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Otis in the Suburbs (2 Viewers)
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Otis
Footballguy
The Commish
Footballguy
depends on the kind you get. mine is finely chopped (don't care for the big chunk stuff...doesn't look good IMO). I threw it down originally to help with the soil. We are mostly clay in my area and the decomposition is good for helping fix that. It also prevents weeds if thick enough. The main reason we have it though is for moisture retention. Don't have to water nearly as much now as I did without it.
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belljr
Footballguy
The Commish
Footballguy
Next up "so drywall is just pretty plywood? 
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mr roboto
Footballguy
Dont worry, it looks bad anyway.
ShaqAttaq
Morally Ambiguous
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St. Louis Bob
Footballguy
Dr. Gobbler
Footballguy
No, a monkey wrench isn't made out of monkeys.
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
And Alan didn't invent a wrench.
RudiStein
*Not really a bail bondsman
But somebody did put a hex on them.
RudiStein
*Not really a bail bondsman
Otis - do yourself a favor and keep track how many times you go to the local home depot/lowes in the first few months. My record was 5x in one day
I think my record for a weekend is:2 trips to Home Depot (1 trip to return something)2 trips to Lowe's (return trip because I forgot something)1 trip to Walmart since it was open 24 hours.
belljr
Footballguy
No but some lug did.
gmbacm
Footballguy
that guy was a nut.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Otis - do yourself a favor and keep track how many times you go to the local home depot/lowes in the first few months. My record was 5x in one day
No matter how angry you've ever been at anything in your life, it will be nothing compared to how you will feel when you are on your third trip to the hardware store within a 2 hour span for the same issue.
The Commish
Footballguy
and the expressions on the check out people's faces.Otis - do yourself a favor and keep track how many times you go to the local home depot/lowes in the first few months. My record was 5x in one day
only plus is that it was about 5 minutes from my house, so it wasn't as bad as it could have been.Otis - do yourself a favor and keep track how many times you go to the local home depot/lowes in the first few months. My record was 5x in one day
JerseyToughGuys
Tough Guy
ool'The Commish said:'belljr said:I'Otis said:Otis the homeowner Many more of these in the upcoming days/weeks/years
Otis
Footballguy
INITIAL REPORT AND FINDINGS
1. Moving sucks. Moving with a one month old is HORRIBLE. It turns out if you give a moving company the responsibility of packing your stuff, they will pack ALL your stuff, including the stray toothpicks on the bottom of the drawer and the couple ounces of milk left. Everything will be wrapped in tons of paper. It will easily double the cost of materials you were estimated and double the overall total cost of the move, and they will start at 9am and won't leave your new house until 10pm. Eff moving.
2. Met the first neighbor. We had a neighborly chat. I enjoyed it.
3. The prior owners let this place go to hell. There hasn't been any trimming or gardening in millenia. I can't wait this weekend to hit up the home depot and get some shovels and hedge clippers and a chainsaw. Multiple trees are coming down, multiple bushes are being dug up. A gate was hanging half-cocked off the front fence, tied there with ziptie, and in a fit of rage yesterday I stormed out front, tore it out, and set it in the back with the enormous stack of trash and boxes leftover from the move.
4. Craigslist is amazing. You can convince dozens of people to e-mail you to come pick up the horrendous eyesore that is the enormous wooden playset on your FRONT lawn, and they will fight over who will get there first. Dude supposed to show in an hour to disassemble that monster and cart it off. Score 1 for the city slicker.
5. There is a ####ing cat door in my door to the basement. I assume that's what it is. It's a tiny little door at the bottom of a real door. What the hell.
6. Old houses are scary. Unfinished scary basements and attics. And when the heat came on yesterday the knocking and banging in the pipes was so bad it sounded like someone was dropping grand pianos on our house. I got a quick tutorial from the guy who was here today installing the new kitchen appliances and he tells me we need "bleeders" on all the radiators, which should stop the knocking.
7. This house is like the money pit. It's smaller and dirtier and needs more work than we remember. Total and complete neglect from the prior homeowners. I'm amazed people live like that. Getting a painter in next week to coat the first floor. All the walls are covered in dirt.
8. Kids are amazing. I have my one month old sitting in this seat with a spinning mobile above her and she is ENCHANTED by those stupid green ducks and yellow moons.
9. It was cool that the Verizon guy finally got here and installed our FioS. I'm not sure about his design choice when he ran a white cable up the side of our house and into the upstairs bedroom.
10. Old creaky floors sort of make me want to poke my eyes out. On the upside, if we ever have an intruder I'll know exactly where the SOB is.
11. There's no garbage chute here. Chatted up the garbage men this morning when they hauled off just half the crap I left at the curb. Gave 'em a tip, introduced ourselves as the new owners, and apologized for putting a zillion things out.
12. HOLY CRAP it is quiet out here. We sat on our stoop drinking wine and smoking cigarettes and it was dead silence. Very cool and relaxing, but creepy as hell.
13. Bugs. Ants, bees, flies, mosquitoes. We didn't have these in our apartment. But if we leave the doors open here for more than 4 seconds, it's like the whole ####### insect kingdom. I guess I need fly swatters.
We're a good month from being able to host a barbecue. This #### is hard work.
1. Moving sucks. Moving with a one month old is HORRIBLE. It turns out if you give a moving company the responsibility of packing your stuff, they will pack ALL your stuff, including the stray toothpicks on the bottom of the drawer and the couple ounces of milk left. Everything will be wrapped in tons of paper. It will easily double the cost of materials you were estimated and double the overall total cost of the move, and they will start at 9am and won't leave your new house until 10pm. Eff moving.
2. Met the first neighbor. We had a neighborly chat. I enjoyed it.
3. The prior owners let this place go to hell. There hasn't been any trimming or gardening in millenia. I can't wait this weekend to hit up the home depot and get some shovels and hedge clippers and a chainsaw. Multiple trees are coming down, multiple bushes are being dug up. A gate was hanging half-cocked off the front fence, tied there with ziptie, and in a fit of rage yesterday I stormed out front, tore it out, and set it in the back with the enormous stack of trash and boxes leftover from the move.
4. Craigslist is amazing. You can convince dozens of people to e-mail you to come pick up the horrendous eyesore that is the enormous wooden playset on your FRONT lawn, and they will fight over who will get there first. Dude supposed to show in an hour to disassemble that monster and cart it off. Score 1 for the city slicker.
5. There is a ####ing cat door in my door to the basement. I assume that's what it is. It's a tiny little door at the bottom of a real door. What the hell.
6. Old houses are scary. Unfinished scary basements and attics. And when the heat came on yesterday the knocking and banging in the pipes was so bad it sounded like someone was dropping grand pianos on our house. I got a quick tutorial from the guy who was here today installing the new kitchen appliances and he tells me we need "bleeders" on all the radiators, which should stop the knocking.
7. This house is like the money pit. It's smaller and dirtier and needs more work than we remember. Total and complete neglect from the prior homeowners. I'm amazed people live like that. Getting a painter in next week to coat the first floor. All the walls are covered in dirt.
8. Kids are amazing. I have my one month old sitting in this seat with a spinning mobile above her and she is ENCHANTED by those stupid green ducks and yellow moons.
9. It was cool that the Verizon guy finally got here and installed our FioS. I'm not sure about his design choice when he ran a white cable up the side of our house and into the upstairs bedroom.
10. Old creaky floors sort of make me want to poke my eyes out. On the upside, if we ever have an intruder I'll know exactly where the SOB is.
11. There's no garbage chute here. Chatted up the garbage men this morning when they hauled off just half the crap I left at the curb. Gave 'em a tip, introduced ourselves as the new owners, and apologized for putting a zillion things out.
12. HOLY CRAP it is quiet out here. We sat on our stoop drinking wine and smoking cigarettes and it was dead silence. Very cool and relaxing, but creepy as hell.
13. Bugs. Ants, bees, flies, mosquitoes. We didn't have these in our apartment. But if we leave the doors open here for more than 4 seconds, it's like the whole ####### insect kingdom. I guess I need fly swatters.
We're a good month from being able to host a barbecue. This #### is hard work.
Sconch
Footballguy
5. Now you don't have to put one in when you get a cat next month.11.
Have you realized yet that the nearest bar is NOT a 5 minute walk away?
St. Louis Bob
Footballguy
INITIAL REPORT AND FINDINGS
1. Moving sucks. Moving with a one month old is HORRIBLE. It turns out if you give a moving company the responsibility of packing your stuff, they will pack ALL your stuff, including the stray toothpicks on the bottom of the drawer and the couple ounces of milk left. Everything will be wrapped in tons of paper. It will easily double the cost of materials you were estimated and double the overall total cost of the move, and they will start at 9am and won't leave your new house until 10pm. Eff moving.
Yes it does, I'm not looking forward to it.
3. The prior owners let this place go to hell. There hasn't been any trimming or gardening in millenia. I can't wait this weekend to hit up the home depot and get some shovels and hedge clippers and a chainsaw. Multiple trees are coming down, multiple bushes are being dug up. A gate was hanging half-cocked off the front fence, tied there with ziptie, and in a fit of rage yesterday I stormed out front, tore it out, and set it in the back with the enormous stack of trash and boxes leftover from the move.
Find a Stihl dealer in your area. The stuff Home Depot has, for the most part, sucks. Trust me here.
4. Craigslist is amazing. You can convince dozens of people to e-mail you to come pick up the horrendous eyesore that is the enormous wooden playset on your FRONT lawn, and they will fight over who will get there first. Dude supposed to show in an hour to disassemble that monster and cart it off. Score 1 for the city slicker.
You should have kept it. I'll be looking forward to your "HTH do I put one of these playsets together" thread in 2014.
7. This house is like the money pit.
This never ends. Ever.
8. Kids are amazing. I have my one month old sitting in this seat with a spinning mobile above her and she is ENCHANTED by those stupid green ducks and yellow moons.
Wait until she discovers the orange stars, and green clovers.
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the moops
Footballguy
There is zero chance you are going to take down multiple trees and dig up multiple bushes in one weekend.My bet is it is sometime in July before both of these things happen.Good luck though.
YSR
Footballguy
I love this post.Good luck to you guys.
mr. furley
Footballguy
bushes are the motherflubbin devil. on multiple levels i guess.There is zero chance you are going to take down multiple trees and dig up multiple bushes in one weekend.My bet is it is sometime in July before both of these things happen.Good luck though.
Sconch
Footballguy
That's why I used to all Old Testament on them and set them on fire.bushes are the motherflubbin devil. on multiple levels i guess.There is zero chance you are going to take down multiple trees and dig up multiple bushes in one weekend.My bet is it is sometime in July before both of these things happen.Good luck though.
Otis
Footballguy
Inviting brother in law and cousins over to assist. Captioned the e-mail "Taming the Wild Party." We'll drink a few cold ones, dig up a couple bushes (one guy said he'd bring his truck and we'd hook a chain up around the bushes and to his tow hook and yank em out), and use the chainsaw to take down 3-5 thin trees. (A foot or two thick). Seems totally doable to me.There is zero chance you are going to take down multiple trees and dig up multiple bushes in one weekend.My bet is it is sometime in July before both of these things happen.Good luck though.
Otis
Footballguy
Second hand count?
Otis
Footballguy
Oh hell no. Despite the drawbacks it beats listening to them construct the Barclay's arena round the clock.
tommyGunZ
Footballguy
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Otis
Footballguy
The Commish
Footballguy
The trees are 1 - 2 feet in diameter? I know there is a lot of joking in here, but if there is the SLIGHTEST chance that one of these could fall on/in something (like a house) get someone out there to do this for you. I've cut down my share of trees, but I get scared at 8-9 inches in diameter, especially if they have leaves (that act like a sail). You'll also need a substantial saw to cut through something that large.Inviting brother in law and cousins over to assist. Captioned the e-mail "Taming the Wild Party." We'll drink a few cold ones, dig up a couple bushes (one guy said he'd bring his truck and we'd hook a chain up around the bushes and to his tow hook and yank em out), and use the chainsaw to take down 3-5 thin trees. (A foot or two thick). Seems totally doable to me.There is zero chance you are going to take down multiple trees and dig up multiple bushes in one weekend.My bet is it is sometime in July before both of these things happen.Good luck though.
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
Thin trees!!?? A foot or two thick!?Inviting brother in law and cousins over to assist. Captioned the e-mail "Taming the Wild Party." We'll drink a few cold ones, dig up a couple bushes (one guy said he'd bring his truck and we'd hook a chain up around the bushes and to his tow hook and yank em out), and use the chainsaw to take down 3-5 thin trees. (A foot or two thick). Seems totally doable to me.There is zero chance you are going to take down multiple trees and dig up multiple bushes in one weekend.My bet is it is sometime in July before both of these things happen.
Good luck though.
Koya
Footballguy
AxMen - Strong Island StyleThin trees!!?? A foot or two thick!?Inviting brother in law and cousins over to assist. Captioned the e-mail "Taming the Wild Party." We'll drink a few cold ones, dig up a couple bushes (one guy said he'd bring his truck and we'd hook a chain up around the bushes and to his tow hook and yank em out), and use the chainsaw to take down 3-5 thin trees. (A foot or two thick). Seems totally doable to me.There is zero chance you are going to take down multiple trees and dig up multiple bushes in one weekend.My bet is it is sometime in July before both of these things happen.
Good luck though.
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
We need us some beforeAxMen - Strong Island StyleThin trees!!?? A foot or two thick!?Inviting brother in law and cousins over to assist. Captioned the e-mail "Taming the Wild Party." We'll drink a few cold ones, dig up a couple bushes (one guy said he'd bring his truck and we'd hook a chain up around the bushes and to his tow hook and yank em out), and use the chainsaw to take down 3-5 thin trees. (A foot or two thick). Seems totally doable to me.There is zero chance you are going to take down multiple trees and dig up multiple bushes in one weekend.My bet is it is sometime in July before both of these things happen.
Good luck though.
... To be followed by after of course. 
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Koya
Footballguy
At least he's close to the hospital. Two of them actually.We need us some beforeAxMen - Strong Island StyleThin trees!!?? A foot or two thick!?Inviting brother in law and cousins over to assist. Captioned the e-mail "Taming the Wild Party." We'll drink a few cold ones, dig up a couple bushes (one guy said he'd bring his truck and we'd hook a chain up around the bushes and to his tow hook and yank em out), and use the chainsaw to take down 3-5 thin trees. (A foot or two thick). Seems totally doable to me.There is zero chance you are going to take down multiple trees and dig up multiple bushes in one weekend.My bet is it is sometime in July before both of these things happen.
Good luck though.
Demian
Footballguy
When did Nassau county turn into Kansas?
Rohn Jambo
Footballguy
I have been wondering, and it's hard to tell with everything happening so closely together, is it getting married, having a kid, or moving out of the city that turned Otis into the Suburban Woz?This thread is kinda like inducing the myans to fire.New houseNew lifestylenew wifenew kidGood luck
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