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How's your wife doing, Ed?
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Finally showing improvement tolerating stuff much better than she did. Her physical therapist has been recommending activities outside the house like going to the grocery store and Dollar Tree which was hard because of the lights but she got through them. This week they said we should go on date night so we went to DeLuca's Restaurant. They had a brown out that took out the heating system for the main two dining rooms so they moved tables into the banquet portion. That made it really loud with all the talking in one room but she got through it okay. When we got home and were walking out of the garage she got light headed and we had to stop and let her brain catch up to us. Once inside she sat down and it passed pretty quickly without the need to lie down. It is starting to look like we are in the putting this behind us stage where she can still be affected but can recover pretty easily. Thanks for asking.Last edited by edindetroit; January 19, 2024, 10:46 AM."Your division isn't going through Green Bay it's going through Detroit for the next five years" - Rex RyanComment
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That is great news, Ed!I feel like I am watching the destruction of our democracy while my neighbors and friends cheer it onComment
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Originally posted by CGVT View Post
Yes, crazy feeling. The longer it lasts after putting the power tools away, you think, “am i stuck with this?” 
"...when Hibernian won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”
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ya know I just realized that it’s Ed in Detroit and not Edin DetroitOriginally posted by CGVT View Post"This is an empty signature. Because apparently carrying a quote from anyone in this space means you are obsessed with that person. "Comment
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Thats incredible. When the name appeared few years back, i thought it was another Lions fan here in Edinburgh.Originally posted by mason reese View Post
"...when Hibernian won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”
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When his name used by be "UKBB" (I think) and I met him at a forum game, I thought he was British. He set me straight.Originally posted by Marko69 View PostApathetic No More.Comment
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The original John Paul stood on the shore at Kirkcudbright……. Looked out, saw The Isle of Man…… and shouted, “THERE’s AMERICA! LETS FKN GO!”
(That’s where Taylor Swift got the idea from)"...when Hibernian won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”
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Alright you fucking fucks.
On to the next project.
Our house is a 60s ranch or rambler, depending on where you live. All one level with a hallway and bedrooms on one side, den and living room/dining room in the middle and kitchen and garage on the other side.
It has a small galley style kitchen with a small breakfast nook with a bay window.
The kitchen has a florescent light in the main part and a titty light by the window. I plan on starting the project by replacing the lights with recessed lights in the existing electrical boxes and adding a few more.
There is attic space over the hallway and bedrooms and over the kitchen/garage. These are separated by the lofted ceiling in the den and all of the HVAC ducts over the living room so it is nearly impossible to access the attic over the garage through the drop down ladder in the hallway.
I figured it would be easier to get into the attic to run the wires for the lights, So... yesterday I cut a hole in the garage ceiling to take a look at the attic over the garage. To my relief, it was pretty clean and wide open.
I ran to home depot and got a drop down ladder and installed it yesterday. It was actually a relatively easy DIY project, although I struggled a bit getting the ladder into the attic and then dropping it into the rough cut by myself
Today I will go back and buy the lights and some extra wire to run a switch for the new lights that I will install and get to work on that. I'll have to fish a wire to the switch that powers the garbage disposal that I will remove when we get our new cabinets and sink. I'll use that switch for the new lights.
When my mother-in-law put garage door openers in a while back, they didn't hard-wire them in, they added a plug to the existing light sockets and plugged them in. The problem with this is if you turn off the switch to the garage lights, you also turn off the garage door openers. MIL's solution was to turn the switch on and put tape on it to keep anyone from turning it off. Ha!
While I am working in the attic I'll put in a couple of plugs in the ceiling to plug the openers into and get them off of the light circuit. It will be nice to be able to turn the garage lights on and off with a switch rather than walking into the garage to turn on each light individually.
We got an cabinet maker ready to build and install the cabinets when we are ready, and I've been saving my pennies to buy all new appliances, but first I have to
1. install the new lights
2. remove old cabinets (I'll reuse some of them in the laundry room
3. remove old wall paper,
4. remove popcorn on ceiling
5. take up tile flooring so we can replace it.
Once we get that done and the cabinets installed, I'll add some tile and fresh paint, although I doubt the Mrs cgvt and I will ever agree on colors. **sigh**
Jesus. It didn't seem quite so ambitious until I wrote it all down. Ha!
The garage attic access: (I need to add some trim)
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The kitchen:
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Garage door opener and light:
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Last edited by CGVT; January 25, 2024, 09:57 AM.I feel like I am watching the destruction of our democracy while my neighbors and friends cheer it onComment
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I put one of those garage access ladders in a few years ago too. That was a fun little project. I did it primarily to move all the once-a-year stuff out of the house storage and garage floor (Christmas and Halloween decorations, ski/snowboard gear, etc.) But all that did was give my wife more space to fill up with junk we should be getting rid of anyway.Comment
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Yeah, that is my fear. I think I'll only take enough plywood into the attic to allow me to work without having to balance my old ass on the joists. A couple of smaller pieces that I can move around should work fine.I feel like I am watching the destruction of our democracy while my neighbors and friends cheer it onComment
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You installed that ladder by yourself? Jeezo. That is a two-man job plus loads of breaks with cups of tea in my book! Great stuff. And bonus that there is tons of space up there."...when Hibernian won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”
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Next week we are having almost 40 windows and doors changed out. It’s gonna be nuts with the dogs.3,062 carries, 15,269 yards, 5.0 yards/carry, 99 TD
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Man, that is a big job. I bet it's not cheap. Ha! Eventually we will replace the windows in this house. There aren't 40 but I am not looking forward to the price tag to have it done.Originally posted by Sanders Fan View Post
Before we sold our house in Alabama, we replaced all of the top panes because the thermal seals leaked and they were cloudy. We had about 40 windows. It wasn't cheap to do it that way, but it saved us thousands of dollars over the cost of total window replacement.I feel like I am watching the destruction of our democracy while my neighbors and friends cheer it onComment
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