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I decided to install wood floors in the pink room in time for the Christmas party we host every year. I planned to do this over the Thanksgiving holiday. The room also has a small closet. As things go with older homes, a simple job turned into a 4-week project. After emptying the rooms, I noticed the drywall in the closet was in treble shape. It looked as if the previous owner enlarged the closet. Unfortunately, they took a short cut on the drywall finishing. They tried to blend the smooth finish of the addition to the existing rough finish. It didn’t look good. I had to fix it.
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Last year, we purchased Scherell a new car. The Killer Cam just was not cutting it. Well, with the purchase of the car came new issues. There was no room under the carport to park it, as my boat was taking up all the space. Well, Scherell wasn’t having that. The boat had to go, so she said. She suggested that I park it in some storage lot blocks, maybe miles from the house at a cost of no less than $100/mo. I wasn’t having that. After all, the boat was here first, first come first parked. What was I to do to keep a happy home? Bingo, I’ll build myself a new shed, i.e. preamble to a Man Cave. Then, I’ll open my current utility room so I can park the boat in it, i.e. creating access to the Man Cave. This would make room for the new car under the carport. That is what I called a win-win solution.
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