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posted on 6 February 2012
If given the chance to change anything about my home, I would choose to update my kitchen. It is the most expensive room in a house to remodel, but it would be worth the expense because it also increases the value of the house as a whole. First, I would update the stove, dishwasher, refrigerator, and microwave to make preparing meals easier and more fun - even the fasteners on the curtains would be replaced from lace to velcro - something more modern and practical. Also, modern appliances are more energy efficient. The less energy that is used by the appliances, the lower our electricity bill will be. I would also like to replace the kitchen counters to maximize cooking space and give the room a more contemporary style. The most important reason I would choose to update the kitchen is because it is the room where my family spends the most time together. We talk about our day and prepare our dinner together in the kitchen, so it would be worth the time and expense to my whole family. |
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posted on 6 February 2012
I've cleaned slimline oil tanks and diesel tanks for most of my life, but the worst cleanup is nothing to do with my professional job. One of the worst messes I have ever had to clean up in my life was a batch of home brew. Much to the chagrin of my wife, a buddy and I decided we would become home brewers thanks to a local rash of shows on television showing us how fun it can be. We decided if the fools on T.V. could do it then so can we. Of course in our standard male minds we also decided we could do it better without spending all the money, so after a few trips to the local hardware store we were ready for the brewing adventure. We got to work on our destined to be famous first batch of beer making as thick and black as possible. We were trying to mimic the fine Irish beer Guinness when we realized we couldn’t store this in the kitchen because the room had to be temperature controlled. The logical place for this would be the guest bedroom closet because we could close the door with the ceiling fan on. That was sure to keep it cool enough for us. As we lugged our 5 gallon bucket of black goo to the bedroom we had to set it down to make room in the closet. While one of us cleared space the other watched it with a steady hand as it sat on the bed. Yes we sat it on the bed. Somewhere in the hustle to find the perfect spot to place our bucket of homebrew we both let go of the container. There it sat on the bed unaffected until the cat wondered in. It was as if the entire world slowed down when the cat decided to jump on the bed. The cats eyes locked with our eyes as it was in a mid air jump and we all realized that something bad was about to happen. The world then sped up as the cat hit the bed and the bucket toppled off. The impact was loud and wet. It wasn’t a simple spill. That I think we could have handled. Instead it was as if there were explosives in our 5 gallon home brew bucket. Everything within a five to seven foot radius was covered in black goo. My wife cussing and yelling form the hall way didn’t help matters much either. Needless to say are little home brew experiment was a costly and complete failure. After a few rug doctor rentals we finally just tore the carpet out of the room. This doesn’t include all the linens we had to throw away and all the cleaning materials we bought. That room has never been the same and to this day still we are finding evidence of our home brew adventure. My wife gets livid any time she hears the words craft beer and home brew and it honestly has nothing to do with any one being an alcoholic. |
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