My dad has been here since Thursday helping us with the "kitchen". Needless to say, our house is so wacky that he hasn't even started on kitchen work yet. It turns out that about 60% of the electricity for our house was run thru these 2 old cloth wires ----->
Yeah, looks real safe right? Now imagine this powering about 10 lights, 3 space heaters, 20 outlets, etc.... How this house did not burn down, I have no idea OR how the previous owner was able to power 3 space heaters on this (as we saw when we first saw the house) I will never understand.
Scary stuff.
In addition, I spray-painted this fan black instead if it's klassy flimsy brass.
Before:
After:
Don't mind the cracked, peeling ceiling. That is a job for another day.
Tomorrow, my dad will actually start on the kitchen. Yippee.
I'm soooooo glad he is here, even though he makes me feel like the wuss that I am. Today he had to go under the back porch. Remember when I did that? I outfitted myself in the equvalient of a hazmat suit (even though Marc said I looked more like a member of Devo):
I'm soooooo glad he is here, even though he makes me feel like the wuss that I am. Today he had to go under the back porch. Remember when I did that? I outfitted myself in the equvalient of a hazmat suit (even though Marc said I looked more like a member of Devo):
So my dad goes under there like this: No mask, no gloves, no nothing:
I am a wuss.
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cracky house,
kitchen
Bunny's Dad, you're a badass and I like you already.
ReplyDeleteNow you have that song stuck in my head! I'm glad I'm not the only one with silly post titles. : ) Is your dad an electrician or does he just know how to re-wire a house?
ReplyDeleteLove reading your blog and the progress you've been making!
No fair Michelle, I was gonna call Bunny's dad a bad ass first!
ReplyDeleteso, I'll stick with saying he is one bad mother *shut your mouth*
ooh, knob & tube wiring - yikes! glad you're getting that updated. way to go bunny's dad! he's saving you guys lots of money (and perhaps your life and property)!
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