Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 The tree guys came early this morning and got that debris taken care of. Now we just have the crushed shed and fence to take care of. I'm not even sure who to call for that. #homeownership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 When we had broken tree limbs take out the back fence (heavy snow in February), we made the claim on the homeowner's insurance and found a couple of handyman-type outfits to give us bids on replacing it. Their bids were a bit more than twice what the insurance paid. My son & I cleared the wreckage (rent a truck, tote it all to the transfer station about two miles away) but the fence waited half a year. The replacement was done by an itinerant worker I've never seen before or since, cash only under the table, coming through the neighborhood doing lots of fast, cheap, and sloppy fix-up jobs, and the fence was only one part of what he did for us (back fence, clean the roof, hack an out-of-control hedge back into submission out front, pressure-wash the front walk). He underbid the job, but I have no complaints about what he & two buddies did, for only slightly more than the insurance check for the fence alone. All things considered we got seriously lucky there. With your shed as it is ... hope you don't have much in the way of hazmat in there. Otherwise I'd say rent a truck, buy a dozen pairs of leather gloves and some two-handed implements of destruction, and offer a fraternity a keg of beer to bash the wreckage into smaller pieces and throw it all in the truck. Logan D. Hurricanes, Grailknight and Pariah 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 There is some paint in there, which I believe requires special disposal. You have definitely given me some ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekkidcarpenter Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Logan.1179 said: There is some paint in there, which I believe requires special disposal. Liquid paint does require special disposal, but do you know what doesn't? Painted pieces of broken shed. Don't bother brushing or rolling it, just pour some on a dry surface and wait for the surface to dry. Repeat till the paint is gone. And don't stand around watching it dry. You've had enough trauma. Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 25 minutes ago, Nekkidcarpenter said: Liquid paint does require special disposal, but do you know what doesn't? Painted pieces of broken shed. Don't bother brushing or rolling it, just pour some on a dry surface and wait for the surface to dry. Repeat till the paint is gone. I find your ideas intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Paint is an annoyance, but insecticides and some yard chemicals may require particular handling no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 Paint can be a problem for anyone, but people have discovered solutions for it. On the Lowe's Website they have some nice things to say about this topic. Essentially, latex paint can be mixed with ordinary cat litter then placed in the normal trash with everything else. Oil paint though need special treatment and should be taken to a recycling center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 There's a man dismantling the remains of the shed right now. Wait, what's that smell...? Yup, that is a squirrel that was killed when the tree fell. Rotting. For weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 Shed is gone. Tree is gone. Now to replace. Cancer and Pattern Ghost 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 Also squirrel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 I vote for a greenhouse, or maybe a gazebo. You can't go wrong with a gazebo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 Well, a small fusion reactor has something to say for it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 1 hour ago, L. Marcus said: Also squirrel? Also gone. Though we had to clean the garbage can with bleach. 1 hour ago, Pariah said: I vote for a greenhouse, or maybe a gazebo. You can't go wrong with a gazebo. A gazebo?! I attack with my battle axe! 1 hour ago, Cancer said: Well, a small fusion reactor has something to say for it as well. You have given me much to think about... Pariah and L. Marcus 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Pariah said: I vote for a greenhouse, or maybe a gazebo. You can't go wrong with a gazebo. 7 minutes ago, Logan.1179 said: A gazebo?! I attack with my battle axe! But.... it's a gazebo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 With big nasty pointy teeth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, Pariah said: it's a gazebo! ... I run away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 The gazebo story is much funnier if, when you first heard it, you were used to reading Joe Bob Briggs columns and his habitual use of "gazebos" as euphemism for testicles ("... kicked him right in the gazebos.") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 With big nasty pointy teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Pariah said: But.... it's a gazebo! Bulbous bouffant. Blubber. Macadamia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 Another day, another jackass on a bicycle who thinks that red lights are for other people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 Actually, Stephen Pastis nailed that one. Pariah and Logan D. Hurricanes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 I always enjoy Pastis' take on cyclists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 He's not entirely wrong. A lot of them do have that attitude. It's especially bad during Critical Mass, the last Friday of every month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 I feel so stuck right now. I need a job, and I really don't want to go back to the type of job I've been doing. But that seems to be the only area where I'm getting job offers. I've turned down those offers because I really don't want those jobs. But I can't stay unemployed forever, and I'm getting really depressed. Hopeless would be a better word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombrown803 Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 I'll put you in my prayers and hope for the best. Hold on and good luck tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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