Chipping Hammer (a.k.a. hand held jack hammer) (Note to self: learn to close mouth while using.)
Hole Hog (drill on steroids) (Note to self: remember that this drill can take your arm off if it hits a knot or nail or just feels like stoping while you are pushing it through a mounted 2*6, unless you are lucky enough to have a wall nearby in which case it will just smash the life out of your finger.
Sawzall (a.k.a. Reciprocating Saw) (Note to self: good for sawing through ABS pipe, drywall, 2*4s, stuck screws and nails, and pretty much anything else you can find on the job site. Is also useful for enlarging holes that were drilled too small or a little off center)
Power Drain Snake (Note to self: don't drink the standing bath water you find in the drain, try not to touch the black slime covering the tool as you retreve it, keep puke bucket handy because you never know what you are going to find down there, oh and never eat with your bare hands again, ever.)
Flashlight (note to self: not as convenient as a head lamp but sheds more light. Very important for those 50 foot craws under houses (to be read "over the river and through the insulation/dead mice/not so dead mice/dust") out here on the west coast. Also, revive the "Dont You Know What A Basement Is" campainge to educate the people out here)
Nothing all too scary this week but next week I will be working with a 45 year old Frenchman who grew up in England. Yes, he is cool. Yes, he says the 'F word' and 'bloody'. Yes, he loves his wife (a.k.a. 'babe'). Please feel free to direct any questions about plumbing or the Frenchman in my general direction and I will be answering those questions in good time.
P.S. Adam, I had expected you to show up at our front door by now. Am hoping that you are still alive.
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4 comments:
no freaking way... best post ever man...
You and wifey have matching profile photos! You should also get matching jogging suits and ride a tandem bike. That would be rad.
Deppe... Its Joe from Zeeland!
I laughed so hard at your posts about the power tools! I honestly never in my wildest dreams pictured you to be using power tools on a regular basis. I laughed especially at the Hole Hog note to self/Norm Mconald sarcasm, because in my days as an electrician I dang near pulled my arm out of its socket using one!
Take care buddy!
(Its joe again)
You will quickly learn that the Sawzall is the best tool ever invented... as well as the best stress reliever! Just cut something... anything, and all seems to be just fine again!
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