The house is getting painted. The big room in the front, the one that all the doorways attach to, is getting painted.
Some people (probably me, last year) would say, "Hey! Do it yourself! It's just painting."
Oh how wrong some people (include me, last year) would be.
They've scraped the walls of seven layers of wallpaper all of which were laid directly on the sheetrock. **Tip for wall-decorating people** **Prime the sheetrock. You'll be able to get the paper off more easily and the paint will be more even.**
Today they were sanding and things. They had the doors blocked with plastic. I felt guilty going in and disrupting their work. I surely wanted to keep them happy. But I had to take the dogs out and run errands and eat. They didn't seem unhappy.
But they were covered in dust. COVERED! And one guy coughs constantly. If you remember my complete frustration with my in-laws for their coughing and throat clearing, this guy's coughing is so amazing, he'd probably stop my in-laws from making their noises--out of shame. They'd be ashamed at their own lack of talent.
BrilliantEditor says that the guy smokes, too. So maybe it's true that smoking isn't good for you. Who would've thought that was real?
Posted by dotty at January 5, 2005 10:19 PM