Yes, everything is okay.
No, there isn’t a good reason why I’ve been neglecting this
thing.
Unless you count life getting in the way as a good reason and then yes, I have a reason.
Will you forgive me for being a bad blogger if I tell you a story? Good, because I was going to tell you anyway.
Once upon a time a bright young couple bought a dumpy old house. It needed a lot of work but that didn't deter them.They had big plans to fix that dumpy old house. Because, you know, they were young. And bright.
To the surprise of the bright young couple, life got in the way and the 'fixing' never got done. Years passed and that dumpy old house remained old and dumpy.
On a bright and shining Saturday, when they should have been floating around in the pool with a cool beverage in their hands, the slightly older jaded couple decided to tackle the bathroom of that dumpy old house. They spent all morning ripping out the old bathtub only to discover this:
The bathroom floor of that dumpy old house had rotted away. While they were grateful the tub hadn't fallen through the floor, the slightly older jaded couple was not surprised by this discovery. Because, you know, the house was old. And dumpy.
The slightly older jaded couple spent some time putting in a new floor and then they were ready to buy a shiny new tub. As they were leaving to buy the shiny new tub, the hilarious smokin hot wife asked the smart experienced husband if he had measured the area.
The smart experienced husband informed the hilarious smokin hot wife that all tubs were a standard size so off they went to the big name home improvement store. The hilarious and smokin hot wife had not reason to doubt him. Because, you know, he was smart. And experienced.
After unloading and carrying in the heavy awkward tub, the slightly older and jaded couple realized the smart and experienced husband had been wrong. Very wrong. Shiny new tubs do, in fact, come in different sizes. And it just so happens that this particular heavy awkward tub was too big. Two inches too big.
But the resourceful determined husband assured the worried uncertain wife they could make it fit. Then the impulsive fearless husband cut out a big chunk of wall. When that did not work, the stunned horrified wife watched the crazed stubborn husband also cut the framing and plumbing pipe.
After half the bathroom had been butchered away, the tired frustrated couple moved the heavy awkward tub in place. As they were putting it in, the cheap flimsy tub brushed up against the wall and this happened:
Will you forgive me for being a bad blogger if I tell you a story? Good, because I was going to tell you anyway.
The Tale Of Two Inches
Once upon a time a bright young couple bought a dumpy old house. It needed a lot of work but that didn't deter them.They had big plans to fix that dumpy old house. Because, you know, they were young. And bright.
To the surprise of the bright young couple, life got in the way and the 'fixing' never got done. Years passed and that dumpy old house remained old and dumpy.
On a bright and shining Saturday, when they should have been floating around in the pool with a cool beverage in their hands, the slightly older jaded couple decided to tackle the bathroom of that dumpy old house. They spent all morning ripping out the old bathtub only to discover this:
The bathroom floor of that dumpy old house had rotted away. While they were grateful the tub hadn't fallen through the floor, the slightly older jaded couple was not surprised by this discovery. Because, you know, the house was old. And dumpy.
The slightly older jaded couple spent some time putting in a new floor and then they were ready to buy a shiny new tub. As they were leaving to buy the shiny new tub, the hilarious smokin hot wife asked the smart experienced husband if he had measured the area.
The smart experienced husband informed the hilarious smokin hot wife that all tubs were a standard size so off they went to the big name home improvement store. The hilarious and smokin hot wife had not reason to doubt him. Because, you know, he was smart. And experienced.
After unloading and carrying in the heavy awkward tub, the slightly older and jaded couple realized the smart and experienced husband had been wrong. Very wrong. Shiny new tubs do, in fact, come in different sizes. And it just so happens that this particular heavy awkward tub was too big. Two inches too big.
But the resourceful determined husband assured the worried uncertain wife they could make it fit. Then the impulsive fearless husband cut out a big chunk of wall. When that did not work, the stunned horrified wife watched the crazed stubborn husband also cut the framing and plumbing pipe.
After half the bathroom had been butchered away, the tired frustrated couple moved the heavy awkward tub in place. As they were putting it in, the cheap flimsy tub brushed up against the wall and this happened:
The edge of that
cheap flimsy tub chipped. In multiple places. Which obviously concerned the
tired frustrated couple but especially since this was an all-in-one and they
were not real sure how if the enclosure would fit if the cheap flimsy tub was
chipped. After the desperate distressed wife picked up all
the tools the irate fuming husband had thrown out of frustration, she calmed
him down and convinced him the the cheap flimsy tub would still work.
After more pushing and shoving,
the tired determined couple finally got the cheap flimsy tub in place. Victory
- the job had been done!
Until they noticed this:
The overpriced crap tub had
cracked. And no matter how good you are, you can’t fix a cracked tub. So the
angry bitter couple headed back to the stupid cursed home improvement store to
buy another shiny new tub. Because, you know, the first one was crap. And overpriced.
The shiny new tub went in without any problem, partly because half the bathroom had been cut away but mostly because the shiny new tub was actually the correct size.
While the happy and relieved couple were excited to have the shiny new tub, there wasn’t too much celebration.
Because, you know, it was still a dumpy old house.
The shiny new tub went in without any problem, partly because half the bathroom had been cut away but mostly because the shiny new tub was actually the correct size.
While the happy and relieved couple were excited to have the shiny new tub, there wasn’t too much celebration.
Because, you know, it was still a dumpy old house.
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