Attention Home Depot Customers...
Dec. 5th, 2002 09:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hiddenmusePlease ignore the redhead experiencing a geek-out in the bathroom fixtures aisle.
Yes, I was geeking out in a hardware store.
It all started innocently enough, a little over 3 years ago. I'd moved into a place of my own, with a friend of mine. There were a few things that had to be done to the place, so I ended up going to Home Depot to pick up the necessary goods.
Before then, I despised hardware stores. Probably because I worked at one that started out nice, but ended up treating the employees like shit. They've since gone out of business (gee, I wonder why?) ... anyways, back to my lust for Home Depot.
With a little help from a book on DIY home repairs (and a couple of wrenches) filched from my parents, I replaced the toilet seat and handle. And it was actually quite fun.
Fast-forward to this evening. I'd gone to Home Depot to pick up some of that plastic that you put on the windows to keep drafts out. Yes, the stuff you use the hair dryer on. :) I left with that, a can of WD-40 (a universal fix-all that's right up there with Duct Tape), a bar for my towel rack, and visions of apartment improvements dancing in my head.
Okay, so it's nothing too extravagant. I'm just looking at replacing the towel rack in the shower since it's wobbly and the bar has come out repeatedly. Also replacing the shower curtain rod, since it has this annoying habit of falling down at the worst possible moments - mid-shower being a personal favorite. Then there's replacing the two broken tiles on the shower walls - from the pressure of the curtain rod causing them to fracture. And finally, touching up the paint from a couple of hair dye splatters and the curtain rod marking up the walls. Did I mention that I want to install a massaging showerhead, too?
Even if I'm not in the apartment for anymore than another year or so, it'll be good to get those things repaired. They're a nuisance to me, and definitely an eyesore. Nothing more fun than having guests see my bathroom looking like the beginning skirmish of Armageddon had taken place there.
Just give me that Home Depot book on DIY Repairs, and a couple of Home Depot clerks willing to answer my questions. I'll be set. :)
Yes, I was geeking out in a hardware store.
It all started innocently enough, a little over 3 years ago. I'd moved into a place of my own, with a friend of mine. There were a few things that had to be done to the place, so I ended up going to Home Depot to pick up the necessary goods.
Before then, I despised hardware stores. Probably because I worked at one that started out nice, but ended up treating the employees like shit. They've since gone out of business (gee, I wonder why?) ... anyways, back to my lust for Home Depot.
With a little help from a book on DIY home repairs (and a couple of wrenches) filched from my parents, I replaced the toilet seat and handle. And it was actually quite fun.
Fast-forward to this evening. I'd gone to Home Depot to pick up some of that plastic that you put on the windows to keep drafts out. Yes, the stuff you use the hair dryer on. :) I left with that, a can of WD-40 (a universal fix-all that's right up there with Duct Tape), a bar for my towel rack, and visions of apartment improvements dancing in my head.
Okay, so it's nothing too extravagant. I'm just looking at replacing the towel rack in the shower since it's wobbly and the bar has come out repeatedly. Also replacing the shower curtain rod, since it has this annoying habit of falling down at the worst possible moments - mid-shower being a personal favorite. Then there's replacing the two broken tiles on the shower walls - from the pressure of the curtain rod causing them to fracture. And finally, touching up the paint from a couple of hair dye splatters and the curtain rod marking up the walls. Did I mention that I want to install a massaging showerhead, too?
Even if I'm not in the apartment for anymore than another year or so, it'll be good to get those things repaired. They're a nuisance to me, and definitely an eyesore. Nothing more fun than having guests see my bathroom looking like the beginning skirmish of Armageddon had taken place there.
Just give me that Home Depot book on DIY Repairs, and a couple of Home Depot clerks willing to answer my questions. I'll be set. :)
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*coooooooooough* That's always a must. Where oh where would I be without you, oh massaging showerhead?! ;P
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Date: 2002-12-05 09:30 pm (UTC)Painting is just about the only actual repair I can do.
wOOt!
Date: 2002-12-06 12:06 pm (UTC)