I Might Be Happy to NOT Get This Job

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Well we got it done...the pressboard and four layers of floor covering are removed.  My hands hurt from prying and tugging pulling a ton of nails from the subfloor. The drywall we found was just silly, can you give me a break-some contractor put that down to level a floor?

Joey laid the tile in the bathroom and laundry room and just as soon as I saw him clean the last tool my cry for help went out. He helped me pull up 50 feet of the subfloor and he looked at me and said, "You have doing this for two days?" "A thank you would be nice," was my response, "Thank you for letting me do the simple tile job while you battle this mess." What a boss...

Oh well, the coffee on my drive to the estimates this morning was good, but not more than five minutes into the estimate the lady of the house said, "I know what I want, and I will not pay a lot for it." Well, the only thing that I could think to say was from the Church Lady... "Isn't that special." Her husband just rolled his eyes and looked around the room. After that, I was not real sure about the job; thinking to myself, "Self, you might not want this job. This could be one of those jobs that you are so happy that you do NOT get."

I told Nash that if all goes as planned we will install the wood in his room Saturday, his face lit up. Then I said, "Make sure your girlfriend knows we have work to do, so you will not be able to hang out with her." He was at a loss for words and put on a big smile. I am so looking forward to the day; his mom said he is excited and is ready to get started.

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