I'm remodeling my bathroom and the upcoming woodwork is fairly minor and
straightforward. I'll need to reframe the entry to accommodate a larger
door, do some basic woodwork around the window, stain the new moldings,
etc. Nothing all that exciting.
But I have to admit ... WRECKING the room is a hoot! I'm taking out the
tub (porcelein covered cast iron) and I'm getting LOTS of stress
reduction excercise by whacking that thing with a sledge hammer!
It's fun to cut wood, carve wood, rout, scroll ... but I do think that
our inner selfs are FAR more content to destroy stuff!
Woo Hoo!!
Jack
A buddy of mine was taking down a shop and ask me to help.....he was
having some problems getting the rafters down....I said step back, took
hold of an eight foot or so long 4X4 and had at em.......
He still asks if he should owe me for helping or charge me for therapy.
:-)
Construction is fine and I enjoy it.... but deconstruction with a
heavy, blunt instrument is kinda like Jeeps or cycles...if you have to
ask....you just wouldn't understand.
So you enjoy being a homewrecker? ;) --dave
"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" <"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
> I'm remodeling my bathroom and the upcoming woodwork is fairly minor and
> straightforward. I'll need to reframe the entry to accommodate a larger
> door, do some basic woodwork around the window, stain the new moldings,
> etc. Nothing all that exciting.
>
> But I have to admit ... WRECKING the room is a hoot! I'm taking out the
> tub (porcelein covered cast iron) and I'm getting LOTS of stress reduction
> excercise by whacking that thing with a sledge hammer!
>
> It's fun to cut wood, carve wood, rout, scroll ... but I do think that our
> inner selfs are FAR more content to destroy stuff!
>
> Woo Hoo!!
>
> Jack
>
On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:36:06 -0600, "mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"
<"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"> wrote:
>But I have to admit ... WRECKING the room is a hoot! I'm taking out the
>tub (porcelein covered cast iron) and I'm getting LOTS of stress
>reduction excercise by whacking that thing with a sledge hammer!
Amen! I've got a deck out back that is ready to go. A chain saw, a
wrecking bar and a 16# sledge - YAHOO! Just waiting for it to cool
down a bit.
Jeez, I wish I has saved a pound or two of C-4 and 10' of det cord
from the Army days - now that would be FUN! Ribbon band those boards
and call "FITH" (Fire In The Hole)! Could do that in the Texas heat
and never break a sweat. 'Course the neighbors might have a minor
miocardial event.
Ah, such is life.
"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" <"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"> wrote
in
>
> It's fun to cut wood, carve wood, rout, scroll ... but I do think that
> our inner selfs are FAR more content to destroy stuff!
It's in everybody. I've got one of those Lee Valley Tools pop can crushers.
Every time I get a woman into my place, sometime while she's there I ask her
to crush a few pop cans that I've saved. I watch with a big grin on my face
as she literally goes nuts over the thing, crushing every pop can that I've
got. I'm reasonably sure that it's taken by the female of the species as an
acceptable but unintended release of aggression. I view it in the same vein
as a cat going nuts over catnip.
My current big sledge was given to me after my boss saw exactly how much fun
I was having knocking down the walls at his house. He said to me: "Um...
Yeah, why don't you keep that? Cause I'm sure not going to try to take it
away from you." It's one of my favorite tools!
"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" <"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
> I'm remodeling my bathroom and the upcoming woodwork is fairly minor and
> straightforward. I'll need to reframe the entry to accommodate a larger
> door, do some basic woodwork around the window, stain the new moldings,
> etc. Nothing all that exciting.
>
> But I have to admit ... WRECKING the room is a hoot! I'm taking out the
> tub (porcelein covered cast iron) and I'm getting LOTS of stress reduction
> excercise by whacking that thing with a sledge hammer!
>
> It's fun to cut wood, carve wood, rout, scroll ... but I do think that our
> inner selfs are FAR more content to destroy stuff!
>
> Woo Hoo!!
>
> Jack
>
In article <[email protected]>,
"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I watch with a big grin on my face
> as she literally goes nuts over the thing, crushing every pop can that I've
> got. I'm reasonably sure that it's taken by the female of the species as an
> acceptable but unintended release of aggression.
Actually, there's a good chance she's thinking about an ex-boyfriend's
balls every time she operates that crusher.
"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" <"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
> I'm remodeling my bathroom and the upcoming woodwork is fairly minor and
> straightforward. I'll need to reframe the entry to accommodate a larger
> door, do some basic woodwork around the window, stain the new moldings,
> etc. Nothing all that exciting.
>
> But I have to admit ... WRECKING the room is a hoot! I'm taking out the
> tub (porcelein covered cast iron) and I'm getting LOTS of stress reduction
> excercise by whacking that thing with a sledge hammer!
>
> It's fun to cut wood, carve wood, rout, scroll ... but I do think that our
> inner selfs are FAR more content to destroy stuff!
>
Didja ever see the show on Discovery/Learning channel about demolition? They
claim the men who operate the backhoes/cranes/loaders/whatever have one of
the highest job satisfaction rates going.
--
Nahmie
The greatest headaches are those we cause ourselves.
Of course. Isn't that why they call it "wreck creation"?
mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net wrote:
> I'm remodeling my bathroom and the upcoming woodwork is fairly minor and
> straightforward. I'll need to reframe the entry to accommodate a larger
> door, do some basic woodwork around the window, stain the new moldings,
> etc. Nothing all that exciting.
>
> But I have to admit ... WRECKING the room is a hoot! I'm taking out the
> tub (porcelein covered cast iron) and I'm getting LOTS of stress
> reduction excercise by whacking that thing with a sledge hammer!
>
> It's fun to cut wood, carve wood, rout, scroll ... but I do think that
> our inner selfs are FAR more content to destroy stuff!
>
> Woo Hoo!!
>
> Jack
>
That stuff makes for good fishing too! Brings 'em up really quick!
Tom Banes wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:36:06 -0600, "mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"
> <"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"> wrote:
>
>
>
>>But I have to admit ... WRECKING the room is a hoot! I'm taking out the
>>tub (porcelein covered cast iron) and I'm getting LOTS of stress
>>reduction excercise by whacking that thing with a sledge hammer!
>
>
>
> Amen! I've got a deck out back that is ready to go. A chain saw, a
> wrecking bar and a 16# sledge - YAHOO! Just waiting for it to cool
> down a bit.
>
> Jeez, I wish I has saved a pound or two of C-4 and 10' of det cord
> from the Army days - now that would be FUN! Ribbon band those boards
> and call "FITH" (Fire In The Hole)! Could do that in the Texas heat
> and never break a sweat. 'Course the neighbors might have a minor
> miocardial event.
>
> Ah, such is life.
On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:19:00 -0500, Tom Banes <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:36:06 -0600, "mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"
><"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"> wrote:
>
>
>>But I have to admit ... WRECKING the room is a hoot! I'm taking out the
>>tub (porcelein covered cast iron) and I'm getting LOTS of stress
>>reduction excercise by whacking that thing with a sledge hammer!
>
>
>Amen! I've got a deck out back that is ready to go. A chain saw, a
>wrecking bar and a 16# sledge - YAHOO! Just waiting for it to cool
>down a bit.
>
>Jeez, I wish I has saved a pound or two of C-4 and 10' of det cord
>from the Army days - now that would be FUN! Ribbon band those boards
>and call "FITH" (Fire In The Hole)! Could do that in the Texas heat
>and never break a sweat. 'Course the neighbors might have a minor
>miocardial event.
>
>Ah, such is life.
Might be quieter to just run it over with an APC, and the scraps would be easier
to collect.. *g*
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
grooooooooooooooooaaan!!!
Mike Berger wrote:
> Of course. Isn't that why they call it "wreck creation"?
>
> mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net wrote:
>
>> I'm remodeling my bathroom and the upcoming woodwork is fairly minor
>> and straightforward. I'll need to reframe the entry to accommodate a
>> larger door, do some basic woodwork around the window, stain the new
>> moldings, etc. Nothing all that exciting.
>>
>> But I have to admit ... WRECKING the room is a hoot! I'm taking out
>> the tub (porcelein covered cast iron) and I'm getting LOTS of stress
>> reduction excercise by whacking that thing with a sledge hammer!
>>
>> It's fun to cut wood, carve wood, rout, scroll ... but I do think that
>> our inner selfs are FAR more content to destroy stuff!
>>
>> Woo Hoo!!
>>
>> Jack
>>