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Mr. Grumpy on Remodeling
That one word instills fear in the hearts of all men.
The day started bright and early. The trucks rolled in at 0700 (that’s 7 am for you non-military types). Typically I am already up, but of course this day I wanted to sleep in. Nope, not going to happen, bubba.
Coffee turned into a protracted fight with the damn ‘K’ machine but eventually, brute force won and I got my cup of mildly hot black elixir.
Nothing happens until I have coffee.
The reality of construction is that when you are ready to start work, work is not ready for you to start.
The first crisis of the morning: no dumpster. Yep, got to listen to a tirade from my general contractor, GC in construction parlance, use words I didn’t even know were words over the phone to the dumpster company.
Interesting fact: in some countries the dumpster is called a skip. Why, you ask? How the hell should I know?
Remodeling is a necessary evil in today’s world. You can’t afford to move to get a better kitchen, bathroom, or whatever it is you think you need something better of. Today we “remodel” to get something shiny and new. My particular reason for this remodel — and a lot of us grumpy old…
