What did you do today?

[C.J.]

I got a buddy that takes a nap every day at 2. He’ll knock on your door at 6 AM though to start working. Different strokes for different folks. Big cities are a lot different than small towns and the fun begins when us city slickers move to a small town then wonder why they don’t like us. I know exactly why, I just don’t care.

 

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I don't care if City slickers move into my town. They don't have my reputation so it doesn't make a damn bit of difference.
With the exception of this entire last year which has been crazy for me, a large portion of my work is doing repair work. Either none of the other installers like doing it .......or I'm repairing work that they screwed up. A homeowner called me and wanted her whole house restretched.
The installation had just been completed. She told me that the shop told her to call me and arrange the restretch, then for me to bill them for my time. I soon discovered that the entire house including two living room areas were all put in with a kicker. I could tell by the marks in the back.
I was called by a homeowner to inspect a carpet that had just been installed. The installation was a woven karistan wool that went from one bedroom, into a hallway, and then into the master bedroom. The job was installed with a stinger and the pattern was two and a half inches out of whack in one bedroom. The bedroom was 15 ft long by 11 ft 10.
It wasn't fixable and I told the shop to order 25 ft of carpet so that I could replace one bedroom and the hallway. I charged $960.
The original installer had two seams in a 17ft long hallway. Upon removal it had stinger marks all over in the same tape towards the end of the hallway. The hallway should have had one seam. In one bedroom, the carpet could have been folded through the doorway and into the hallway,
By doing that, it eliminated one head seam. He had a total of four seams, and I ended up having two. The difficulty of this job was because of the stripes and it being a woven product which doesn't stretch. I started in one bedroom, folded it through and into the hallway and 17 ft down the hallway where I seamed on another 5-ft piece, the stripes had to match up with the room that I was not replacing. My nerves were shot just trying to figure out how lucky I get.
Customer was totally thrilled and the shop was able to get the cut off the same roll as the original job.
I'm not worried about city slickers even if they can do the same quality that I can. It takes a long time to earn a reputation in a small town. If I moved to another town, I would instantly become just "another guy"
I've never been able to move fast or do large volumes. I only get jobs that fit my style.

 

[Floorist]

 

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It's not a happy Friday.

 

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To get the old ball joint nut off I ran into a problem. When I turn the nut, the shaft turned with it.
I use my angle grinder to slice a hole through the top of the nut and the spindle post of the joint.
I wobble the joint around and it actually feels good.
The problem was someone probably didn't tighten the nut tight enough and the lower hole in the cast spindle is wallowed out.
So I'm still going to need a new lower joint but now I need a new spindle.
My unhappy Friday is getting worse.

 

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I'm amazed they allow people to stand right alongside the road. I'm even more amazed that people would actually stand beside the road.
https://fb.watch/6vJSQmd9Z8/After posting I saw that it says you have to log into Facebook....
Sorry about that.

 

[Csason]

He did them probono.

I donated 200 sq ft of carpet tile that I’ll never find a place for if that counts !

 

[Jon]

I believe its the 4th July coming up for you guys
Anybody doing anything exciting while I go to work trying to unroll a roll of commercial type vinyl then lay it. Its blo...dy cold here of about 4C without wrecking the walls in a toilet block. Could be a short day and I go home telling them to warm up the building

 

[Floorist]

I believe its the 4th July coming up for you guys
Anybody doing anything exciting while I go to work trying to unroll a roll of commercial type vinyl then lay it. Its blo...dy cold here of about 4C without wrecking the walls in a toilet block. Could be a short day and I go home telling them to warm up the building

Just cutting grass, today eating homemade chicken fried steak.

 

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I donated 200 sq ft of carpet tile that I’ll never find a place for if that counts !

That sounds pretty damn nice to me. I bet they were happy campers.

 

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Happy Fourth of July.
This video has nothing to do with the 4th of July but it puts a smile on your face.

.....see?

 

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If that one doesn't, this one will.
I'm thinking my neighbors didn't like to hear that sound blasting through my walls into theirs years ago.

 

[MikeAntonetti]

That’s you? Drummer was dam good, couldn’t hear base too well. I think they needed a kids song.

I demo’d a tile floor over glued down felt paper that tented, (thurs/fri/sat) on my own, brother on vacation.

 

[C.J.]

Drove to Phoenix. The van is a champ. The tires can’t handle the heat. In their defense they do have a snowflake symbol on them. Lol. Guess I’m gettin a new set tomorrow that won’t melt on me.

 

[MikeAntonetti]

Those are your Coopers? I ruined some Goodyear tires, my Michelin Agilis I’ve read some bad reviews about longevity, the rears are chopping the reverse of yours on the inside, mine the full width, brought it to tire kingdom and asked for someone who knows a lot about tire wear. He said maybe too much tongue weight, I’m thinking too fast starts from all the red lights blocking my progress. So I’ll rotate them to wear evenly on the front.

that’s a lot of drivin from NC to AZ, you ain’t too old for that S#/+?

 

[C.J.]

BF Goodrich’s. I never get the life out of them that I should even in colder climates but I didn’t think they would completely die on the trip. They are a softer compound and it is July and I did have some weight in the van so what did I expect! I was even rotating them religiously n everything. At least I got 20k out of them. I say that like it’s a good thing.

On the plus side I did see almost 17mpg from Memphis to Little Rock.

And yes, I am too old for this shit. The saving grace to age is I was smart enough to turn off the AC while climbing through the desert. You’re not gonna see me on the side of the road with my hood up!

 

[MikeAntonetti]

Rentals not available?

 

[C.J.]

I might be here for a while so I wanted my van so I have my tools to F around with. Build shit while the old man is in the hospital. And If he needs any medical equipment or whatever then I have my van. Or maybe it was the beaded seat cover. Lol

 

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That’s you? Drummer was dam good, couldn’t hear base too well. I think they needed a kids song.

I demo’d a tile floor over glued down felt paper that tented, (thurs/fri/sat) on my own, brother on vacation.

His brother is exceptional on the guitar.
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The little girl is just living life and she's goofy as hell. She's kind of become the star of the show.
That said she knows every move every note every word...... She acts goofy but when her time comes to shine she really shiny.
In this video she doesn't stand out front and be the star of the show. They visited this guy's guitar shop at another time. I'll try and dig that video up. The boy with a guitar is phenomenal.

 

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Dang with a quick search it was easy to find. They've only been to norman's, twice. This is the first time.