dbsupercrew
Well-Known Member
Well it looks like it's been one of those weekends. First , I get a day off for Texas Independence Day on Friday. Well wouldnt ya know it, my Ford F150 decides it time for a new clutch slave cylinder. Being a state employee and living quite tight, I decided to the job myself. Rented a transmission jack, picked up a new slave cylinder, and since the transmission has to be pulled to get to it, a new clutch and pressure plate as well. That set me back about $160 plus the $25 for the jack. We (myself and a friend of mine) got the job done in about 5 1/2 hours and , by the way the rear universal joint had also decided it would go south, another $16 and a trip to the parts store. We returned the transmission jack only to find out the $25 was for 24 hours not 1 calendar day, well, another $25 down. I managed to throw out my right shoulder doing the clutch job by the way, and still hurt . My wife had ordered new countertops (1 inch granite) from her daughter who is in the business, so we got them at a steal, (right at 80% off ) YAY!!! What makes it bad is they were going to install them on Saturday. We got a phone call Friday night around 7:00pm stating they had finished the countertops and they were on their way out to install them. They arrived around 8:30pm and started installing them, well the first thing that happened is my wife's daughter and her boyfriend got crossways. After that settled down I was notified they were going to have to do the sink cutout onsite after the countertop was installed. You cant imagine how much dust is generated when they cut granite. (Luckily I had the foresite to seal off the kitchen from the rest of the house,) but none the less dust went everywhere. More arguing, less gets done, finally they settled down and finished the job around 1:30 am Saturday morning. Now we have to clean the entire house of dust, probably several trips to the dry cleaners, not to mention how time will be spent in the utility room doing laundry. We finally got rid of them around 2:30 am as everyone was commenting on how good the countertops looked. (They do look fantastic by the way). Around 2:45 I am so tired I cant sleep so, I decided to pour up two fingers of scotch as a nightcap. Just as I was settling in, the damn dog goes completely nuts as a raccoon had decided to visit my back porch for an early morning snack of cat food. Chased the critter off, got back in bed, almost drifted off, AND THE DAMN ALARM CLOCK GOES OFF!!!The wife had mistakening set the alarm. Today she (my wife) is her parents house helping them out and won't be home till late evening, so maybe I can kick back a couple and relax. Damn, I just remembered I have to hook up the plumbing and disposal for the new sink that came with countertops, and I cant do that for at least two hours because the sealant hasnt cured. Where's that bottle of scotch? I'll take care of the damn sink tomorrow............goodnight all.......One other thing before I drift off, is I attched a pic of the countertops.
