Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Braggin' time .......................................

UPDATE: Saw DD this evening - he came over to thank me for my concern - then, I guess he's not TOO terribly PO'd about my "yenta-ing" - he asked me to take care of his dog, while he's away overnight ............................ ;-)

Sunday, as my spousal unit was leaving for work, he said we NEED a shed for the lawnmower & weedwhacker {so they wouldn't walk off like our 3 5 gallon gas cans}, but he wasn't too impressed with the prices .......................... soooooooooooooo, I hied myself to Home Depot & got: 5 sheets of 1/2 inch plywood, 3 4x4s, 5 2x4s & hinges & hasp {for $107.00 & change} - by the time he got home Sunday, I had it floored, the walls up, and the door on it - as he gets out of the car, he says "I just spent $600.00 on a shed" - I said OK, I'll dismantle it - we can ALWAYS find uses for wood - he said no, we'll stick with mine - put the roof on it Monday, then re-did the door {bolts & nuts in the hinges vice woodscrews, 2x4 framing to straighten the plywood, with a cross brace, another $15.00} yesterday ........................... it's 4 ft x 4 ft x 6 ft in front, 5 ft in back, with the floor on the 4x4s, to keep it "off" the ground .........................

Got the last bits @ Lowe's, b'cause we've a neighbor {DD} who lives alone and who no one had seen/spoken with for 3 days - his brother {RD} works @ Lowe's, so I went there to let him know DD is doing his agoraphobic routine - I had stopped a police car making his regular circuit the night before, and HE had knocked on the door, walked around, to see if DD was visible ....................... other neighbors {D, the bully I've mentioned previously & his wife, L} said they had spoken with DD via phone - DD has some degree of paranoia, and WILL NOT deal with police if he can possibly avoid it - D was waxing mouthy about my being nosy, & butting in - HERE'S the thing - D wasn't willing to speak to police, or go to the effort to speak to RD, to check up on DD - I am not willing to just 'hope for the best' and ignore someone who is going through a rough patch & may just need to know that someone cares ........................... I DID see RD, who called his brother while I was there & was speaking to him when I left - RD did allow as how DD does this from time-to-time, and there's not a lot that can be done about it .......................

Anyhoo, got the shed built, and THAT'S what the bragfest is about ...........................

4 comments:

lainy said...

Just goes to show ya, a woman can do anything a man can do :)

Kudos for you!

Lonestar Gal said...
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Lonestar Gal said...

WOW! Do you think if I gave you a toothpick and a Q-tip, you could build me a new garage? ;o)
YAY on you... great job woman! And for something to remember,I give you my favorite quote of all time...
"Well behaved women seldom make history" (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich)

KG said...

Now, that's my idea of a real woman! Good for you DM. :-)
By the way--just two sheets of half-inch ply would have cost around $160 here.....