D.TRECE - Garage + House

[Bob Heine]

Get and wear the T-shirt right away. In a surprisingly few years my people started acting like I was no longer attractive, brilliant or funny. They will also mock your shirt and the rest of your clothing.

 

[LCG]

Get and wear the T-shirt right away. In a surprisingly few years my people started acting like I was no longer attractive, brilliant or funny. They will also mock your shirt and the rest of your clothing.

Ahh you see, that is because you thought you were actually attractive, brilliant or funny.

But I have a few ideas.

Fake your death, if you don't see those little fuckers crying their eyes out at your fake funeral you go to your house with some zombie make up and scare the **** out of them every day for the rest of your life.

Who is funny and brilliant now ah?

If they actually cry you can fake a resurrection and come out like a new man of some sort, they will never mock you up again, at least for the next few months while they get tired of you again. Just don't start doing fake miracles or **** like that, that is not cool.

if that is too much for you I guess you could...

start a restoration project on what looked like a perfectly running car before you touched it, that way you can live by yourself in the garage without having to socialize with your ungrateful people.

 

[Bob Heine]

start a restoration project on what looked like a perfectly running car before you touched it, that way you can live by yourself in the garage without having to socialize with your ungrateful people.

We have a plan! The perfectly running part is done. My garage is equipped with everything but a toilet and shower. By shower I mean the wet kind -- I do have an air shower to blow off the dust:

There is a light at the end of my tunnel but it isn't the bright one yet. When your people have their own people they suddenly see you in a completely different light. There are a lot of "Wow, I didn't know making my own people was this hard!"

 

[shortykorte]

That's a great idea for the fake death. You also find out that the two friends you have aren't.

 

[FireTurtle]

I guess you could... start a restoration project on what looked like a perfectly running car before you touched it, that way you can live by yourself in the garage without having to socialize with your ungrateful people.

Hey, WTF? Why is everyone spying on my life? LOL

We have a plan! The perfectly running part is done. My garage is equipped with everything but a toilet and shower.

I have the same problem. No toilet or shower in mine, so I can't technically live in there. Plus, my wife starts sending me text messages around 2AM asking me where I'm at when she wakes up and realizes I'm in the garage & not in bed.
Still haven't figured out why she asks where I am though, since she can hear me through the baby monitor which is in the kids room above the garage.

 

[TwoBytes]

Most epic sentence I have read in my whole life.

I need to make some t shirts with it to daily wear.

Most epic compliment I've ever had, on the most epic thread on the internet.

Thanks!

 

[jbmatth]

I meant it more like...

This

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=393267&stc=1&d=1418131659

Or this

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=446500&stc=1&d=1432753975

Or this

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4863&pictureid=59337


eeeaah?

Yep, that is pretty much what I had in mind, they are catching on slowly, just need more practice. Now if I could only convince the younger one that pliers and screwdrivers are not to be used for polishing the paint.

I stopped caring what other people thought of me when I realised I could make my own people.

I need to remember that line, but can't remember where my keys are...
JB

 

[jb3]

Yesterday I dusted the camera bag, charged the batteries, cleaned the lens, watched F1, ate breakfast, played on the computer, ate lunch, took a shower, put some clothes on, combed my hair, applied some perfume, helped my wife prepare the unbelievable amount of things you carry with newborns, loaded the familybus with family and took off to the house to write an update.


.

lol

this went pretty well!

for me its-

Goal- Leave house and buy food.

6am- feed level 1
630am- dress level 1
7am- change level 1 diaper
730am- change level 1 diiaper
8am- change level 1 outfit
830am-comfort level 1 and feed level 1
9am- change level 1 diaper, change outfit
930am- change authority outfit and take shower after level 1 accident
10am- feed level 1
1030am- change level 1 outfit and diaper
1015am- change level 1 outift and diaper
1020am- change level 1 outfit and diaper
1035am- change level 1 outfit and diaper
11am- feed level 1
1130am- put level 1 in car seat
12 noon- finish cleaning vomit from car seat, change level 1 diaper, change level 1 outfit
1230pm- feed level 1
1pm- change level 1 diaper
130pm- change authority clothing due to noticing poop.
2pm- put level 1 in carseat
230pm- finishing comforting level 1 because car seat is from hell as far as level 1 is concerned
3pm- put car seat in car
310pm- hear deafening poop incident when belt is buckled
330pm- change level 1 diaper and feed level 1
4pm- actually leave driveway.

 

[polexican23]

why is everyone worried about the shower in the garage? Either hit the shower at the gym or get an industrial can of Axe body spray.

 

[LCG]

Still haven't figured out why she asks where I am though, since she can hear me through the baby monitor which is in the kids room above the garage.

You need to buy a louder drill and keep it running all the time!

Most epic compliment I've ever had, on the most epic thread on the internet.

Thanks!

Yep, that is pretty much what I had in mind, they are catching on slowly, just need more practice. Now if I could only convince the younger one that pliers and screwdrivers are not to be used for polishing the paint.

All my hundred years of experience as a dad have taught me that a kid wont do what you tell him to, but will in fact do as you do, so just grab the correct tool and show him how to correctly polish the car, then just roll in tears when he looks at you while grabbing a screwdriver and keeps doing whatever he feels like.

lol

this went pretty well!

for me its-

Goal- Leave house and buy food.

6am- feed level 1
630am- dress level 1
7am- change level 1 diaper
730am- change level 1 diiaper
8am- change level 1 outfit
830am-comfort level 1 and feed level 1
9am- change level 1 diaper, change outfit
930am- change authority outfit and take shower after level 1 accident
10am- feed level 1
1030am- change level 1 outfit and diaper
1015am- change level 1 outift and diaper
1020am- change level 1 outfit and diaper
1035am- change level 1 outfit and diaper
11am- feed level 1
1130am- put level 1 in car seat
12 noon- finish cleaning vomit from car seat, change level 1 diaper, change level 1 outfit
1230pm- feed level 1
1pm- change level 1 diaper
130pm- change authority clothing due to noticing poop.
2pm- put level 1 in carseat
230pm- finishing comforting level 1 because car seat is from hell as far as level 1 is concerned
3pm- put car seat in car
310pm- hear deafening poop incident when belt is buckled
330pm- change level 1 diaper and feed level 1
4pm- actually leave driveway.

haha that sounds like my daughter when we did not knew she was lactose intolerant. Those were BAAAAD days...

why is everyone worried about the shower in the garage? Either hit the shower at the gym or get an industrial can of Axe body spray.

I do have a full bathroom in the garage

 

[JordonMusser]

Still lurking.. can't wait to see 100% finished pics.

 

[Denwood]

:

I stopped caring what other people thought of me when I realised I could make my own people.

Jeez, suddenly my entire life just dropped into focus...

LCG, your posts continue to entertain. Congrats on physical affirmation that your "boys" apparently can still swim

Once your people get older, the myopic approval of their progenitor will fade..and you'll return to the state of jackassedness that we all subscribe to

 

[wasfast]

...but after you've reach MAXIMUM stupidity in the eyes of your offspring (peaks around 18yo or so), the plus side is you begin getting smarter to them once they get to 25yo-ish. You just have to ignore the years in between and reflect on how incredibly stupid you were at their age

 

[Square The Pinhead]

I have learned a lot on torsion springs on the past 2 days haha..

Ultimately I found this video and it had all the answers. Prepare to be filled with knowledge by a potato video.

Thanks, House looks great!!

congrads on the new one!

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Love your sense of humor LCG!! Incredible house.

 

[StkmltS]

I'm hungry.... for an update!

Hopefully you've just been too busy and nothing bad happened. I don't think I could handle NOT seeing the successful end of your project. One can't ever be sure, but I think you feel the same.

 

[LCG]

Oh I am still alive, ( sorry Bob ).

House is still the same as it has been since my last reply... Carpenter has been working on the stairs steps and the paint guys ( AKA the ones I enabled to take more than 1 year to paint some stuff ) are about to finish.

Updates will come and the story will be continued, you can be sure of that. I am a build thread avid reader and there is nothing I hate more than incomplete threads without even a "I sold it" or even a "I died".

So even if I die, I'm sure you guys will know about it.

 

[-Brent-]

...

there is nothing I hate more than incomplete threads without even a "I sold it" or even a "I died".

So even if I die, I'm sure you guys will know about it.

Hahaha!

 

[Bob Heine]

Oh I am still alive, ( sorry Bob ).

House is still the same as it has been since my last reply... Carpenter has been working on the stairs steps and the paint guys ( AKA the ones I enabled to take more than 1 year to paint some stuff ) are about to finish.

Updates will come and the story will be continued, you can be sure of that. I am a build thread avid reader and there is nothing I hate more than incomplete threads without even a "I sold it" or even a "I died".

So even if I die, I'm sure you guys will know about it.

Don't go dying on me. You are my main excuse for living. My other excuse is coffee -- my wife doesn't know how to make it and refuses to learn and is doing her best to keep me alive to perform the morning miracle.

 

[E12-535iTurbo]

Yeah if you die, please post it so we'll know. Include it in your will or tell the goat to tell us. Promise him the porche so he'll come trough.

 

[shortykorte]

Definitely keep us posted. If you die, we'll come looking for the neighbor.

 

[jsherid1]

Definitely keep us posted. If you die, we'll come looking for the neighbor.

...and he'll have some sort of unfortunate industrial accident. A really unfortunate one.

 

[Clemson13]

any updates?

 

[LCG]

 

[Bob Heine]

LCG, it appears Nurse Ratched has released you from the Cuckoo's Nest. Enjoy your freedom!

 

[shortykorte]

Great update. She's a keeper.

 

[LCG]

Ok this time I will make a "proper" post.

I won't go into details but long story short I had to stop the house for "reasons" until a week ago.

Excuse the lack of story continuity, I'm picking up from actual state of the house.

So..

House is almost done, like it has been for almost what.. 1 or 2 years?

This is how it sits.

All the exposed metal inside the house got painted in high gloss black.
( Still needs some buffing and cleaning )

This is the main door area, this got done a couple of times because of the waviness of the plate but after the 2nd time I just said **** it and carried on.

This is that same piece but on the door side, I have good advice for you all here.
If you are putting huge *** metal pieces on your windows you will save on the heat bill on the winter but will kill your AC bill on the summer. So in the end. DON'T DO IT.

Excessive heat cracked some areas and had to be fixed a couple of times, we ended up covering the window with cardboard so it would not happen again. ( I'm looking into ceramic paper for it ).

Main stairs beam got covered, a bit wavy too after all.

Garage stairs got the underside and guardrails coated, "its so glossy you can even see the dust on the guardrails"

Don't judge too hard this two pictures.. still some fishing needed, yet.. I think I will have to leave with some scratch marks that are under the clear coat.

As money gets tighter and tighter the garage ALWAYS tends to get the shortcuts, but this time I went all in for the lighting.

yeah...


Also I had an idea where to mount the compressor but the paint guys found a more convenient place.

IT also had some bolts protuding from the pieces of wood holding it and the vibration cracked the floor tiles... yayyyyy!

and lastly...

After my stupid idea of having a guillotine garage door prevailed, this is what is being done to cover it.

I won't even show you the renders of that because I know it will never end up looking like them. Lesson learned.


Well thats it for now.

The good news is that I HAVE to finish in 15 days.

The bad news is that I will not be able to finish in 15 days.

Most likely I will finish all the details while living there.

Wish me luck and I will be here as usual now, expect stupid comments returning to your own threads in the near future.

 

[MajorLeeGassole]

Damn, man. Sorry about all the issues you have had and are having with this place.

Not house-related, but my wife of 20 years decided to walk out on me and our four kids (10, 12, 16, 18) last year so she could "restart her life." (AKA become the queen of Tinder and STDs) I have them 100%, she hasn't contributed more than $100 to their medical bills and I already met the $6,000 max out-of-pocket more than a month ago, my two sons each had their wisdom teeth yanked (which was a nightmare in itself), I had to have rotator cuff surgery, and my son was just in a car accident today (he's fine). And that's only the tip of the iceberg.

So remember, at least you have something you can smash with a hammer, stab with various tools, or put bullet holes into without fear of prison.

 

[LCG]

Oh yeah Major..

I know my problems are nothing compared to REAL problems, that is why this is a real problem.. Imagine the day I have real problems.. I don't even want to know !...


And DAMN brother, that is some nasty ****, you have my support, not financially because I'm broke as ever but if I can help with anything that doesn't involve killing your ex I'm all for it.

 

[madoc1]

sorry to hear of all your woes, but damn it is good to have you back on board. if you keep posting at least you will get support from people here. hope the family and your health is well as that is what really counts. many of us dont realize that until we are too old. best of luck

jim

 

[Bogdan M.]

The stairs look absolutely amazing.
Welcome back!

I'm sorry for your problems, but that's life.
I believe that 90% of life is a nightmare. But we live for the breathtaking beautiful 10%.
Without problems life would be boring.

 

[shortykorte]

Thanks for update on the most beautiful house on here. Sounds like an interesting story. Hope you get to move in and make it home in short order.


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[E12-535iTurbo]

Jeeej he's back!

 

[jb3]

you will find that living in your project goes one of three ways. 1- you go insane and start biting the heads off rodents for a little light relief. 2- You complete the project quickly and efficiently. OR- 3, the more likely outcome is your standard of "finished" erodes until the the current level of finish becomes "finished" as you finish.

Ive been at about 80% in my project for 2 years. The low level hoomans **** a lot of time out of completion. Im hoping this year to hit 85%. The last 15% are in my garage area, which ive written off until I can put my hooman to work.

Voles have the best flavor, but mice are more plentiful

 

[jbmatth]

Even if some of the progress is backwards at least it is still progress. Looking forward to your updates.
JB

 

[JakeKohl]

Fret not. In about 6 months time, you will look back on all that attention to detail and realize that a good bit of it was misplaced and somewhat over calculated...but you will enjoy the result even WITH the recently negotiated level of refinement you've had to accept. It will happen with just a little time.

 

[Clemson13]

Any updates

 

[TomcoPDR]

The painted staircase is a very nice touch, once everything gets settled in, just the ability to buff and polish your staircase lol

 

[LCG]

I was waiting to update till we changed but it took longer.. ( who knew? )

wallpaper is being put on, outside of the house is almost done, painters left some windows open and it rained.. wood floor fucked up for the second time, I hired a guy to pull it out to check amount of damage.

Pics tomorrow with a proper description.

 

[JordonMusser]

welcome back!