So Yeah, Ouch.
Okay, well I thought since I’m waiting for my chance to leave work and get on with my least favorite holiday, I’d share with you the ‘adventure’ I had over the weekend.
Here’s the thing. The house we bought (and live in today) has some problems with it. Not end-of-the-world-why-did-we-buy-this-money-pit stuff, but problems nonetheless. Our windows are horrible, the gutter system is a joke, the garage door is junky, the appliances are ready for the curb with a ‘free sign attached to them.
Other than that? Solid.
However, our laundry room is a bit drafty. Laura has mentioned for some time that we need to patch it up and make it all nice n’ warm. Plus, it’s the one room in our house that has a duneon-y look to it. Is dungeon-y a word? It is now!
So, I decided I would put some new insulation in there, sheetrock that bad boy and call it a day. I mentioned it to my friend (Dumb Ol’ Nick) and he wanted to get in on the action. Sweet!
One problem. I’ve never done this before.
Anyway, I won’t drag this out any longer than I need to, but I had a couple of things happen that I wasn’t too happy about. One of them is the disconnecting of our gas dry from the gas line.
Friends, I’m happy to say I knew enough to turn off the gas and didn’t blow up the house, my family and everything else inside. Small victories. What I didn’t do so well, was disconnect the thing without twisting the bejesus out of it.
So yeah, twisted copper pipe. Ruined the line going to the dryer. Nice.
To add insult to injury, I bent the pipe further up and tore a hole in it. This is where I claim it’s not my fault. The connection from the pipe to the dryer was all corroded and didn’t allow for a crisp, smooth disconnect. Stupid previous owners with their corroded connection ways…
I was ready to do a backflip into a dumpster and throw myself away.
So, I had a big piece of copper sticking out of my wall and no clue as to how to fix it. Some people are built for this kind of work (hi dad!), but not me. I don’t know that I ever will be.
Cut to hours later: Nick and I are putting the wall around the broken pipe and screwing the thing into place. I’m down low, below the pipe and getting excited that we’re actually DOING IT, MAN! I put in a screw along the bottom edge of the Sheetrock and come up and…
Scrape. Tear. Ouch.
I grab my face and say a couple words that’d make Andrew Dice Clay blush. I’m fairly certain I’ve torn the eye right out of my head. Nick spins around and there I am, holding my face like I’d gotten sucker punched.
And I did…by that !#$^in’ pipe.
Yes. On my way up from the floor, the copper pipe slashed me across the cheek, leaving a small gash about two inches from my right eye. I realize I can still see (It’s a miracle!) and I ask Nick.
“Dude. Am I bleeding?”
He looks. “No, but it’s really red. Oooh, wait. Yep. Now it’s bleeding.”
So yeah, almost lost the eye, there.
Anyway…I lived, the room got halfway sheetrocked before we lost steam and through some clever toolbuying, advice-asking, I was able to fix my dryer.
(here’s the portion where video game un-enthusiasts can leave the page)
Oh, and I played the best video game ever made for the Xbox 360. Seriously, fellow game nerds. If you’re going to spend $60 on a video game this year, make it Assassin’s Creed. Holy Hannah, Mother of Troy. It’s the most beautiful thing ever. Ever.
Don’t believe me? Check it: http://assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com/experience/
Tell me that isn’t audio-visual crack. Ahhh….
(yeah, I need to get back to editing)
Happy Thanksgiving, turkey maimers!
We are officially one day away from the XBOX 360. The boy gets to open it tomorrow and I THINK he suspects it. Of course, it’s for the both of us, so it will still be fun.
Dude. You’re gonna love it. I’m on my way to the couch, now. If you get online, look me up. My gamertag is:
KINGSLEY MC
Holla!
Nice one. Did you get stitches or are you going for a cool scar?
Ah, the joys of being homeowners! It’s all fun and games until someone almost loses any eye. Minus the ‘fun and games’ part.
… If it’s any consolation it made a great blog entry??
I played Call of Duty 4 for the first time on X-Box live. Absolutely amazing. It’s real in that only a couple hits will down you. Lots of realistic urban warfare. Good stuff. I sent you an invite(from PissdKid) but you never answered. I think you were playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
Stan! Man, I was wondering who PissdKid was. I still had you on my list from waaay back.
Yeah, I saw that you wanted to play but I went into the message thing and I couldn’t figure out how to respond or whatever. Do you have Ultimate Alliance? I got it free with my Xbox 360 and I had a buddy over playing. Fun game. It’s like Gauntlet with Superheroes.
We played it for a couple hours then moved onto Halo 3 to finish the cooperative campaign.
(Sweet Jesus, do I sound like a deluxe nerd.)
I have MUA, but haven’t played it in forever. It’s a great game but gets kinda old after a while. The boards are pretty repetitive…much like Gauntlet.
We could try out some co-op Halo 3 if you want some time.
I didn’t look at your comment until just now. I’ll write down your tag and look for you. My tag is
HookedOnFoniks
(yes, it’s stupid, but I’ve had it for years with the regular XBOX)
Anyway, chances are that if you see my gamertag online, it’s my 14 year old son and he will crush, annihilate and humiliate you.
For some reason, “I’m getting excited because we’re actually DOING IT, MAN!” made me giggle. Then I started guffawing. I’m actually still laughing as I write this. This is such a funny, typical male story. And thanks to your plug for Assassin’s Creed, Big Doofus is all excited about getting it. Thanks, Tappity. Thanks.
If you go to my wife’s blog, you can see the boy with his new toy…
http://misssniz.blogspot.com/2007/11/
christmas-decorations.html
What a dude!!!!
Thomas,
I’m glad that you didn’t lose your eye! As for Assassin’s Creed. Sci-fi writer Steve Barnes is responsible for that. The book was supposed to come out first, but the people that the book was based on, complained and it won’t be published for now. I’m sure Steve would be elated that you like his game!
Man, who would’ve thought my random post would’ve generated so much hub-bub? (Note: Use of expression hub-bub is not recommended)
Colorado Steph – Nah. No scar. I was sort of in a I-wanna-be-a-tough-guy moment hoping it’d scar up all nice, but it’s faded and you can’t even tell. I’m still baby-faced and boring.
Courtney – My fellow Tegan & Sara friend! It actually WAS kind of fun. Still have to finish the room up. Maybe during my next stint, I’ll shave my nose off.
Stan – We’ll have to Halo 3 is up in Halo 3 town. I’m down my video gamin’ bro-ham. I. Am. Down.
Robot Doofus – We’re now official FRIENDS. And if your little fella wants to go to bed without supper, it’s my fault. He just got Kingsley-sized!!!
Sniz – Man…I didn’t think it was that funny, but that was the spirit of the day. Of course, with my short attention span, I lost all steam by about 1:30pm. As for Assassin’s Creed, I think you’ll like watching it. It’s a fun spectator game. Plus, there’s swords.
Demon Hunter – AC was gonna be a book? Oh, man… That explains so much. There’s a big disclaimer at the beginning of the game saying it was designed by people from all sorts of religious backgrounds and beliefs. Now I get it. Anyway…GOOD QUALITY.