So what is it that makes a man a man? is it a hairy Chest, A sporty Car, a six pack (of anything,beer or muscle)? Well I think I have just found out! keep reading it is clean I promise, well...
Jackie and I decided that we should come out of renting, why rent when we could pay about the same but to have our own house! well we managed to get our feet on the big old ladder ( this is not part of the Manly thing just its building up to it!, however you will see a ladder involved later). WE were blessed with a real nice house in a not so nice area, the house needed no work, it was a case of move in and then move out again...
...so let me explain, we loved the house, but it was not totally rite, however we were there for 18 months. some of you may have read some of the post about the pains of getting our new house, well the pains have continued, but in a good way, a way that make me a man!
so when we moved in - um October 26 2007, got the keys about 11 AM, how nice.
The house is so different, it a semi, 3 bed at the end of a street, nice neighbours and massive garden (this is what I like, and it looks good already, even better). it even has a drive, wow, never had one of them b4, and our own garage, how cule. The house was built in the 60's, so older than my biggest tree fern, that old! But with an old house comes old thing, old walls, floors, ceilings and Roofs and fences! - this is what brings me to start getting to talking about feeling like a man!
so the last few months we have had loads of rain, this has decided to make a more personal visit to us by way of breaking into our downstairs bathroom, we had a ...leak, oh no. ok, so I think I can do this, I can fix it. not a problem, well it is a problem as I have never done it b4.
ok, so here goes, I decide to take down the ceiling, oh what a mess! next I have to climb the ladder ( not the same as I put my foot on b4 but a real metal one that reaches to the roof!)Gulp. its too high, even though its only a flat roof on the ground floor! so I get up on the roof and start to clear off the muck that was on it. yuck. so then head off to the DIY store and get some roof sealer, agghhh, what is that I hear you say, well I heard myself saying that loads as I paced up and down the isles looking for that stuff for the roof. well I found the roof department, found some stuff in a Massive tin, it was heavy, cost loads but looked good! I got a few other bits and bobs, went home and ... back track a min.. I paid for all the stuff!.. let now carry on... Went home, took all the gear inside where I then sat down and had a cup of tea after my ordeal!
This was the end of the day, it got dark, I went to bed, I was tired!
Next day was a big one ( you may remember me saying at the beginning that I promise that this is not dirty, well this is a little!)SO I go out and up on the roof again, now the roof is clear of all its dirt, I open this tin and try and brush on the stuff to the roof, its sooooo thick, I struggle, but persevere, it gets dark, I carry on. Finally I get all the roof covered, yes, and I managed in the process to get all of me covered too! oh well, I managed to do what I set out to do.
Next morning I gaze out the window to see my handy work - the work that is dirty and makes me feel like a man! and see that the rain from last nigh was sat on top and not coming in... yeahhh great, so pleased.
So I now have fixed my roof, great, All that is left for me to do is put up a new ceiling! ummm, I will get that done, umm well some time!
speak again soon.
Take care
T
