Friday, August 25, 2006

Installing a sunroof in your living room...Part 1

chronicle of my day today (I only know the times because they correspond with Walker, Texas Ranger which I put on for some kickass background noise):

7AM-Wake up, watch Mike and Mike and wonder if in fact the Tigers are going to lose their lead in the AL Central.
7:30 AM-Climb into attic to repair faulty drip pan under AC unit which leaked two days ago and left a bubble on our living room ceiling.
7:40-Get the idea to grab a towel and dry up remaining standing water in said attic.
7:41-Climb out of attic, grab towel, climb back into attic...I literally mean climb here when I say it. the ladder is only a three stepper so I have to walk up the wall and hoist myself into the crawl space.
7:50-Cuss at former owner who is not there to hear me but will burn in hell if all goes well.
7:51-Notice that it appears that the drywall ceiling is sopping wet and in fact seperated AND in danger of falling.
7:55-Race to crawl space, hoist self down as quickly as possible so i can move furniture, tv, electronics, cds, etc...hear ceiling fall in other room.
7:56-Peer around corner to find our living room covered in a dusting of pink and a nice steady drip of water.
8:00-Fill two trash bags with pink insulation and remove 3'x4' piece of fallen drywall from the house.
8:20-Call 30 different drywall companies to find that none are open or that they can't do the job until Monoday.
9:00-Garner enough courage to call The Fi and tell her the story.
9:15-Stop clean up temporarily to listen to biker guy across the street call our crazy neighbor a "crazy, fucking bitch" and run at her car as she drives away continually yelling sentences containing "crazy," "fucking" and "bitch" (not necessarily in that order).
9:30-Get a call back from a company I don't remember calling. young lady informs me that Paul will be here at 11:00.
10:30-Waiting for Paul to get here. Will continue after we get the automatic moon roof installed. next to our cieling fan which is danging by a gnat's pubic hair right now.

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