You can't keep a good man down!
Jan 18th 2014, 9:17 pm
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You can't keep a good man down!
So I guess we can say that M is feeling fit and healthy again
We have a 3 day weekend with gorgeous weather and I am thinking maybe we can go for a motorcycle ride somewhere, walk round Galveston, even go to a state park.
No, he has a better idea! He says let's insulate the attic....
So we have spent the last 5 hours spraying insulation into loft area. He was up in the attic and I was outside loading the bags of insulation into the green hopper.
I am now showered and cleaned up but with an aching back, arms, legs, you name it, it hurts. M is full of himself, telling me that is the most fun he has had in weeks
(It was supposed to say...You can't keep a good man down....)
We have a 3 day weekend with gorgeous weather and I am thinking maybe we can go for a motorcycle ride somewhere, walk round Galveston, even go to a state park.
No, he has a better idea! He says let's insulate the attic....
So we have spent the last 5 hours spraying insulation into loft area. He was up in the attic and I was outside loading the bags of insulation into the green hopper.
I am now showered and cleaned up but with an aching back, arms, legs, you name it, it hurts. M is full of himself, telling me that is the most fun he has had in weeks
(It was supposed to say...You can't keep a good man down....)
Jan 18th 2014, 9:35 pm
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Re: You can't keep a good man down!
Great stuff!
No holiday down our way, except the kid is off school.
Our spring like weather is over. Was supposed to get a sludge of snow/rain today, but we've been hammered in snow and we just got back from a little jaunt and it almost killed us
No holiday down our way, except the kid is off school.
Our spring like weather is over. Was supposed to get a sludge of snow/rain today, but we've been hammered in snow and we just got back from a little jaunt and it almost killed us
Jan 18th 2014, 9:45 pm
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Re: You can't keep a good man down!
That's really great but now he'll start feeling invincible and you'll end up a worn out mess with all the things he'll line up.
Jan 18th 2014, 11:15 pm
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Re: You can't keep a good man down!
So I guess we can say that M is feeling fit and healthy again
We have a 3 day weekend with gorgeous weather and I am thinking maybe we can go for a motorcycle ride somewhere, walk round Galveston, even go to a state park.
No, he has a better idea! He says let's insulate the attic....
So we have spent the last 5 hours spraying insulation into loft area. He was up in the attic and I was outside loading the bags of insulation into the green hopper.
I am now showered and cleaned up but with an aching back, arms, legs, you name it, it hurts. M is full of himself, telling me that is the most fun he has had in weeks
(It was supposed to say...You can't keep a good man down....)
We have a 3 day weekend with gorgeous weather and I am thinking maybe we can go for a motorcycle ride somewhere, walk round Galveston, even go to a state park.
No, he has a better idea! He says let's insulate the attic....
So we have spent the last 5 hours spraying insulation into loft area. He was up in the attic and I was outside loading the bags of insulation into the green hopper.
I am now showered and cleaned up but with an aching back, arms, legs, you name it, it hurts. M is full of himself, telling me that is the most fun he has had in weeks
(It was supposed to say...You can't keep a good man down....)
Glad M is back on form SM.
Jan 18th 2014, 11:56 pm
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Re: You can't keep a good man down!
The good thing about the insulation is it is "green" so it has no fiberglass in it. It looks like dry pulped paper. It seemed very simple and was, except the hose blocked at one point and flew off the hopper so I was rained on with recycled insulation
The clean up afterwards was also annoying. It made a lot of dust, but hey, at least the whole house is clean and well insulated
Jan 19th 2014, 12:02 am
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Re: You can't keep a good man down!
I have to admit it was pretty cool to do, and other than hurting all over I enjoyed being his labourer again.
The good thing about the insulation is it is "green" so it has no fiberglass in it. It looks like dry pulped paper. It seemed very simple and was, except the hose blocked at one point and flew off the hopper so I was rained on with recycled insulation
The clean up afterwards was also annoying. It made a lot of dust, but hey, at least the whole house is clean and well insulated
Jan 19th 2014, 12:36 am
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It's only when I came to the U.S that a big kid's day out became a walk around Lowe's and Home Depot.
Jan 19th 2014, 12:39 am
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Re: You can't keep a good man down!
Glad to hear M is doing well!
Beautiful day though - hope you both got to spend some of it mover covered in insulation.
Beautiful day though - hope you both got to spend some of it mover covered in insulation.
Jan 19th 2014, 1:06 am
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Re: You can't keep a good man down!
I was rolling out additional insulation in the attic today too. It was nasty, dusty and dirty work, but what else would I do on a Saturday afternoon? 
I'm glad to hear that M is back and firing on a least 7 cylinders!
Me too. I was quite a fan of B&Q and Homebase, but Lowes and Home Depot are much better. 
I am fairly certain that I have been into Lowes an average of once a week since we moved here eleven years ago. I certainly go there most weeks, but two or three times a week is quite common, and twice a day is not unheard of. The staff at the Lowes I visit most often recognise me, especially the sales assistants on the commercial desk where I usually check-out.
I was in there last Thursday evening for some timber, 4' fluorescent tubes, roofing tar, 2" drain pipe, and ..... a heavy duty 40' ladder, on special order
I'm glad to hear that M is back and firing on a least 7 cylinders!
I am fairly certain that I have been into Lowes an average of once a week since we moved here eleven years ago. I certainly go there most weeks, but two or three times a week is quite common, and twice a day is not unheard of. The staff at the Lowes I visit most often recognise me, especially the sales assistants on the commercial desk where I usually check-out. I was in there last Thursday evening for some timber, 4' fluorescent tubes, roofing tar, 2" drain pipe, and ..... a heavy duty 40' ladder, on special order
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Jan 19th 2014, 1:12 am
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Re: You can't keep a good man down!
I'm in Arizona, whats insulation? LOL
