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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Ten Odd Things About The Half-Way Renovated House I’m Staying In


by Thomas M. Pender

10)          The owners keep claiming they’re under pressure to get the renovations done, yet instead of starting on said renovations, they continue to move in furniture and appliance odds and ends, which take up space and will certainly impede said renovations

9)            I’m never quite sure which switches will work and which won’t

8)            There is such a thing as “learning the hard way” that your bathroom door does not open from the inside!

7)            Various surfaces with varied levels of harshness to the feet facilitate the 24/7 wearing of footwear

6)            The absence of an HVAC unit in the Georgia summer requires one to carry a fan from room to room, all day, every day

5)            Some grass grows so high that you begin to suspect that the lawn mower is actually “out there . . . somewhere”

4)            Spare bathtubs make decent dishwashers

3)            Pizza delivery people will pass your house if there is a significant pile of flooring debris on your front porch

2)            Mail carriers are afraid to leave mail in a mailbox that is bent diagonally and held onto its post by one screw

and

1)            Having a place to stay during a period of transition is awesome . . . no matter what shape the shelter is in!

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