Re: Oh Sh** Moment

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Aug 27, 6:47?am, mikey <mikedu...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Aug 25, 9:30 pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Aug 25, 12:30?pm, mikey <mikedu...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > On Aug 23, 4:57 pm, "Robert L Bass" <RobertLB...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > > >I was up in an attic yesterday and just finished pulling a wire behind a
> > > > > knee wall, when my foot slipped off the joist and went to the knee through
> > > > > the living room ceiling.
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> > > > > On the positive side, it was a smooth ceiling so i won't have to try to
> > > > > match a popcorn ceiling.
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> > > > I had a similar experience in a condo in CT many years ago except I went in up to my hips.  One of my techs was working nearby and
> > > > heard me yell.  He came running and had a great laugh at the sight of my legs dangling through the ceiling.
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> > > > The customer had assured me that all the plywood flooring in the attic was screwed down.  I stepped on one piece that wasn't.  It
> > > > was a bathroom ceiling.  I hired a drywall guy to replace the ceiling and repaint it.  Fortunately, the wallpaper wasn't damaged.
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> > > > The client was out of the country at the time.  I finished the installation and left a note explaining what had happened.  The
> > > > drywaller did such a good job that the client said he couldn't tell anything had been done.  Other than a couple of bruised elbows
> > > > and a little $$ loss, it worked out OK.  The lesson learned was never to believe anyone about attic flooring.  :)
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> > > > --
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> > > > Regards,
> > > > Robert L Bass
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> > > Well, I glad to see you survived your bout with lung cancer.
> > > I see you still like to tell tall tales though. I thought ceiling
> > > studs down there were on 24 inch centres, no way you would have
> > > stopped at the hips, in fact, I'm surprised they didn't find you in
> > > the basement.-
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> > Not to worry Mikey. The odds are against him surviving the next 5
> > years without a fatal reoccurrance. Usually brain, lung or pancreas.
> > Not too much longer, considering ..............
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> Well, hullo there, Jim
> It's been awhile. I miss my old newsreader and am trying to get used
> to google reader so don't check in as much as I used to. I find it too
> much of a pain to follow the action and of course, still lots of crap
> to wade through.
> Good to see some familiar faces.... too bad Bass still likes poking
> folks in the eye, first email I read was his lame use of his
> detractors' names as verbs used in a derogatory manner. Quite pathetic
> that he has to resort to that to market an internet drop-shipping
> business.

Yeh, I had to do that awhile back, also.

Google's not the best but it's convenient and you get used to it after
awhile.