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The new kitchen

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chrismpw said:
To be fair there's more than just one person working on BMD.

All I have is a foreman who doesn't know and can't say exactly what she wants and can only say "not that" after the effort has been made.
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Genuinely, you keep your humour amongst all this, its what makes us what we are, More power to your elbow me ol mucker.
I think we all find it a draw as a thread because deep inside of us there is real empathy for your experiences!

"I will tell a short story of such incident"

moons ago, new tv arrives, i want it on wall, missus not so keen but after strategic visits' to friends who all have wall mounted TV, she says why don't we put ours on wall, 1-0 to me!

She goes out for evening, i trace all pipework and wiring on said wall, marking carefully adjusting my detector accordingly.
spend an hour or so levelling, drilling and finally get Tv and a wall mounted stand for Game and Tv receiver boxes. 2-0 to me very proud!
she returns, admires, walks around a bit, i can see the cogs whirring, she then says

"can you move it a few inches up and to the left?"
"no" i replies, "as you will see from my careful measuring etc there are cables and pipework behind and that is where it fits without interference with these items"

After much toing and froing on her and my behalf, some harsh words exchanged, (along the lines of F u and thats it its a divorce(all over a 48" tv FFS)), begrudgingly is an understatement I agree to try.

I repeat the process for the sake of a 4 inch move left and upwards, I know , i know, 4 inches upwards is quite an improvement, nudge nudge!

I prepare my drill, first hole, ok, second hole, Bang! You knew that was coming............................! Didnt you?
At which point the harsh words exchanged previously were nothing to the string of expletives now pouring from my " I told You So" standpoint. 3 freaking - 0

So anyway after much channelling and jointing of cables restored, re-plaster small area, electrics etc all avoided, Wall Mounting in place TV back on wall and the appreciation from her indoors is virtually zero!

Her request for the extra 4 inches both ways,(insert your own jokes here) actually did improve the overall centrality of the TV, 3-1! I have never told her this!

So you can see, its happened to us all, just not on the scale you have!
 
chrismpw said:
To be fair there's more than just one person working on BMD.

All I have is a foreman who doesn't know and can't say exactly what she wants and can only say "not that" after the effort has been made.
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Apart from the gender aspect of the foreman - sounds like most of my working life...and  All of my marriage.
 
Dixieslaces said:
Genuinely, you keep your humour amongst all this, its what makes us what we are, More power to your elbow me ol mucker.
I think we all find it a draw as a thread because deep inside of us there is real empathy for your experiences!

"I will tell a short story of such incident"

moons ago, new tv arrives, i want it on wall, missus not so keen but after strategic visits' to friends who all have wall mounted TV, she says why don't we put ours on wall, 1-0 to me!

She goes out for evening, i trace all pipework and wiring on said wall, marking carefully adjusting my detector accordingly.
spend an hour or so levelling, drilling and finally get Tv and a wall mounted stand for Game and Tv receiver boxes. 2-0 to me very proud!
she returns, admires, walks around a bit, i can see the cogs whirring, she then says

"can you move it a few inches up and to the left?"
"no" i replies, "as you will see from my careful measuring etc there are cables and pipework behind and that is where it fits without interference with these items"

After much toing and froing on her and my behalf, some harsh words exchanged, (along the lines of F u and thats it its a divorce(all over a 48" tv FFS)), begrudgingly is an understatement I agree to try.

I repeat the process for the sake of a 4 inch move left and upwards, I know , i know, 4 inches upwards is quite an improvement, nudge nudge!

I prepare my drill, first hole, ok, second hole, Bang! You knew that was coming............................! Didnt you?
At which point the harsh words exchanged previously were nothing to the string of expletives now pouring from my " I told You So" standpoint. 3 freaking - 0

So anyway after much channelling and jointing of cables restored, re-plaster small area, electrics etc all avoided, Wall Mounting in place TV back on wall and the appreciation from her indoors is virtually zero!

Her request for the extra 4 inches both ways,(insert your own jokes here) actually did improve the overall centrality of the TV, 3-1! I have never told her this!

So you can see, its happened to us all, just not on the scale you have!
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I've had that with the telly too. In the guest room where her walking machine is. Literally wanted it 2" to the left ... I swear that if I'd put it there she'd want it 2" to the right. It's like a game to that species.

We [Poor language removed] foot around their random thoughts and desires as if we're spiders trying not to get eaten.
 
Plasterers are gods. Had a fella and his two sons in today doing the former kitchen - money well spent. I've no idea how they smear this stuff on and get it do smooth. Whenever I've tried to plaster the surface resembles a 1970s football pitch in mid February.

I'm sure the missus will find a blemish somewhere within a minute of returning home.
 

chrismpw said:
I've had that with the telly too. In the guest room where her walking machine is. Literally wanted it 2" to the left ... I swear that if I'd put it there she'd want it 2" to the right. It's like a game to that species.

We [Poor language removed] foot around their random thoughts and desires as if we're spiders trying not to get eaten.
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Poor language removed? For the colloquial word for a cat ffs!

Mrs Slocombe wouldn't last a minute here on the GOT.
 
SerenityNigh said:
try painting when it's not cold out
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The paint has probably been made a bit thinner to save money...no seriously...in the manner of biscuit and crisp makers etc putting only 11 slightly smaller biscuits in a packet rather than 12...they're all at it.
Why not Dulux.

Edit; have you opened a tube of Pringle's lately, the diameter has shrunk that much that they're able to turn sideways in the tube...they used to be absolute beggers to get out before.
* checks tinfoil hat is firmly on head
 
The female has taken a 4 day weekend to help with the kitchen and get painting done. This is how it panned out:
Friday morning - general faffing about.
Friday afternoon- Saturday afternoon- babysitting grandchild so daughter can go to the pub Friday night (Friday was OUR anniversary)
Sunday... our day out
Monday - 3 cupboard doors half undercoated by her, plus 2 walls emulsioned - 1 coat. I did the ceiling, 2 walls and cutting in.

4 days.

Meanwhile painting finished fir the day (monday) - me: "Have you ordered the knobs you like for the cupboards yet? I asked you to get on last week."
"There's no rush is there?"
"You asked/nagged me to fit the doors. We can't open them without knobs."
"Yeah but there's no rush. We can use the cupboard without the doors."
"The doors (the painted ones that is) are in the way "
"Can't do it now (midday) ... I'm going off to visit family."

ffs!

Still months away from finishing.
 

Caolam said:
Is there such a thing as paint that covers in one coat. I bought Dulux to cover a fairly neutral colour and it is going to take at least two coats.
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As a painter in a former life ..no.
Only to a blind man on a galloping horse in thick fog,maybe.
Always leave a day between coats and wash down surfaces before painting.
Painting really is all about the prep unfortunately.
 
chrismpw said:
The female has taken a 4 day weekend to help with the kitchen and get painting done. This is how it panned out:
Friday morning - general faffing about.
Friday afternoon- Saturday afternoon- babysitting grandchild so daughter can go to the pub Friday night (Friday was OUR anniversary)
Sunday... our day out
Monday - 3 cupboard doors half undercoated by her, plus 2 walls emulsioned - 1 coat. I did the ceiling, 2 walls and cutting in.

4 days.

Meanwhile painting finished fir the day (monday) - me: "Have you ordered the knobs you like for the cupboards yet? I asked you to get on last week."
"There's no rush is there?"
"You asked/nagged me to fit the doors. We can't open them without knobs."
"Yeah but there's no rush. We can use the cupboard without the doors."
"The doors (the painted ones that is) are in the way "
"Can't do it now (midday) ... I'm going off to visit family."

ffs!

Still months away from finishing.
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Congratulations on your anniversary.
Do you have some nuts and bolts to form rudimentary 'stop gap' cupboard door handles with? When someone is doing a job very very slowly its usually because they don't want to do it, or they are using it to hide from something else they don't fancy. Also.. "yeah but there's no rush..." has to be adopted by you moving forwards. You not have a project you want to be doing that can take precedence for a day or two? Few things annoy women more than you merrily getting along minding your own business when there's something they want done...
 
Rita_Poon said:
Congratulations on your anniversary.
Do you have some nuts and bolts to form rudimentary 'stop gap' cupboard door handles with? When someone is doing a job very very slowly its usually because they don't want to do it, or they are using it to hide from something else they don't fancy. Also.. "yeah but there's no rush..." has to be adopted by you moving forwards. You not have a project you want to be doing that can take precedence for a day or two? Few things annoy women more than you merrily getting along minding your own business when there's something they want done...
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I have a tonne of other stuff to do. This kitchen project gets in the way of every pleasure ....

The wood for the floor (can't be laid til the painting is finished) has hogged my workshop and multigym since March. I can't even work on my car.

I haven't had a moment to go sailing since mid August ... and now the weather is miserable.

I cant listen to my hifi properly because there's a piano (that she's given up learning to play) and a dining table right in front of one of the speakers.

The only other pleasure I look forward to is eating and of course the kitchen being in pieces means I can't even cook anything more than warming up a can of mush.

She's blissfully in no rush. I'm living in purgatory.
 
chrismpw said:
I have a tonne of other stuff to do. This kitchen project gets in the way of every pleasure ....

The wood for the floor (can't be laid til the painting is finished) has hogged my workshop and multigym since March. I can't even work on my car.

I haven't had a moment to go sailing since mid August ... and now the weather is miserable.

I cant listen to my hifi properly because there's a piano (that she's given up learning to play) and a dining table right in front of one of the speakers.

The only other pleasure I look forward to is eating and of course the kitchen being in pieces means I can't even cook anything more than warming up a can of mush.

She's blissfully in no rush. I'm living in purgatory.
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I say ballot for strike action!
 

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