On Saturday, we had a visit from our son Michael, who is currently residing off site - although he will be back, it's just a house-sitting gig!
Nice to see him of course, but he also did me a favour by doing some minor joinery work that my dear wife would have expected me to do in the past - BUT NOW, we have an actual builder who knows what he is doing and has all the tools etc to do the job right, first time, and taking about half an hour rather than half a day!
My view as I partook of breakfast around 830am, Saturday morning!
Job done, he departed to go fishing with a couple of mates - unfortunately, not a great day on the water, so no snapper for us this time, but on the Sunday, there was a knock on the door, and a courier delivered a belated birthday present ...
Cheers Michael!! I have already constructed 18 of these figures, and 8 are even under coated!
Counting down to my 1000th post - I think this is 997 - so it should be within the next seven days I imagine - tell all your friends, it's going to be a big celebration!
I've come to a point in my life where I hire a pro as often as not to do projects for all the reasons you mention. Good to have one in the family, though!
ReplyDeleteI still enjoy tackling projects around the house. This week, during our current heat wave, the outside AC unit gave up in the late afternoon. With the help of the internet, AI, and YouTube, I was able to troubleshoot the problem, order the part from Amazon, and have it fixed and working by the next morning. Success! Saved about $400 for an after-hours, weekend HVAC company visit too.
DeleteI am bracing myself for the Big Celebration, Keith! Now, if I only had a carpenter in the family…
ReplyDeleteAlways useful to have, but luckily most of that sort of stuff I can do:). However I steer clear of plumbing and electrics for multiple reasons, aside from lack of tools and knowledge!
ReplyDeleteAnother nice little package arrived there Keith and look forward to seeing the first batch painted.
Always handy to have a tradesman in the family Keith and especially one who get such a handy present for their old dad! Looking forward to the bit 1000 post and the celebrations!
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