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I need to trade in a wife for a newer model

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hey_moe

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Dat women is about to drive this old fart nuts. I painted the upstairs and downstairs twice. When I went to bed my arms were still going uuuuup...ddddown...lol. Anyway she got the bright idea that she wanted the front porch painted, then all the doors, now the shutters.....good grief....after doing all of dat now she wants the garage painted all white. Ever since I painted the living room and dining room she said she didn't want to put up the old pictures or mirror. So ya know what I been doing for the last three weeks. To make a long story short she blew a tad bit under two grand for a mirror and two hand painted pictures. I wanna move out of this house something bad. Six bedrooms is too large for us. But she wants the grand kids to have there own bedrooms. She said if we down size what are we gonna do when they come over...I said chet...I'll put them in a hotel.
 
I sure hope that you have a quart of your favorite on hand...

All the best painters I know are drunks...LOL

I bought a second house, and am soon ready to downsize too I think..The girls can still have their own rooms..but much smaller...BUT..I loose the pool...Decissions..But our electric bill alone here is 250-300 a month alone....
 
hey_moe said:
Dat women is about to drive this old fart nuts. I painted the upstairs and downstairs twice. When I went to bed my arms were still going uuuuup...ddddown...lol. Anyway she got the bright idea that she wanted the front porch painted, then all the doors, now the shutters.....good grief....after doing all of dat now she wants the garage painted all white. Ever since I painted the living room and dining room she said she didn't want to put up the old pictures or mirror. So ya know what I been doing for the last three weeks. To make a long story short she blew a tad bit under two grand for a mirror and two hand painted pictures. I wanna move out of this house something bad. Six bedrooms is too large for us. But she wants the grand kids to have there own bedrooms. She said if we down size what are we gonna do when they come over...I said chet...I'll put them in a hotel.
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I don't do ANY of that stuff!
God invented 'Tradesmen' for just this purpose, so we 'supervise' before we pay up ........:ernae:
 
wombat666 said:
I don't do ANY of that stuff!
God invented 'Tradesmen' for just this purpose, so we 'supervise' before we pay up ........:ernae:
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Same goes in this houseold Wombat! Both hubby and I hate painting, so we don't have to convince one another to hire a painter when we need one. That's one of the chores we rather pay someone to do...

And Mike, "dat woman" is an angel....being married to you, she has to be! :bump:
 
Mike, you must be too efficient! Ya see, my wife would not dare hire me to paint indoors; outdoors, okay, but indoors is a complete no-no. Unless you want your rooms to look like Jackson Pollock or Paul Klee on cocaine! Man, I spill more paint than I brush! I splatter it, run it, spill it, you name it, if if can be a fubar using house paint, I can do it!

Now I am good at laundry, making beds, cleaning house, feeding animals, patching holes and other repairs, but painting, uh-uh, you just do not want me painting indoors.

So screw up for once and she'll have a 'tradesman' there in a jiffy. Works for me! :icon_lol:

Caz
 
hey_moe said:
I need to trade in a wife for a newer model
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the demands might change, but there would still be no rest :icon_lol:

harleyman said:
All the best painters I know are drunks...LOL
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painters have the highest suicide rate of all the construction trades

Cazzie said:
So screw up for once and she'll have a 'tradesman' there in a jiffy. Works for me! :icon_lol:
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my dad did that, but it took about 20 years before my mom was convinced :icon_lol:
 
HEY Mike, if you don't want her any more ... Kin I have her ... Oh and bring her bank account along with her! :)
 
Chacha said:
... I don't think this is a good time to SELL...
Wait a few years, to do that....
This year is a year to BUY...
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I caught an interesting snippet in the American News Hour on the World News Channel 'Down Under'.
It seems the usual 'Home' selling time before the down turn was around 1 to 3 months, at this point in time it averages 14 months!!
So you're stuck with it Moe.......and the house as well.
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I have to agree with C9G, 'cause I can't stand painting. We bought a bigger place about four months ago and I paid a buddy of mine to paint the entire downstairs for me. Gonna have to give him a call, because now the upstairs needs painting.

And you know what's crazy? We went from a 3 bedroom house to a 4 bedroom house after we had a "net loss" of one family member. My older boy enlisted in the Marine Corps a couple of years ago and the wife wanted a bigger house. Where's the logic? I guess she wanted everyone to have their own room: her, our younger son, the dog and me. :d
 
rayrey10 said:
I have to agree with C9G, 'cause I can't stand painting. We bought a bigger place about four months ago and I paid a buddy of mine to paint the entire downstairs for me. Gonna have to give him a call, because now the upstairs needs painting.

And you know what's crazy? We went from a 3 bedroom house to a 4 bedroom house after we had a "net loss" of one family member. My older boy enlisted in the Marine Corps a couple of years ago and the wife wanted a bigger house. Where's the logic? I guess she wanted everyone to have their own room: her, our younger son, the dog and me. :d
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rayrey10, in our household there are 3 of us...me, wifey, and my son. We're shooting for a 3 story house so we'll each have our own floor! :icon_lol:
We figure the cat can roam between them.
 
Right now, it's just me, my four cats, and my Rottweiler, "Chief". If the market ever does improve, I'll sell my house and move to a smaller one. Now's not the time, however.

NC
 
Chacha said:
... I don't think this is a good time to SELL...


Wait a few years, to do that....
This year is a year to BUY...

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ehh,


I don't know if I'd but yet. There's still an artificial bubble in most places due to foreclosed houses that the banks are keeping off the market (to wait for higher values) and unrealistic real estate agents. Most people have so much negative equity they flat out won't sell houses for what they're worth.

I think the biggest real estate crash has yet to come. That's just an opinion though.
 
You guys crack me up..lol....NOW.....C9G...It would only take me less than a week to straighten you out with that at-a-tude...lol. By the way...another part of this list is to also replace the garage door cus she wants windows across the front, the back garage door she wants raised panel now and she also wants the front door replace with this designer front set up, I still got a few other honey do chet left from the first list.....Snuff what is your mailing address...I'll see if I can FEDEX her to you :monkies:
 
Moe,

When I read the headline you wrote, I first thought, "When is Moe's funeral scheduled?"

Then, I read the details and I suddenly realized you'd enjoy the vacation!!! :icon_lol:

Ken
 
Ken Stallings said:
Moe,

When I read the headline you wrote, I first thought, "When is Moe's funeral scheduled?"

Then, I read the details and I suddenly realized you'd enjoy the vacation!!! :icon_lol:

Ken
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I was thinking the same thing Ken. :icon_lol:

Moe, tell da wifey to get a second job to pay for it all.

I paint, but you couldn't afford me..... let alone you having to clean up the mess. I just paint, I don't do clean up. :d And when I get done it ain't art. ;) :icon_lol:
 
Mike

So you want to trade in the wife for a newer model.Only one problem with that,Who'd want as you say an"Old Fart" like you.You are Blessed and you know it.

Now when you get done we have 6 rooms that need painting.Your wife can come also.We will sit by the pool drinking Mai Tai's while pointing out the spots you missed.:icon_lol:

Hiede
 
Miss. Hiede...I may be a old fart....but I finger paint very well....what time ya want me to come over?
Hiede said:
Mike

So you want to trade in the wife for a newer model.Only one problem with that,Who'd want as you say an"Old Fart" like you.You are Blessed and you know it.

Now when you get done we have 6 rooms that need painting.Your wife can come also.We will sit by the pool drinking Mai Tai's while pointing out the spots you missed.:icon_lol:

Hiede
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