So, I was coming back from picking up the paint for the kitchen, dining room, and living room and I was reaching in the door when I heard this “moo” so loud that it shook my chest and I looked across the back yard and there, on the other side of the fence, was a huge brown cow.
It made up for the terrible wedgie I got scooting around on the floor in the dining room and then the living room taping off the down low stuff. I think, to finish off the house, we’re going to have to invest in something with wheels to sit on, because I could be the taping goddess, if I wasn’t spending more time scooting than taping. I did leave the kitchen for the Butcher to tape, though, because I couldn’t even figure out how to begin.
Here’s something weird for you to ponder with me. So, the face plates in the house are, almost all, covered in paint. I just assumed that, since the switches and plugs were also covered in paint, whoever painted the rooms just painted over everything because they were in a hurry. So, I wholly expected to pop off the plates and find old room colors under there. I mean, people, even the screws were painted.
But, weirdly enough, there was new paint under the plates, too, so I guess they painted the face plates on purpose, so I’ll be damned.
Anyway, so, the only really, really weird thing is that I haven’t taken a shower since Friday morning. My legs are hairy. My hair is greasy. I smell really bad and I have eye crusties. And I tore my shorts! So, what I’m saying is that I look and smell terrible. And yet, I could not get the guys at Home Depot to leave me alone.
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Maybe they were trying to save energy? A lot of breeze can come through outlet holes and faceplate holes.
Otherwise it makes no sense to me either. But that doesn’t explain the painted-over screws.
Mysterious laziness!
Home depot – where any woman can go to make herself feel better about herself. Not that I would know.
Good luck with the painting.
DIY men think handy women are hot.
the last time I went to Lowe’s I wondered if the men there just got out of prison the way they reacted to me, as if they hadn’t seen a female in years…
Last time we moved we found a flat wheeled cart that would be perfect for your taping adventures — it is wide enough to sit on and keep extra rolls of tape… We were at Menards — and it was under $30.00 — probably well worth it, since we’ve used it for a million other loads since then.
In our first house, the people refinished the hardwood floors in the dining room WHILE LEAVING THE AREA RUG IN PLACE, apparently because it would have been really hard to, you know, MOVE THE RUG.
On a more practical note, I am a big fan of the metal face plates, as they can be painted over if you want them to match, last longer, and they just have a nicer finish and texture, if you ask me. They are about the same price as plastic, maybe even cheaper, too. That’s what we used to use when I was doing that painting business. Also, as Jilly alluded to, there are those little foam inserts you can buy to insulate your outward-wall facing outlets and switchplates. Every little bit helps!
I am also with you on the cows. They are awesome. And delicious.
I’m guessing they wanted all the plate covers to match the walls but didn’t decide that until after they painted…. Some crazy OCD people or something! Or, maybe they had their kids paint….
Yeah to the cows!!!
Cows! That’s so awesome!
Has Mrs. Wigglebottom ever SEEN a cow? Hehehe