First World Problems...

Yes, it's an old house...coming up on 100 years old in a few years. And of course we'll have a party, with cake and some gasoline and matches!

That is the last of the original moulding (molding?), and as you can see it was pieced together with what I can only assume was scraps from the rest of the house. The math suggests that the house was built in the beginning of the depression, so it is entirely possible that the builder tried mightily to save every penny.

But that line between pieces irritates me every time I see it, so that is the next thing to be replaced.

In my youth I did that sort of work, and I was taught early on how to avoid exactly that sort of problem. And if the trim carpenter who installed that moulding wasn't as good as I was, he was very bad indeed!

I can't even blame the foundation!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 1ith

Posted by: Skip at March 29, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 I was taught early on how to avoid exactly that sort of problem.

Can you reveal that secret sauce to the Moron Horde?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 29, 2026 02:01 PM (HlyYF)

3 Its bad, but maybe years to make it that bad.

Posted by: Skip at March 29, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Oh, make sure there is a video of the house burning for YouTube

Posted by: Skip at March 29, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Ahem.

Posted by: The Cleansing Fire at March 29, 2026 02:03 PM (4NO2D)

6 It adds character. Captures the essence of the home. Rough around the edges, but still a good dame.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 29, 2026 02:03 PM (0aYVJ)

7 For me looks like I will need to replace a bathroom faucet

Posted by: Skip at March 29, 2026 02:03 PM (Ia/+0)

8 Needs more paint.

Posted by: Case at March 29, 2026 02:04 PM (pvf3X)

9 Maybe if you just sanded down the splotchey paint it wouldn't look so bad or at least your eye wouldn't be drawn to it whenever you looked that way.

Posted by: Tuna at March 29, 2026 02:05 PM (lJ0H4)

10 I had to replace the seat trim on my wife's Explorer yesterday. It's the piece under the actual seat, on the left, that houses the controls for the electric seat.

A royal pain in the ass to reassemble. One wiring harness, but a half dozen tabs and one torx screw to attach it.

I cut myself numerous times on it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2026 02:05 PM (AkEZC)

11 Maybe if you just sanded down the splotchey paint it wouldn't look so bad or at least your eye wouldn't be drawn to it whenever you looked that way.
Posted by: Tuna at March 29, 2026 02:05 PM (lJ0H4)

But then the replacement paint would be slightly off shade to the rest and would always draw the OCDCBD eye.

No, better to nuke the whole town and start fresh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 29, 2026 02:06 PM (zZu0s)

12 Horde medical wisdom is relevant here.

Slap a hot iron on it.

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 29, 2026 02:07 PM (xAJnx)

13 My FWP, took my pickup to a trailer repair guy to fix the 2nd trailer plug. He found there was some bleed through current and he could not just fix the couple of pins that were not right. No big deal since the gooseneck trailer can plug into the the bumper plug. But when I went to drive home my seat would not come forward. After a bit of youtube sleuthing I think the switch for forward is bad. Stupid power seat, but with a used vehicle purchase one takes the features it has if the main stuff is what is needed. I'll have to have a mechanic look at it and see if the switch can be replaced for a reasonable price. I think maybe a used manaul adjust seat could be swapped in if its not a simple switch replacement.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 29, 2026 02:08 PM (+89TD)

14 Slap some more paint on that.

Posted by: huerfano at March 29, 2026 02:08 PM (98kQX)

15 Twenty coats of paint does not have much elasticity.
Maybe 25 coats will work...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 02:09 PM (/lPRQ)

16 A spatula and some Cool Whip should fix it.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 29, 2026 02:09 PM (1o8D5)

17 Its called "character" and it's a feature not a bug.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 02:09 PM (RIvkX)

18 I cut myself numerous times on it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2026 02:05 PM (AkEZC)

Applying CBD logic you should trade her in.

Car? Wife? Potato Potahto

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 29, 2026 02:10 PM (xAJnx)

19 I would have suspected that a house that old would have plaster molding.

Posted by: javems at March 29, 2026 02:10 PM (zFsEm)

20 No, better to nuke the whole town and start fresh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 29, 2026 02:06 PM (zZu0s)

This!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 29, 2026 02:10 PM (n9ltV)

21 OT I successfully whined up a brisket for seder.

Never doubt my skillz.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 02:10 PM (RIvkX)

22
I was taught early on how to avoid exactly that sort of problem.

Does it involve 1/2 lb of wood putty and a gallon of lead-based paint?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 29, 2026 02:11 PM (y9nCu)

23 Slap a hot iron on it.

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 29, 2026 02:07 PM (xAJnx)

With the aforementioned gasoline!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 29, 2026 02:11 PM (n9ltV)

24 I need a Martini Farmer to do vehicle stuff that I decide is over my head. Youtube is great, but some things I'm like "no, I don't have the base knowledge to do this even with the youtube tutorial, or it would simply take me too long when I'm already barely keeping my head above water getting stuff taken care of. But I do have a local mechanic that won't soak me like a dealership would that is pretty good.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 29, 2026 02:13 PM (+89TD)

25 A spatula and some Cool Whip should fix it.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 29, 2026 02:09 PM (1o8D5)

Toothpaste. Trusted by college students the world over.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 29, 2026 02:14 PM (zZu0s)

26 You know how you don't want to hear your dentist say "Oh, that cavity looks deeper than I thought." I've found that same kind of thing when working repairing exterior wood.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 29, 2026 02:14 PM (X2gcU)

27 I would have suspected that a house that old would have plaster molding.
Posted by: javems at March 29, 2026 02:10 PM (zFsEm)

The fact they used wood could also be the aforementioned cost savings.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 29, 2026 02:15 PM (zZu0s)

28 I unwittingly discovered the perfect solution for a first-world problem we get every spring.

As soon as it starts to warm up outside, it seems we get a hornet or two per week in the house. I can never see the darn things, I can only hear their frightful buzzing, and it's always in the morning when I first come downstairs.

My husband was home and swatted the first one. That's not my solution, although it's a good one. The next four have been found dead on their backs with their legs up in the air after hearing them buzz for two or three mornings. I guess they have no food or water - I don't care the reason, I just care that they very kindly present themselves on my floor (or in one case, on my washing machine nestled into my laundry scoop) for easy disposal.

Feel free to use my method, no charge.

Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 02:15 PM (afFes)

29 I haven't heard the words 'gallon of gas and a match' yet, so the problem's still easily within the bounds of Solvability, yes … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 29, 2026 02:16 PM (ayRl+)

30 You know how you don't want to hear your dentist say "Oh, that cavity looks deeper than I thought." I've found that same kind of thing when working repairing exterior wood.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 29, 2026 02:14 PM (X2gcU)

Sandra Fluke gets that a lot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 29, 2026 02:16 PM (zZu0s)

31 sand it smooth, fill the gaps, paint.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 29, 2026 02:16 PM (RDqo2)

32 Instead of using gasoline and matches yourself, I'd suggest going to a moron meetup so you have an alibi and have someone else do the dirty deed.

Maybe someone from out of the country...

Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 29, 2026 02:16 PM (Sco7b)

33 We had our house releveled when we replaced the foundation, but it has never been and never will be level. If you drop a marble on the south side it will slowly but surely roll northward.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 02:17 PM (RIvkX)

34 30 You know how you don't want to hear your dentist say "Oh, that cavity looks deeper than I thought." I've found that same kind of thing when working repairing exterior wood.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 29, 2026 02:14 PM (X2gcU)

Sandra Fluke gets that a lot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 29, 2026 02:16 PM (zZu0s)

Rachel Corrie....not so much...

Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 29, 2026 02:17 PM (Sco7b)

35 Feel free to use my method, no charge.
Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 02:15 PM (afFes)
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*wonders where the shivving comes into it*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 02:19 PM (RIvkX)

36 > I need a Martini Farmer to do vehicle stuff that I decide is over my head.
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LOL

The trim piece was available on Amazon for less than $40. Same piece from Ford? $119 plus about $200 -250 to install it.

YouTube makes it look "easy." It wasn't. But it was worth $40. Plus I drank plenty of Bourbon afterwards to ease my pain.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2026 02:20 PM (AkEZC)

37 Is it a load-bearing moulding?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at March 29, 2026 02:21 PM (0aYVJ)

38 There is original 1906 moulding that we insisted the carpenter reproduce when we redid the house. Too bad it is ... not so good. We wanted to keep the design consistent.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 02:21 PM (RIvkX)

39 I suppose my house is 50-55 years old. Some rooms still have that shag carpeting. I might replace it, but part of me thinks "meh, I think I'll want to sell and move farther from Denver when I retire, may as well just give the buyer an allowance to replace flooring then to hope they would be okay with my choice of laminate flooring."

I don't have the gene(s) to want my house to be super nice. The basics are fine. I can keep it warm in winter and cool enough in the summer w/o busting the budget.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 29, 2026 02:21 PM (+89TD)

40 @ 28 I unwittingly discovered the perfect solution for a first-world problem we get every spring.
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There's another solution for these nasty little flying attack machines: ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL in a straight-line sprayer bottle (not a 'mist-er'). The alcohol acts as a 'freeze' agent that suddenly drops their body temp (and it smells better than insecticides) and makes 'em jerk a bit before falling to the cold hard cement surface below. Ah lubs me some isopropyl alkyhol for wasp-killin'.

Just be sure to do it (a) early in the morning or (b) late in the afternoon / early evening. That's when their biology works in your favor and (b) against them. They're sleepy and slow-moving then, and your chances of being stung are a LOT lower.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 29, 2026 02:21 PM (ayRl+)

41 George Washington slept there.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2026 02:21 PM (Cqx++)

42
*wonders where the shivving comes into it*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 02:19 PM (RIvkX)
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That's the beauty of this method! I don't even have to take my shiv out of its sheath. If that's where one keeps one's shiv.

Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 02:22 PM (afFes)

43 Or (with the paint being off shade) you could go ahead and paint it. Then take up smoking, blowing smoke on the offensive area. Once spot matches, quit smoking. Burn house down because of withdrawal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 29, 2026 02:22 PM (zZu0s)

44 I need to replace the hood struts/supports on the Buick. I have them on hand, but know that my back is going to suffer doing the leaning/twisting to get at things.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 29, 2026 02:23 PM (XeU6L)

45 Just be sure to do it (a) early in the morning or (b) late in the afternoon / early evening. That's when their biology works in your favor and (b) against them. They're sleepy and slow-moving then, and your chances of being stung are a LOT lower.
Posted by: Dr_No at March 29, 2026 02:21 PM (ayRl+)
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If I see one, I'll try it! These buggers make a lot of noise but hide. My husband uses the fly-swatter (he's better at spotting them than I am). We probably won't see any more, we usually just get one a week while the weather warms up and then I guess they figure the pickin's are better outside.

Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 02:24 PM (afFes)

46 OT I successfully whined up a brisket for seder.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 02:10 PM (RIvkX)
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That's some serious kvetching right there!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 29, 2026 02:30 PM (1o8D5)

47 Obviously, you need to rearrange the furniture in that room so there's something placed in front of the unsightly gap in the molding.

Then next week's FWP can be either "wife upset about furniture rearrangement," or, if she's cool with it, "improper feng shui leading to migraines and distemper."

Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 02:30 PM (VHUov)

48 ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL

Muh favorite ammo
Lubs it when bugs drop out of the air.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 29, 2026 02:30 PM (Kt19C)

49 George Washington slept there.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2026 02:21 PM (Cqx++)
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That's where he hit his head.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 29, 2026 02:31 PM (1o8D5)

50 I did manage one DIY thing on my pickup. I had lost the 'key' to jack the spare tire down from the frame. Its in some ditch in WY, luckily it was lost after I had gotten the spare tire down when I had a flat.

I looked up how to remove the key fitting on the jack, so that the tire can just be jacked down with no 'key.' I had to unbolt the jack to get to it, and then bolt the jack back on but I got it done.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 29, 2026 02:31 PM (+89TD)

51 The photo is too close-in to tell, but is that molding atop a mop-board?

Posted by: 13times at March 29, 2026 02:32 PM (cfwti)

52 I haven't heard the words 'gallon of gas and a match' yet, so the problem's still easily within the bounds of Solvability, yes … ?
Posted by: Dr_No

That solution was in the first paragraph of the Content*.

* - That's the weird header area, above the comments.

Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 02:33 PM (VHUov)

53 I don't have the gene(s) to want my house to be super nice. The basics are fine. I can keep it warm in winter and cool enough in the summer w/o busting the budget.
Posted by: PaleRider
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Same here. We were once 'house proud', but the energy to take care of things has diminished. So long as there is heating and cooling, and nothing is leaking, I'm fairly happy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 29, 2026 02:34 PM (XeU6L)

54 That solution was in the first paragraph of the Content*.

* - That's the weird header area, above the comments.
Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 02:33 PM

I rarely read the preamble.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 29, 2026 02:35 PM (4NO2D)

55 I'm not parking my pickup in some inner city parking garage where 3rd world thieves are given free rein to steal catalytic converters, fuel, spare tires etc. And if I was, a spare tire key would probably not prevent the theft anyway, thieves probably have workarounds. But the lack of proper law enforcement is more of a morning rant topic.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 29, 2026 02:37 PM (+89TD)

56 Full size spares have been a rarity for the past... 30 years?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 29, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

57 we get yellow jackets in the house in the winter, when I bring in wood from the wood shed. They hibernate in crevices for the winter, and cordwood has a lot of crevices.
The cats get all excited over the practice for their hunting skills, and I don't tell my wife.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 29, 2026 02:39 PM (rbvCR)

58 I think pickups usually still have them Aetius. My car just has the little donut but the pickup has a full size rim and tire on the spare.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 29, 2026 02:40 PM (+89TD)

59 Had great luck eliminating wasps from around our front door.
Twelve ounce soda can, apple juice (bait), spoon of boric acid (the poison), and a stick or twig to stand up in the can.

Lets the wasps go into the can, come back out with the poison, then bring the poison to the nest

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 29, 2026 02:40 PM (5EGt7)

60 My dog lived. Now I'm thinking of getting an outside ramp or have steps by the patio to make it easier for him to get in and out.

Getting inside is easy. Strong back legs. Getting out is...problematic. And that's before I've been lifting him in and out.

Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 29, 2026 02:41 PM (Sco7b)

61 Stink bugs?

Any thoughts?

Posted by: Denny Crane - They Are Fucking Mini Dinosaurs... at March 29, 2026 02:41 PM (dmDsy)

62 I'm wondering if I should move before my roof is 20 years old and I have to replace it. First world problems indeed!

Posted by: Lex at March 29, 2026 02:42 PM (y4H1r)

63 Stink bugs?

Any thoughts?
Posted by: Denny Crane - They Are Fucking Mini Dinosaurs... at March 29, 2026 02:41 PM (dmDsy)

This is no fit place for the black speech of Mordor.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 29, 2026 02:42 PM (Ot/FD)

64 My FWP today was microwaving potatoes - since they were different sizes, they each needed a different time.

Oh the humanity!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 29, 2026 02:42 PM (cYBz/)

65 I'm not parking my pickup in some inner city parking garage where 3rd world thieves are given free rein to steal catalytic converters, fuel, spare tires etc. And if I was, a spare tire key would probably not prevent the theft anyway, thieves probably have workarounds. But the lack of proper law enforcement is more of a morning rant topic.
Posted by: PaleRider

Battery powered sawzall is the thieves best friend.
Pick-ups are targeted because you can just roll under them. No jacks needed.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 02:43 PM (/lPRQ)

66
Full size spares have been a rarity for the past... 30 years?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I have one in my 2000 Camry.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2026 02:44 PM (Cqx++)

67 Stink bugs?
Any thoughts?
Posted by: Denny Crane

We just had a thread on No Kings protesters.

Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 02:44 PM (VHUov)

68 we get yellow jackets in the house in the winter, when I bring in wood from the wood shed.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 29, 2026 02:39 PM (rbvCR)

Black widows here. Lots of them. I have to inspect every piece of wood for the little devils.

Posted by: 13times at March 29, 2026 02:44 PM (cfwti)

69 Stink bugs?

Any thoughts?
Posted by: Denny Crane - They Are Fucking Mini Dinosaurs... at March 29, 2026 02:41 PM (dmDsy)
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Take a look on YouTube. I've seen homemade contraptions made out of 2-liter soda bottles, I think, that were very effective. We only get a couple a year anymore so I don't bother trying to trap them, but I do recall seeing some inventive homemade traps.

Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 02:45 PM (afFes)

70 The mustang has the well for a full size spare, but just an air pump in that space. I find this insulting.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 29, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)

71 Patch and paint, make it what it ain't...

Posted by: man at March 29, 2026 02:48 PM (XuXeR)

72 Same here. We were once 'house proud', but the energy to take care of things has diminished. So long as there is heating and cooling, and nothing is leaking, I'm fairly happy.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 29, 2026 02:34 PM (XeU6L)
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*fistbump*

So far this year we've had one heating issue (minor) and two leaking issues (one major but caught in time, one minor). So I guess we see what the summer brings.

Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 02:48 PM (afFes)

73 Stink bugs? Get the BugZooka. Uses vacuum tube, picks them off the wall without crashing their smelly insides.

There might be cheaper items out there

https://tinyurl.com/6225kekd

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 29, 2026 02:50 PM (lkaN3)

74 Posted by: Denny Crane - They Are Fucking Mini Dinosaurs... at March 29, 2026 02:41 PM (dmDsy)
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Take a look on YouTube. I've seen homemade contraptions made out of 2-liter soda bottles, I think, that were very effective. We only get a couple a year anymore so I don't bother trying to trap them, but I do recall seeing some inventive homemade traps.
Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 02:45 PM (afFes)

Thanks for the tip, bluebell. I guess in the spring you only see the ones that managed to winter in your house. I used a vacuum cleaner last time there were a bunch, it ended up making it stink so bad I had to throw it out...

Posted by: Denny Crane - I'm Not That Bright... at March 29, 2026 02:50 PM (dmDsy)

75 My truck has 17" wheels. The spare, under the bed, is a 17" wheel, but the tire is a bit smaller than the other 4.

I don't think it'd fit if it was larger.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2026 02:50 PM (AkEZC)

76 Watching a shotgun round video that means to beca drone killer.
The round is bee hive parts that are tied together so spreads out but connected .

Posted by: Skip at March 29, 2026 02:51 PM (Ia/+0)

77 First world problem; just about ran to Chick-Fil-A to get a bite to eat..........it's SUNDAY.(facepalm)

Can't they hire atheists for Sunday?

Posted by: JROD at March 29, 2026 02:52 PM (IlL6s)

78 Paint a tiny little skier, skiing down the crack slope. It won't annoy you as much when you look at it.

Posted by: Orson at March 29, 2026 02:56 PM (dIske)

79 ***as you can see it was pieced together with what I can only assume was scraps
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Looking at old houses it's amazing the joiner quality they have. Such clean and precise cuts done with hand tools.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 29, 2026 02:57 PM (pUqS1)

80 Somalia says they will take back their Princess Illam Omar if we deport her.

I say let's make a two for the price one deal and send our American Ayatollah Barry Sotero with her !!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 29, 2026 02:59 PM (X7dyz)

81 We are replacing our original 40yo Hot Point electric stove on Good Friday with a LG ceramic cooktop. Wife will be pleased. I hope it will get really hot for baking bread.

Posted by: Accomack at March 29, 2026 03:00 PM (GbONR)

82 First world problem; just about ran to Chick-Fil-A to get a bite to eat..........it's SUNDAY.(facepalm)

Can't they hire atheists for Sunday?
Posted by: JROD

Convert half the locations to Jewish ownership. Then those will be closed on Saturday, instead. Then your first-world problem will be having to drive a little further.

Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 03:01 PM (VHUov)

83 78 Paint a tiny little skier, skiing down the crack slope. It won't annoy you as much when you look at it.
Posted by: Orson at March 29, 2026 02:56 PM (dIske)

Paint a tiny Sisyphus rolling a boulder uphill.

Posted by: Your Grandfather's History teacher at March 29, 2026 03:04 PM (WkL+O)

84 11 Maybe if you just sanded down the splotchey paint it wouldn't look so bad or at least your eye wouldn't be drawn to it whenever you looked that way.
Posted by: Tuna at March 29, 2026 02:05 PM (lJ0H4)

But then the replacement paint would be slightly off shade to the rest and would always draw the OCDCBD eye.

No, better to nuke the whole town and start fresh.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 29, 2026 02:06 PM (zZu0s)

or, just do what I do.... and take my damn glasses off!

Lookie! no problem!

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 29, 2026 03:05 PM (mP0Kj)

85 After reading about people's problems here I get why a throw away society is not a bad idea. You wind up spending more time and money trying to fix something than just throwing it away and buying a new one. A lot less frustrating too.

Posted by: Case at March 29, 2026 03:05 PM (pvf3X)

86 Two words:

Plexiderm™

Posted by: muldoon at March 29, 2026 03:07 PM (qgHp7)

87 the trim carpenter

One thing I can tell you is that

Posted by: DaveA at March 29, 2026 03:08 PM (FhXTo)

88 One thing I can tell you is that if you let an 18 foot piece of trim fall flat on a concrete 84 warehouse floor it will shatter.

Posted by: DaveA at March 29, 2026 03:09 PM (FhXTo)

89 26 You know how you don't want to hear your dentist say "Oh, that cavity looks deeper than I thought." I've found that same kind of thing when working repairing exterior wood.
Posted by: JM
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Been looking for another house. Found one that fit all the parameters to t T. The trim and fascia had new metal siding and a bit close to the roof peak was pealed back. Ruh Roh, the hidden part wasn't worn it was rotten. Yeah, no.

There's a mini-Blackrock in this state buying up junkers then contracting a company that does a good enough job covering sin for the unsuspecting home buyer. Hope they get busted.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 29, 2026 03:09 PM (pUqS1)

90 It looks like a rift in space-time, you'll need to fire a tachyon beam at it for 2 minutes to cloae it. That'll be $50,000, thanks.

Posted by: Sophisticated Connoisseur of Film at March 29, 2026 03:11 PM (cWLG3)

91 hear your dentist say "Oh, that cavity looks deeper

This goes double for your brain surgeon.

Posted by: DaveA at March 29, 2026 03:12 PM (FhXTo)

92 >>So far this year we've had one heating issue (minor) and two leaking issues (one major but caught in time, one minor). So I guess we see what the summer brings.

When I was looking for a home here I intentionally chose a spec home so I wouldn't have to constantly be Mr Fixit. After surviving 2 old farms where the Fixit guy, aka me, never had less than a full list and a complete house remodel from hell I wanted a place where everything was new.

So this past Christmas season I came downstairs to a chill. Checked the thermostat and yep, it was 55 degrees. I'm cheap but not that cheap. The downstairs furnace died. Had to get a new one installed which was not in the budget.

The HVAC guy said I was lucky. The one in the attic is going to cost even more to replace when it dies. And it will. It's like living with the Sword of Damocles hanging over my head.

Speaking of, I was sitting at my workbench a few weeks before the furnace died and I heard what sounded like dripping water. Because it was dripping water, coming through the ceiling in my dining room. Broken pipe in the attic. And then my refrigerator died. Again.

I'm good with broken house stuff for a while please.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 29, 2026 03:12 PM (viF8m)

93 My friends picked me up a tray of sushi at Costco the other week. It cost me about $24 Canadian for 30 pieces of sushi.

BUT it had 4 little packets of soy sauce, 3 packets of ginger and outrageously, 2 tiny, tiny packages of wasabi. Seriously.

I just looked on Amazon. I guess I can buy my own for next time. But still. Canada's turning into a shithole.

Time for another horror movie. It's difficult to be terrified and mentally disturbed with a cat sleeping in your lap by the way.

Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 29, 2026 03:14 PM (Sco7b)

94 @92 All I can say is, sorry man. Don't want to jinx myself.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 29, 2026 03:18 PM (cWLG3)

95 Helped a pal move. Kicked back on the sofa, looking up at ceiling, uh, why can I see sky through that room long crack?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 29, 2026 03:18 PM (Kt19C)

96 @95 The Money Pit: Electric Boogaloo?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 29, 2026 03:19 PM (cWLG3)

97 76 Watching a shotgun round video that means to beca drone killer.
The round is bee hive parts that are tied together so spreads out but connected .
Posted by: Skip at March 29, 2026 02:51 PM (Ia/+0)

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Basically fires a mini snare net.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 29, 2026 03:21 PM (cWLG3)

98 This all pales in comparison to our daughter and son-in-law's place. It was hit by a tornado about 2 weeks ago. Took down a huge, I mean massive tree in the back yard that punched holes in the roof, ripped up siding, punched through their septic tank and shoved the outside A/C compressor off its pad.

It's amazing the place is still standing.

It's a mobile home.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2026 03:22 PM (AkEZC)

99 Speaking of, I was sitting at my workbench a few weeks before the furnace died and I heard what sounded like dripping water. Because it was dripping water, coming through the ceiling in my dining room. Broken pipe in the attic. And then my refrigerator died. Again.

I'm good with broken house stuff for a while please.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 29, 2026 03:12 PM (viF8m)

Wow. That puts my sushi problem into perspective.

Water damage scares the crap out of me. Fire, meh. But water damage...that's a gift that unexpectedly keeps on giving.

Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 29, 2026 03:22 PM (Sco7b)

100 Yikes, JackStraw, I'm sorry. If it makes you feel better, our gas furnace is 28 years old and I know we are living on borrowed time. As for our fridge - we got a new one when we remodeled - 22 years ago. Also living on borrowed time. Frankly, I'm surprised that and our ovens from the same time are still going strong. Hope I didn't just jinx them.

If so, I'll be back in this thread next week complaining. Really complaining, because that's Easter and I'm hosting a lot of people and it would be really hard without a fridge or ovens.

Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 03:24 PM (afFes)

101 Martini Farmer, I'm so sorry to hear that about your daughter's home! I presume they are both okay? What a giant mess.

Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 03:25 PM (afFes)

102 Not much net as strings just keep spread together

Posted by: Skip at March 29, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)

103 @102 Should be effective until drones have repulsors instead of propellers for lift. 😁

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 29, 2026 03:29 PM (cWLG3)

104 The NDP leadership convention in Winnipeg was just an absolute parade of human debris and the extreme of wokery. It may be a preview of the 2028 Dem convention in the United States.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 29, 2026 03:29 PM (hJH5n)

105 > Martini Farmer, I'm so sorry to hear that about your daughter's home! I presume they are both okay? What a giant mess.
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Our daughter was at work that night. She's a nurse at the hospital in town. Her husband and kids, along with us, were at a storm shelter. It was wild that night.

It was what they call a "long track" F-1 tornado. Left a path of destruction about 48 miles long across 3 counties here in KY.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2026 03:30 PM (AkEZC)

106 I just read a story about people sharing embarrassing work stories. A young woman told of her first waitressing job. Someone ordered champagne. She thought you had to shake it and spray it over everyone like a F1 driver, which was the only reference she had.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 29, 2026 03:30 PM (gQ15S)

107 PSA / AWFL Alert:

President Trump has gotten more fat women out walking than Jenny Craig ever did.
_that is all

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 29, 2026 03:30 PM (pUqS1)

108 My FWP - trying to save some bucks by repairing the out of warranty laptop. Broke the laptop. Money I needed, gone to a replacement. Stuck on the phone, or when really desperate the creaking old desktop computer, until Tuesday! The humanity!

Posted by: RandomDave at March 29, 2026 03:31 PM (GFDvZ)

109 Couple more coats of paint should cover it up for a year or two.

Posted by: a.moron at March 29, 2026 03:32 PM (X5Jzz)

110 Our daughter was at work that night. She's a nurse at the hospital in town. Her husband and kids, along with us, were at a storm shelter. It was wild that night.

It was what they call a "long track" F-1 tornado. Left a path of destruction about 48 miles long across 3 counties here in KY.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2026 03:30 PM (AkEZC)
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Oof. Thanks be to God you all were safe. 48 mile path of destruction, yowzers. Nature can be so cruel.

Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 03:32 PM (afFes)

111 I've been waiting for a couple of weeks since we had a power outage but no one has remarked on my new hash written in the style of colonial English. I wonder what I did to Pixy for him to give me that one.

Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 03:34 PM (afFes)

112 30 You know how you don't want to hear your dentist say "Oh, that cavity looks deeper than I thought." I've found that same kind of thing when working repairing exterior wood.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 29, 2026 02:14 PM (X2gcU)

Sandra Fluke gets that a lot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 29, 2026 02:16 PM (zZu0s)

. . . with an echo . . . echo . . . echo

Posted by: a.moron at March 29, 2026 03:35 PM (X5Jzz)

113 bluebell, my first thought was that you're working for AAFES now..

Posted by: RandomDave at March 29, 2026 03:35 PM (GFDvZ)

114 Scrape the high points, respackle with M&H or similar putty/spackle, paint it.
Leave it for the next owner. You haven't got all that much time left anyway.

Posted by: Tick, Tock, Memento Mori at March 29, 2026 03:36 PM (oftw2)

115 bluebell, my first thought was that you're working for AAFES now..
Posted by: RandomDave at March 29, 2026 03:35 PM (GFDvZ)
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I had to look that up but I like that interpretation better!

Posted by: bluebell at March 29, 2026 03:37 PM (afFes)

116 It does look like paint has been layered on about a dozen timed.

Posted by: Skip at March 29, 2026 03:37 PM (Ia/+0)

117 >>This all pales in comparison to our daughter and son-in-law's place. It was hit by a tornado about 2 weeks ago. Took down a huge, I mean massive tree in the back yard that punched holes in the roof, ripped up siding, punched through their septic tank and shoved the outside A/C compressor off its pad.

Last fall I had a big limb on tree in my neighbors yard taken down. It was hanging over my patio and he's uphill from and I knew it was just a matter of time before gravity did its thing.

About a week ago we had really big winds and a tree that was right next to the one I had pruned toppled into his yard. Thankful for southwest winds. That would've hurt if it came this way.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 29, 2026 03:38 PM (viF8m)

118 My FWP is replacing my wardrobe. I knew I'd lost weight but not how much until the weather got warm. I don't think my employer would appreciate me showing up in rolled-up jeans and too-big T-shirts. Office wear is so expensive now and the thrift shops have crappy Temu and Shein dresses with the tags still on them.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at March 29, 2026 03:40 PM (VgFuN)

119 I just read a story about people sharing embarrassing work stories. A young woman told of her first waitressing job. Someone ordered champagne. She thought you had to shake it and spray it over everyone like a F1 driver, which was the only reference she had.
Posted by: Notsothoreau

So, everything she knows she learned on the Internet?

Her first encounter with the opposite sex is going to be really hot or really hilarious, one or the other.

Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 03:42 PM (VHUov)

120 I don't know, but the idea of shaking and spraying it made me smile

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 29, 2026 03:44 PM (gQ15S)

121 I don't know, but the idea of shaking and spraying it made me smile
Posted by: Notsothoreau

I'm just happy her point of reference was celebrating an F1 win, and not christening a ship.

Posted by: dude what ordered the champagne at March 29, 2026 03:48 PM (VHUov)

122 My First World Problem is that I am down-sizing from my home of 20 years... I bought all the boxes and tape, yet I have filled not even one...

I can leave anything I want to leave, but that just means more doubt... What do I take? What do I abandon?

That's the word- abandon. It's like anything I leave behind, I am abandoning it....

This shit is real.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 29, 2026 03:49 PM (dmDsy)

123 oh, nice, bluebell! the old english "long s" adds sophistication!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 29, 2026 03:50 PM (MIIRH)

124 116 It does look like paint has been layered on about a dozen timed.

I was thinking that it could be treated like bondo, and the contours could be filed and sanded to fair up the surface nice and smooth.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 29, 2026 03:53 PM (MIIRH)

125
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 29, 2026 03:49 PM (dmDsy)
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Walk around with a pad and pen first and make some notes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 03:55 PM (RIvkX)

126 12 Horde medical wisdom is relevant here.

Slap a hot iron on it.
Posted by: Pete Bog at March 29, 2026 02:07 PM (xAJnx)

And duct tape.

Posted by: m at March 29, 2026 03:55 PM (fNISR)

127 Could be worse. That could be romex under that crusty paint.

Keep a fire extinguisher handy.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 29, 2026 03:56 PM (Fbc0I)

128 SSBN we did that a few years ago, and it is so hard.

Because my husband was ill, it was my job, and I ended up hiring a service, and have not regretted doing that (even though I agonized over a lot of the choices).

I can't remember the name (because I've probably forgotten on purpose--we were doing it because my husband was in severe decline, and we needed something much smaller and much more handicap friendly), but they basically cater to hoarders or those dealing with them, although that is not their only customer base.

They were awesome: they wanted a list of everything we wanted put aside to keep, which they packed for us. They let us pass judgment on everything else, divided into what we were giving away to family and friends (who we put on notice to come pick and choose), what could be donated (which they hauled away and provided tax receipts for), and what could be pitched (and they hauled THAT away).

So kind and patient--they apparently work with lots of people who don't WANT to do this, and who cry and scream and fight them. I could not have done it without them.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 29, 2026 04:00 PM (enw9G)

129 SSBN -
I've been in the process of downsizing for a couple of years.
Ruthlessness is the key.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 29, 2026 04:00 PM (2Ez/1)

130 16 A spatula and some Cool Whip should fix it.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 29, 2026 02:09 PM (1o8D5)

The ants will be everywhere.

Posted by: m at March 29, 2026 04:01 PM (fNISR)

131 Its FOOD FIGHT TIME

Posted by: Skip at March 29, 2026 04:03 PM (Ia/+0)

132 That is a hard one SSBN. When my mom passed away I started doing some slow decluttering. Key word slow, but that gave me time to list some of the nicer things on ebay. I usually underestimated shipping costs but I didn't come out negative on anything and I did have the feeling of "somebody wanted this enough to bid for it on ebay"

I'd probably start with the easy stuff of "I want to have this in the smaller place" and the "why do I still have this?" Then you can deal with the other stuff.

A good technique I read years ago for stuff you can't decide on. Flip a coin, when you find yourself going "please be heads or please be tails" that is what your subconscious wants, don't bother looking how the coin landed.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 29, 2026 04:03 PM (+89TD)

133 Noodage

Posted by: Nooder at March 29, 2026 04:03 PM (2Ez/1)

134 SSBN,

This trick works for me: Take a picture.

If you have something you really need to discard, but can't seem to let go, take a nice picture of it. I found that when I did that, I could let the object go.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper who is NOT a packrat, well, maybe a little at March 29, 2026 04:05 PM (WkL+O)

135 Wasps: Brake parts cleaner (the aerosol spray can type).

https://youtu.be/HgCTeJXKpYU

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 29, 2026 04:06 PM (O7YUW)

136 "Take a picture."

Ditto. Took a zillion.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 29, 2026 04:18 PM (2Ez/1)

137 92 I was sitting at my workbench a few weeks before the furnace died and I heard what sounded like dripping water. Because it was dripping water, coming through the ceiling in my dining room. Broken pipe in the attic.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 29, 2026 03:12 PM (viF8m)

Oh, man. Nicely told story, tho.

Posted by: m at March 29, 2026 04:21 PM (fNISR)

138 Shiplap covers a multitude of sins.

Posted by: Chip, Joanna at March 29, 2026 04:34 PM (oftw2)

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