Just recently our dear friend Deb used a descriptive term….a melt down…in explaining the anguish of painting a room only to need to do it again. We certainly understood the anguish, us being decorated veterans of the Paint, Paint and Repaint Campaigns. Certainly not wanting to imply that said problem is not a bitch, we are now here to tell you there is a small remodeling chore far worse than painting twice out of dissatisfaction of the job or the color. That would be texturing an entire house…..twice. Yes sports fans I said not once but twice and of course, not without the usual little glitches that I seem to so skillfully attract.
We already know the first one, the dreaded demise of one toasted compressor belonging to Mr. Neat Hose, the rented one that took its place was making funny noises by the time it went back and I was glad it finished the job. This morning however I went over to the “cheap and cheerful” fixer upper and with heavy heart had to fess up once and for all to the fact that the texture job looked dreadfully amateurish……..and so quick as a bunny off to HD to rent a real texture spray rig to do it all again and do it right. After arriving back and setting up the machine, mixing the mud and filling the hopper it quicly became apparent…….this machine was fucked . Bordering meltdown I desperately plugged my own hopper into its air supply and all was right with the world for the whole day…….. right up to the last wall when all of a sudden I heard some strange walrus noises …….and then could smell the death throes of yet another machine. Now was the time for the meltdown and I believe some parts of the dead machine now live in neighbors back yard….maybe further. Quick as a bunny its off to the closest rental place to ask for………
” The biggest , meanest, toughest mother of a compressor you got “
” 5HP gas operated do ya?”
” Gotta ten hp ? “
The 5 had to do……
The job is over and I’m somewhat pleased with the results and tomorrow morning I’ll be delivering the body bag to the rental department of Home Depot…..smug and proud in the fact that for the first time in my life……I bought the insurance on the rental.
The job is over and I’m somewhat pleased with the results and tomorrow morning I’ll be delivering the body bag to the rental department of Home Depot…..smug and proud in the fact that for the first time in my life……I bought the insurance on the rental.
