But good news is it will only take about 3 hours so this afternoon I am going back over to check all the lights and outlets.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Was just over at my new house about an hour ago.  They were digging the trench to lay the underground power from the pole to the meter. Man was that trench deep. There was a guy standing it as I approached and all I could see was his head. But good news is it will only take about 3 hours so this afternoon I am going back over to check all the lights and outlets.

Ceremony: "I hereby official turn off the dark."

[Brian37]

IN MY NEW HOUSE, WITH HD Antenna, going to ditch my cable TV because I get the same channels with the mere antenna. 

AND my neighbor is letting me poach their wi fi until I get mine hooked up.

AND to keep my new place clean, I am taking a page out of Bob's sister's(my Australian friend) playbook, NO TRASH CANS inside. What is that you say? Yep, I hang a plastic grocery bag on the counter knob and when it gets full, then I take it outside. It forces me to take the trash out more. 

Just bought 4 elegant bar stools, with backrests, normally $100 a piece, for $50 each. I got them at Lowes Home Improvement. I noticed them at a beach wine/beer boutique at a beach near me. I asked the owner how much they were, thinking they were outrageous as nice as they were. He told me, so I bought some for my house, now that I have a KITCHEN ISLAND! They were a pain in the ass to put together because you have to use an Allen wrench. But, my humble commode will look like this weekend when I have my house warming PAAAAATAAAAAY! 

Stripper poll, disco lights, HOOKERS! And the obligatory ABBA on the CD player!

Fixed my error MO FO! Don't be a Debbie Downer!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

What's with the Polish strippers?

[Brian37]

Moved in now. Feeling well? ABSOLUTELY FUCKING GIDDY!

But, in all this having assembled 4 bar stools I can say without a doubt, if I could take a time machine back in time, I WOULD FUCKING KILL THE ASSHOLE who invented the "Allan wrench". My new bar stools, I actually came across at an actual bar! I asked the guy where he go them, thinking I could not afford them, but then he told me. So I went and bought the same bar stools for my kitchen island! It matches my color scheme in any case.

I want to go back in time and fucking blow up the asshole who invented the "Allen wrench"!.  If you have had ever dealt with that crap, then you know after the torque it is almost impossible to pull the fucking thing out!  If I had sex like an actual Allen wrench, I would make Muslims and LDS look sterile.

I wiggled that damned thing more than I do in jacking off.

[Fireball]

Moved in now. Feeling well? ABSOLUTELY FUCKING GIDDY!

But, in all this having assembled 4 bar stools I can say without a doubt, if I could take a time machine back in time, I WOULD FUCKING KILL THE ASSHOLE who invented the "Allan wrench". My new bar stools, I actually came across at an actual bar! I asked the guy where he go them, thinking I could not afford them, but then he told me. So I went and bought the same bar stools for my kitchen island! It matches my color scheme in any case.

I want to go back in time and fucking blow up the asshole who invented the "Allen wrench"!.  If you have had ever dealt with that crap, then you know after the torque it is almost impossible to pull the fucking thing out!  If I had sex like an actual Allen wrench, I would make Muslims and LDS look sterile.

I wiggled that damned thing more than I do in jacking off.

How much did you pay for the bar stools, and how much for the Allen wrench(es)? I have Allen wrenches that are decades old (and made in the US of some pretty damned hard steel- they will shatter, not bend, when over-torqued- that will still tighten the snot out of a set screw without losing shape. I've even used a cheater bar on the one that is used to remove the bolts on disc brake calipers, and it doesn't bend under such use. The cheap shit you can buy these days are a one-shot deal, and will be useless after (and quite possibly during the time that) the chairs are being assembled, as you discovered. That set cost me in 1970 dollars more than the sets that can be purchased today at the local hardware stores. I hate to think what it's going to cost me to replace some of my tools if they get stolen. Some of my wrenches (the big ones) are north of $100 for one, and I have dozens.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I prefer the socket allen wrenches with the ratcheting handle. Harder to over-torque them.

[Brian37]

Moved in now. Feeling well? ABSOLUTELY FUCKING GIDDY!

But, in all this having assembled 4 bar stools I can say without a doubt, if I could take a time machine back in time, I WOULD FUCKING KILL THE ASSHOLE who invented the "Allan wrench". My new bar stools, I actually came across at an actual bar! I asked the guy where he go them, thinking I could not afford them, but then he told me. So I went and bought the same bar stools for my kitchen island! It matches my color scheme in any case.

I want to go back in time and fucking blow up the asshole who invented the "Allen wrench"!.  If you have had ever dealt with that crap, then you know after the torque it is almost impossible to pull the fucking thing out!  If I had sex like an actual Allen wrench, I would make Muslims and LDS look sterile.

I wiggled that damned thing more than I do in jacking off.

How much did you pay for the bar stools, and how much for the Allen wrench(es)? I have Allen wrenches that are decades old (and made in the US of some pretty damned hard steel- they will shatter, not bend, when over-torqued- that will still tighten the snot out of a set screw without losing shape. I've even used a cheater bar on the one that is used to remove the bolts on disc brake calipers, and it doesn't bend under such use. The cheap shit you can buy these days are a one-shot deal, and will be useless after (and quite possibly during the time that) the chairs are being assembled, as you discovered. That set cost me in 1970 dollars more than the sets that can be purchased today at the local hardware stores. I hate to think what it's going to cost me to replace some of my tools if they get stolen. Some of my wrenches (the big ones) are north of $100 for one, and I have dozens.

The bar stools are brand new, from Lowes. $50 bucks each, but SOLID IRON, very well built. They were on sale.

[Brian37]

So my Hispanic neighbors I paid to clear the remaining jungle of my back yard. 95% of it was destroyed by putting in the new septic tank, not by them, but the trailer company

But the last 5% still, was a fucking mess, weeds and vines and stubborn pine trees around the parameter of the yard. It literally looks now like a contracted stick built lot. I merely hate all the sand that is around now that gets in the air, thus in my mouth when I am outside.

Today it started to thunder and lightening on their second day of work. It cleared up just enough, and let me tell you, they were not about to quit. I asked them yesterday if they wanted my help, but they said no, being polite. But today, I couldn't take it, I looked at the even bigger task than the front yard which was small, I jumped in and got my hands dirty with them. I simply hate feeling useless, even when I am paying. 

Even the wife was in on it and let me tell  you, she was stronger than me! I am lazy I have to admit, but right now, I can afford to be. But when I look at the determination of other fellow human beings, it really confirms that we are NOT that different. They came here looking for a better life, and that is what all of migration has been in our entire species history.

[Brian37]

To spoof Guns and Roses........

Welcome to no more Jungle
My yard gets cleaner every day
Learn to live like a human being
In the boon docks where I play

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To spoof Guns and Roses........

Welcome to no more Jungle
My yard gets cleaner every day
Learn to live like a human being
In the boon docks where I play