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Have been out of a long relationship for almost 3 months and things seem strange sometimes. In general, I deal well with loneliness, but sometimes is not easy. Just wondering how everyone is dealing with loneliness, please feel free to share your thoughts if you like

I started smoking at the age of 20, when I met my ex, who was a regular smoker, as I could not handle him smoking and I thought I was in love, so could not live without him either or the smoking.

I have found in the last number of years, since they started banning smoking in buildings and restaurants, that the people that kept on smoking, had a certain IQ level.

I'm a born analyst and am always looking for patterns.

So here was another pattern. Do u know what?

If that sounds like a big task, my suggestion is to start with a magnet!

I googled this site but could not figure who started it. I found nothing. Maybe I am missing something.

One of the first things I wanted to replace in my condo remodeling project was an old toilet. I named it Swirley because it used 2-1/2 gallons per flush and took 2 minutes to fill up again. That really wasn't the worst part... The worst part was watching the water level rise to the rim of the bowl and start swirling it's contents (yes, poop) for 30 seconds before making it's way to Mar-a-Lago!

The missus didn't mind it probably because she came from a country where they poop over a hole in the floor. Another complaint I had was the low seat height. Think of Kiddie height for young children. So, it was agreed new toilet was in the budget.
I got a name and number of a plumber from the VP of the condo association and his guy wanted $250 and recommended I get a $250 toilet.

Not wanting to pay $500, I put the project down on my 'do list' until one day I had to stop at my place for lunch and a plumber was in the guest spot finishing a conversation before getting out of his truck. I asked if he had a set price to replace a toilet and he said "$135"
I said "Put me on your schedule for the middle of next week"
The night before I stopped at The Home Depot and picked up a name brand toilet for $190. Chair height and elongated no-slam seat. This is normal by today's standards.

On the appointment day, the plumber called to confirm and showed up on-time. He disconnected the old toilet and carried it out in parts for removal. I asked if there was a date of manufacture and he glanced down at the lid shouting back to me "1977"
Smiling to hear that... it was an antique and I was replacing the original toilet that came with the condo.

He worked fast and within 45 minutes the new toilet was installed and caulked to the floor. I paid him for his work and got a quote to do some other repairs after I replace some vanity cabinets.

Swirley is gone. I have a new fangled toilet that uses 1.28 GPF and fills quickly.
Just to be sure, I gave it a test run within minutes after installation and all went as planned!

How would i say "when i am old enough i will find some love"...Maybe It's funny words. I am feeling wonder I still get a change or not?

The house my parents bought had a roof leak where a room addition was connected to the main house. It was patched a few times over the years and by the time I inherited the place, a small section of plaster in the dining room broke through. I didn't have the money at the time to re-roof and patched it again a few times.

Eventually, the entire roof was replaced and has been holding up more than 16 years. I had the roofer reinforce the trusses from inside and that changed the weight load to the structure causing a stress crack in the ceiling that I lived with all these years.

I'm in renovation mode cleaning and painting and repaired the crack, but the area I fixed is visible to the existing work. The original stucco/plaster had a sandy texture and the patch is smooth. Having the experience of reworking a ceiling in 3 rooms of a condo (yeah, the one I bought last year) I decided to 'skim coat' the entire ceiling of the dining room to remove all the trowel marks of the original textured work.

Using slow setting drywall compound and an 8" drywall knife, I smoothed out the old repair and any irregular texture. Since it wasn't too bad to begin with, most of the coating I applied was as thin as 2mm. It troweled on pretty nice and was starting to dry by the time I packed up for the weekend.

The 4th is Thursday and I'm planning a 4 day weekend to get a few more things done.



For comparison, I troweled on 1-1/2 gallons yesterday and the condo renovation was 11 gallons total.

The pain is back!
When I got up this morning, my neck muscles were complaining... I needed aspirin for breakfast.

I recently posted a blog in which I violated blogging rule 13. I didn't realise I was breaking a rule when I posted the blog, but when it was brought to my attention I felt a definite buzz. I now find myself wanting to do it again; 'chasing the dragon' is the term, I believe. The trouble is, I can't make up my mind which rule to break next.

Not much to see here, folks. Just having some fun.


Now that I look at it, I think I should have drawn a larger...um
Belly button.