The Good and the Bad

The Good:

So this past week was the bathroom faucet replacement. Fixed up the shelf back faucet from FW Webb and got some tips from the guy at the counter. First thing, take the sink off the wall or you'll kill yourself trying to operate in that tiny space. Best advice ever. I could barely fit two fingers in there to thread tape the new fitting. I could not imagine trying to do the rest of the work.

The install was a piece of cake. The removal of the old one . . . not so much. Removing the old drain flange (the circle that surrounds the pop up part) took hours of my energy and brain power. Nothing would get that thing to budge. Finally I resorted to sawing it into strips and chiseling it out in pieces. Crude but effective.

I was amazed by how easy the sink came off the wall. There is NOTHING holding that guy down. The pic below shows the metal strip that has a lip on it that the sink hangs on. That is it.



here is the pic of the nice and shiny finished product. Should have taken about 1-2 hours, ended up taking 6-8 hours (includes multiple hardware store runs). behold the good!





The Bad:

So back to the dining room. I thought I had a good diagnosis as to the section of plaster that was severely cracking. My original plan was to slap up strapping right over the plaster. I was sticking my head up in the hole in the ceiling and noticed a sizeable crack in the joist above. Pretty sure its the floor joist to the second floor but who knows. All I know is that is the reason the ceiling was F'd up. In reading how to repair the joist, it seems that I will have to tear out much more plaster than anticipated. Here is a pic of the joist where is meets the wall thingie (yeah that's right, I know my lingo)



Since the ceiling is already opened, might as well fix it now. The only thing that worries me is the living room as a very similar crack in the plaster. I have my fingers crossed.

Gotta love Weymouth!

Alert


Say what you want about Weymouth but they are always looking out for the cokeheads and crackheads. This link is right from the MAIN page on the town's web site. I am not sure who they are trying to target here but I hightly doubt the crackheads of Weymouth are scouring the web looking for info on whether or not the rock they just bought is bad. We know this cat certainly cannot use a computer.

Weekend Update

The sink did not get done as originally planned but the weekend was not totally unproductive. I spent the weekend taking an accelerated Real Estate License for my salespersons license. 24 class hours in 3 days and all I gotta do is take the test and I am certified!






I have decided to not rip out the sink and replace with the pedestal. I found a replacement for the oddly shaped faucet in the earlier post. For those interested it is called a "shelf back" faucet. It was a bit more than expected (about $108) but I decided on the easier job and to keep the uniqueness of the sink. So win win in my book.

Unfortunately the sink takes a back seat to TB and the boys tonight. Go Pats!

Calling Mr. Casey!

So due to yet another leaking sink in the upstairs bathroom, I am putting on my plumbers hat once again. Of course the sink up there oddly shaped with the faucets coming out of the front of it (note the water pouring out is AFTER the sink is "off").

So outside of spending hundreds of dollars for a special order job, a brand new sink is the answer. I pick up a brand new pedestal sink and faucet for less than $70. Only I have no clue how to put the sucker in. But I have faith my overuse of the internet will lend me the knowledge I need to finish the job.

One last thing, only four people voted on the last poll?? Wow I think a "pretty pathetic Ty" is in order for me. No more polls until further notice. The last thing I want to be reminded of is how few people actually read this weak attempt at a blog.

Friday Night Fight: Who is The Better Heel?

Important discussions come up all the time where sides are taken, and debates begin that always turn into shouting matches. Are we talking about health care? Not on this blog my friends. I like to tackle the tough issues that other people are afraid to discuss. My first order of business is who is the better heel (to steal a term from the rasslin' world) in the Police Academy movies, Captain Harris or Lieutenant Mauser??

Capt. Harris

-Appears in the original, #4 Citizens on Patrol, #5 Miami Beach and #6 City Under Seige

Lieutenant Mauser

-Appears in #2 First Assignment and #3 Back in Training



I could care less about 5 and 6 since that is when Steve Gutenberg left and Lloyd Braun took over. So they split the four major movies, they both got to work with Proctor. So even playing field right? Personally, I am fully in the Lt. Mauser camp. Don't get me wrong Harris is good but Mauser was born to torment Mahoney and the rest of the gang. And more importantly, Mauser did not fall prey to the old Blue Osyter Bar gag. Although that gag was gold. So new poll on the left for this all important prize fight. Hit the Music!!

Talk about a rough stretch in history . . .

I blame Dukakis. Put the smack down in '79 on wasted youth and finished the job in '85 by killing nickel beer nights.

But there is a light at the end of the tunnel my friends. The $1 drafts are back!! Two local spots are proudly serving the finest draft beers for a buck. The Jackson Square Tavern offers Bud Light and the Main Street Grill (linkee) is all about the Coors Lights. If only another Weymouth bar would step up and offer some $1 Boggs but alas . . . So thumb your nose at any beer snob who says life is too short to drink cheap beer and join me for a taste of life before 1985. First one is on me!*

Still here!

The house we had our eyes on is gone. 436 days on the market but an offer accepted 1 day after we see it? damn . . . sellers should just hire us to look at their places. We can be like the Good Luck Chuck for homeowners.

I really can't decide what is a worse movie, Good Luck Chuck or the other one with Kate Hudson; the one where he gets paid to be a wicked scumbag and gets the girls to run back to their exes. They almost blend into one largely terrible movie in my brain. Gotta be the latter though just for the Jessica Alba > Kate Hudson factor. Kate Hudson is the worst, all she does now is romantic comedies with her acting like a buffoon and at least one or more jokes about her huge ass. Every movie has to point out her butt like its her trademark. Please do yourself a favor and not watch any Kate Hudson movies . . . except for The Skeleton Key, I approve of that one.