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Discussion in 'LGBT Later in Life' started by greatwhale, May 12, 2013.

  1. greatwhale

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    Greetings folks,

    Just spent 40 bucks on cleaning products and the entire afternoon finally tackling that God-awful bathroom in the apartment I recently moved into.

    When apartment-hunting I met the people that lived here before me, a middle-aged couple of smokers with a cat. The first time I saw it the smell was overwhelming, and there was a very clean three and a half apartment just upstairs from here that I had my eye on, but, seeing that I had to have the kids over, I took this larger four-and-a-half anyway.

    The landlord repainted, re-did the floors, even re-tiled the kitchen, but all they did was a slop-job refinishing and painting the walls in the bathroom. I had to deal with dried paint stuck on grimy tiles, the area around the toilet - a nightmare - the floor was a catch-all for all things gross...

    I used a razor scraper for the paint, steel wool for the nasty bits, and a tile polisher for everything else. I wore heavy-duty vinyl gloves and I even bought some knee pads (would have been impossible for my old knees otherwise...)

    This got me thinking about the whole process of making a rented place one's own. You have to peel away the residue of past lives, and create your own space. It takes time and a few missteps. I am however bringing to bear my 53 years of experience on how one lives in one's own place, and it's taking shape; and each good decision feels good.

    I look forward to be able to share it soon...
     
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    Yay! greatwhale Be brave! -Looking at Apt. Tuesday eve. My child said he doesn't care how big a place is as long as it feels "homey" No pressure there-
    Already warned bathroom being redone-"Hopefully completed" by July 1st. Other pics very nice. Small yard.
    New beginnings scary & exciting!
     
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    If you'd just installed low wattage light bulbs you could have saved forty bucks plus an afternoon!:lol:

    Hope the place will soon be all you want it to be!
     
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    Absolutely scary and absolutely exciting, definitely!

    It was a lot of work but the bathroom is all nice and shiny (if I ignore the bits I simply couldn't do anything about - and it looks better with my eyes half-shut!)

    Best of luck! :icon_bigg

    ---------- Post added 12th May 2013 at 02:54 PM ----------

    Goes with the theme of keeping the eyes half shut! :grin:
     
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    You gotta clean it to own it. :slight_smile:

    You know... I hear Pete is super handy. Got the gay and handy! Lucky guy.

    Invite Pete over and leave the toolbox and cleaning supplies out. LOL
     
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    LOL! I`m sure Pete has better things to do!

    Pretty handy myself actually. When I was 29, I built a meter-long radio-controlled sailboat from scratch, I even poured the lead to make a teardrop-shaped keel. It looks beautiful on the water as well as on its stand in my living room!
     
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    Damn that handy gene! :slight_smile:

    Captain Ahab felt about the white whale what I feel about the handy gene! Grrrr

    Hand my handy brother a broken rotary phone and he hands back a laptop.

    He casts a long shadow in our family. Love him but he got all my handy genes. Grrrr
     
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    Great job!

    I'm an avid DIYr. Though often Ill immerse myself in a project when I'm depressed or unhappy- since that gives me satisfaction.

    Wonder, now that I'm a pretty happy gay man, whether Ill be doing as many projects!

    (Ill gladly give advice, as well as lend a hand)