Most of the things the wife and I want to do to our home require a lot of work. Ripping up rugs, removing old wallpaper, putting up a coat of paint or taking down the lousy crown molding job I did 10 years ago cost little or no money, but they require a lot of effort and, well, there is a football game on television.
Just when I think I am in the mood to make good on all of these projects, a new video pops up on YouTube that I have to watch, and then that leads to a search of YouTube for other videos. YouTube is great because people post almost anything on there. I have re-lived huge portions of my childhood through YouTube. There are Evel Kneivel videos on there, old television commercials I remember well and people have even posted their 1970s Christmas movies on YouTube. It is just awesome.
I really should get all of those packed plastic crates to the storage spot. They are just taking up room and they are all ready to go. The boy spent a lot of time packing them up so he could keep his stuff but still have some space in his room. I really should open up the car, put the plastic crates inside and ...
Hey, have you guys ever tried to look up your favorite celebrity on Facebook? I looked up Ron White and Gabriel Iglesias (you know, Fluffy) and joined their Facebook pages. It is really hard to find celebrities on Myspace because just about anyone can say they are Charlton Heston on Myspace and Myspace will let them. It is a little more difficult, although not impossible, on Facebook.
I really need to get this old entertainment center out of the living room so I can start tearing up that rug. It was a great rug. It is made of this stuff that cleans really easily and, when you have cats, having a rug that cleans easily is mandatory. I should get the stuff out of the entertainment center and ...
Hey, did you guys ever watch “Pawn Stars” on the History Channel? I am totally addicted to that show. The wife and I have already decided that we are going to the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop when we hit Vegas sometime around the boy’s birthday next year. I would love to meet Chumlee. I can identify with that guy.
I really need to do some finishing work under the kitchen sink. I thought I was done but there are huge openings under the sink cabinets I did not notice before and there is cold air that comes through there. So I would imagine that some of my inflated energy bill is because of the inefficiencies under my kitchen sink. I should get some wood and start cutting pieces ...
Hey, have you guys ever tried kettle cooked potato chips? It doesn’t matter which brand, just so long as they are kettle cooked. They are awesome. You should try the ones that are made with sea salt instead of the other kind of salt (what other kind of salt?).
I really need to start taking the paneling off of the fireplace room walls and get to painting that room. The deck should probably come down too so I can make way for the new concrete patio I promised the wife two years ago. Well, I suppose I should get my small crowbar and start taking down the ...
Hey, have you guys ever watched “Challenge” on the Food Network? Some of the competitions are pretty ridiculous, but the things these chefs can do in a short period of time, and under the constraints of the rules of the competition, are just amazing.
Ok, fine. I have a motivation problem. I am not lazy, I work constantly. I just look at all of these projects and wonder how I am going to get started. In the meantime, the projects just keep piling up. Sigh, anyone know where I can buy some home improvement motivation?
George N. Root III is a Lockport resident. His column appears every Wednesday. He can be reached at georgeroot@verizon.net.
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ROOT: Home improvement motivation
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Surely you can't be serious
was all set to write my first of four Christmas column this week, and then it happened. When it happened, I was instantly transported back to the first time I saw the movie “Airplane!”
It was released in 1980, and I was visiting a friend in Seattle. My friend said, “Hey, let’s go see this new airplane movie they have out.” I asked what it was called and he said, “Airplane!” So, I went. I never laughed so hard in my life. Some of the jokes went over my head at first. It wasn’t until I was 10 years older that I understood many of the more adult jokes in the movie. -
The roof! The roof!
They say the best way to get through a project is to picture the results. As I sit here looking at my family room, I can see the new paint on the walls and the new hardwood floor installed. I can see the reflections of the flames from the fireplace kissing the hardwood and making it look awesome. I can see new furniture in the fireplace room and imagine a winter of relaxing comfort.
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ROOT: Home improvement motivation
Most of the things the wife and I want to do to our home require a lot of work. Ripping up rugs, removing old wallpaper, putting up a coat of paint or taking down the lousy crown molding job I did 10 years ago cost little or no money, but they require a lot of effort and, well, there is a football game on television.
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