I’ve just had “one of those weeks” two weeks in a row and I just can’t seem to disguise the irritation . The wife keeps telling me I need to relax … Implication being to stop my whining because both God and I know she can’t possibly mean sit down and take a break type of relax .
Unable to find a fascia and soffit professional to repair our storm damages I’ve opted to do it myself and as we’re unable to locate materials locally I’ve also opted for an online purchase of them with a $79 delivery fee. Fair enough , one would think , but the delivery that didn’t arrive one week later was deemed a failed attempt as no one over 18 was present to sign for it . That’s what the Big Box store Rep. said when I complained over the phone . I explained, almost politely, that if he could see my hair color he’d understand why I could smell his breath over the phone as he was talking out his ass . Delivery was rescheduled for the following week and a week later it did arrive …. most of it anyway .
After three months of refilling the slow leak on the front passenger side of the F 150 I finally got off my relaxing ass and had it seen to. Two days later I drove over a piece of metal with a nail in it to successfully puncture the front driver side tire. Fortunately it waited until we got home before it went completely flat. ” Relax” said the wife, ” You know how to fix it.”
Tire plug kits have a round rasp in order to clean the puncture and prep it for a plug and my rasp entered the puncture deep before the handle snapped off at which point I completely stopped relaxing as I glared at the handle-less rasp protruding from the Goodyear .
The new radio I just installed in the vehicle to replace the dead one was purchased because I’m a flip phone guy and this one was touted as simple to use . As a flip phone aficionado I’m here to explain that that any radio with 420 different settings to play with along with the need to know what amount of hertz is good for my taste in bass and treble is beyond simple . While figuring it out I blew a speaker in the rear door forcing me to relax to the sounds emanating from the other three while that one buzzed like a honey bee.
When the soffit and fascia arrived the other day the driver spied my hair color and allowed me to sign for everything except the items missing from my order . I started the project yesterday and removed the shrink wrap to discover the damaged items which yet once again brought the advice that I need to relax . While installing it I learned that the roofers who recently installed the new roof had neglected to remove the protruding nails from the previous fascia before covering them with the new drip edge creating a hell on earth scene as I tried to install the new fascia under the drip edge. At this point even the neighbors stopped relaxing .
The project did reach a successful completion today and the wife said …..
” Relax … we can shop for sheet rock to replace the garage ceiling tomorrow “
