Comments on: The Joys of Home Ownership Are Highly Over-rated

By: AuthorMomWithDogs

AuthorMomWithDogs — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:03:13 +0000

I’m loving how you had them come back until the job was done right. And how you said something to the tool thrower. At that point, I usually get rid of them and wind up doing it myself.

In other days, Karen, I might have done it myself. But with arthritic hands, I’m happy to leave it to someone else. Even a *surly* someone else ~skt

By: Damien

Damien — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:55:53 +0000

Why can’t people who do carpet 24/7 for their bread and butter get it right? argh. nice rant.

Thanks, Damien. I don’t know why they couldn’t get it right. Why can’t they just admit it and fix it, is what I want to know???!!!~skt

By: Marcia

Marcia — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:23:55 +0000

Poor Shelly! But wonderful to hear about a woman who can put her hands on her hips with so much authority to turn a man a bit meek!

I can’t tell any house stories this week, because most of them concern my other half, since he does most of the work, and it is, after all, almost still our anniversary week. . . but let’s just say that since he doesn’t listen to the more cautious one (that be me), our brand new off white bedroom Berber carpet now wears deep red paint. . . the only room carpeted in the entire house. . . but I never told you.

(PS. Damien’s birthday – in the comments above yours and mine. Gotcha!)

I won’t *tell* Leon you told me he spilled red paint on the Berber…I’ll *ask him if he knows* you said that! Hope your script is going well. I haven’t gotten by to check. Hope you understand~skt

By: Shauna

Shauna — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:31:29 +0000

That sucks soooo bad. Poor Shelly.

OHHHH yes it does, Shauna!~skt

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:25:07 +0000

Like I told you in my email, when we moved in here 10 years ago, there was fugly orange carpet in the living room. The seller was going to re-carpet it, but we said don’t bother, our dog was 10 at the time. I am glad we didn’t, since the dog developed a going problem, but 10 years later, dog is dead and the carpet looks like crap. When we had the rest of the bottom floor done with wood floors, we had to put everything in the living room and we still haven’t gotten around to changing it. It is the tackiest color going. Lucky for us, this is where we find our Wyatt’s Earp’s. Have you tried the hairball formula of the Iams? We don’t get as much anymore.

How about pergo floors? We aren’t the biggest do it yourselfers going, but my neighbor has done it and then put a rug over it…just a thought.
For now, go out to dinner and forget about it for awhile!

If I ever have to change the flooring, it will be the stained concrete look. I’ve tried lots of different hairball medicines, but I think he throws up just to get attention ~skt

By: janet

janet — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:14:52 +0000

I knew there was a reason we aren’t putting carpet in our barn. lol
Sorry your, having such a time of it. I can’t think of anything worse at the moment, but I will.

Don’t EVER say you “can’t think of anything worse” :lol Thanks for the condolences~skt

By: Jessica The Rock Chick

Jessica The Rock Chick — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:38:01 +0000

OMG! What a mess. I feel for you. The worst “I so wish I didn’t own my home” story was four years ago on my birthday. We had a 10 am flight to Orlando and I woke up at 3 am to find 7 inches of sewer water (gag!) flooding my entire lowel level. I have a tri-level so that literally is 1/3 of my house. Everything down there was completely destroyed. Yes, the insurance replaced my things, but by the time I could schedule re-unsulation of my crawlspace, new carpet, new dryall, paint, etc., my house was in total chaos for almost 2 months. And it smelled…..ACK!

I swear, the one bedroom condo I used to have sounds better every day!!!

Hang in there!

Jessica

GAG! Sewer water…you win! ~skt