Let the DIY Insanities BEGIN!!!

Whatever happened to 'service' that you used to get from those lumberyards/doityourself places?

Okay, okay-----so I've started a project.
Actually, I stopped on the way back from the airport and picked up ceiling tiles for the basement cuz I've been threatening to do that for some time. It was going to be a 'small' project. Apparently I 'forgot' that the train-room we're redoing in the basement is the length of the house?

But really--didn't they use to load your supplies into the truck for you? I seem to remember them doing stuff like that once upon a time.....
Yeah, well--they didn't. They probably thought it was kind to load the five bundles of tiles onto a cart. Maybe it was.....I was waiting for some fella to come load them into the Jeep. Seems I coulda been waiting all afternoon forgoodnesssakes! Sheeeshhhh!

Darn bundles are awkward to move--and heavy.

The good news is that I got them into the Jeep, out of the Jeep, and into the basement. I tore out ten old ones, whipped out the utility knife, cut some to size and replaced 'em with new ones already!

But I gotta tell ya.....that is one BIG room.
Small wonder I joked that we oughta turn it into a bowling alley.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that five bundles isn't going to be enough.
Which means............yep--I'll be loading them into the Jeep, out of the Jeep, and down to the basement at least one more time.

Ya know--I really DO remember them loading stuff for you at those kinda places.
I must not have looked helpless enough or somethin'........

And I changed my mind on the lighting down there -- so I'm gonna haffta try my hand at ripping out the fixtures that are there and see if I can get some spotlights put in without electrocuting myself. (that would be a good plan--he'd be REAL worked up if electrocution happened in his absence! LOLOL)

And while I was ripping out some of the tiles I noticed that I have to find a couple new ceiling vents, too.
AND fix the duct work so they're sitting flush with the ceiling.

Did I mention that it's a freaking HUGE room?

Ya know.........I just might haffta talk him into extending the visit if I keep this up! LOLOL